DR. HERWIG MAYER is Special Policy Advisor at the League of Provinces of the Philippines. He has 21-year experience as Project Manager at GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft, providing support to the decentralization drive of the Philippine government and government reforms such as business permit and licensing system (BPLS), interlocal cooperation, and local planning. Apart from being a decentralization expert and an economist by profession, Dr. Mayer is also a consultant on public finance management and local taxation. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (magna cum laude) from University of Regensburg, Germany.

GPH PEACE PANEL MEMBER SENEN BACANI served as the Agriculture Secretary from 1990-1992 during the administration of former President Corazon Aquino. During his term, he was hailed as the Most Outstanding Cabinet Member by the Philippine Senate. At present, Bacani holds key positions with a number of companies and institutions which include Ultrex Management and Investments Corporation, and Swift Foods, Inc. Mr. Bacani received his Bachelor of Science in Commerce from De La Salle University in 1965 (summa cum laude and class valedictorian) and graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Master of Business Administration in 1968. Mr. Bacani is also a Certified Public Accountant. (opapp.gov.ph)

GANI J. PETRON is currently Revenue Officer V at the Office of the Regional Treasury of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), serving in his post since 2001. His office is the principal custodian of all funds of the ARMM and undertakes the collection of taxes, fees, and charges as provided under the ARMM Revenue Code. Previously, Mr. Petron was Project Officer for 11 years with Philippines-Canada Local Government Support Program (CIDA-LGSP). He holds a Master of Public Administration.

AMROUSSI RASUL lends his expertise to peace and development efforts through his volunteer work with Magbassa Kita Foundation, an NGO that helps eradicate adult illiteracy in the country, especially in Muslim Mindanao, and Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy (PCID), athink-tank organization that performs research and advocacies on various issues and concerns regarding Islam and Muslims. He has 30-year experience in banking and finance having been Special Assistant of the Treasurer of the Philippines, Assistant Vice President and Area Head for Middle East of the Philippine National Bank (PNB), and later as PNB Vice-President for the Middle East and North Africa and Founding Chairman of the Philippines-Dubai Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Rasul holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of the Philippines and has trained at International Monetary Fund (IMF) Institute, Washington DC, USA on financial programming and policy.