He is the 4th son of Mr. Domingo O. Balares and Mrs. Genara Alvarez-Balares, both school principals.

His siblings Domingo Jr., Sarah, Shiela and Dan, are all alumni of NCF and finished their elementary,
high school and college degree all with flying colors.

FATHER AND FAMILY MAN

 Married Niña Zagada-Balares in 1996
 Father to two children: Tyrone Yanci, 2nd year High School and Trizia Yvon, 4 years old.

CONSISTENT HONOR STUDENT FROM KINDERGARTEN, ELEMENTARY TO HIGH

SCHOOL

• Finished Kindergarten in 1979 as First Honors.

• Consistent First Honors from Grades 1 until finishing Grade 6 in 1985.
o Leadership and Academic Excellence Awardee
• Consistent honor student in high school and graduated Valedictorian in 1989.
o Leadership and Academic Excellence Awardee
o Awarded as Division Outstanding Student in 1989.
o He earned three scholarships in his high school years: academic, band and school
publication scholarships all at the same time in four years. (libre na, may uli pa!)
• He took Bachelor in Secondary Education at the University of Nueva Caceres in 1989 until he
quitted in 1995.
• Came back to Naga College Foundation and finished the degree of Bachelor in Secondary
Education major in Physical Education Health and Music in 2002. Plus, he only needs 12 units to earn
another major in Mathematics.
• Immediately after finishing his college degree, he immediately enrolled in the Masters Degree
program in summer 2002 and earned the Master of Arts in Education in 2005 with two majors:
Administration and supervision and Educational Management.
• He is presently enrolled in the Doctor of Philosophy program in his beloved Naga College
Foundation

• Grantee of a scholarship on INSTRUCTIONAL AND CURRICULAR EXCELLENCE IN

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (ICEXCELS) at the Southeast Asian Ministers of
Education Organization – Center for Innovative Technologies (SEAMEO-INNOTECH)
• Participant to the NATIONAL SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON ACTION RESEARCH WRITING
FOR SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS in 2005 sponsored by the Southeast Center for Training and
Development
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STUDENT AND YOUTH LEADER

• Held various positions in high school which includes leadership of the

o Naga College Historical Society (NACOHIS)
o Supreme Student Government

• President of the Naga City Working Youth Club (1992 – 1993)

• President of the Bicol Regional Federation of Working Youth Clubs (1992 – 1994)
o During his term, the BRFWYC was awarded as Outstanding Youth Organization by
President Fidel Ramos in the Malacañan Palace
• Chairman of the Technical Working Group, Naga City Youth Federation 1991 – 1992
• Delegate to the 1st National Youth Parliament in 1996 representing the Working Youth Sector
• Finished the Basic Entrepreneurship Development Course conducted by the National Youth
commission and the Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc.

JOURNALIST/WRITER
• His works as student journalist/writer:
o Assistant News Editor, Green and Gold (1985 – 1986)
o Filipino Editor, Green and Gold (1986 – 1987)
o Assistant News Editor, Green and Gold (1987 - 1988)
o Editor-in-chief, Green and Gold (1988 – 1989)
• Worked as news writer, reporter, talent announcer and program host of various newscasts and
programs of Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (DWNW Radio), Peñafrancia Broadcasting
Corporation (DZLW Radio), Caceres Broadcasting Corporation (DWAR Radio) from 1990 to 1999.
• Staff Writer of the Bikol Daily, the first and only daily regional newspaper in Bicol from 1996 -
1998
• Correspondent of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1998 – 1999
• Staff member of the Naga City Journal, the official publication of the city Government of Naga
from 1999 – 2001.
• Coached the pupil of Naga College Foundation who won 6th place in the National Schools Press
Conference in Mandaue City, Cebu in 2003.

MUSICIAN
• Member of the famous Naga College Foundation Concert and Marching Band from 1985 –
1989.
• Trainor of the Naga Central School II Drum, Xylophone and Lyre Corps for three school years.
• Can strum a guitar, play trumpet and bamboo flute.

TEACHER

• Passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers with the rating of 84.3% which is just a point
shy to the Regional Tenth Placer in 2002.
• His baptism of fire in the teaching profession was in this institution as part time MAPE teacher
in the elementary department in SY 2002 – 2003.
• Joined the Department of Education in July 2003 and was assigned at Naga Central School II. In
his
• Exactly two years after, he was promoted as Teacher II after holding several school co-curricular
coordinator positions.
• Ranked #1 in the first Principalship Test among school head applicants in 2006. Beating other
examinees including incumbent principals in the Naga City Division.
• Three years after joining DepED, was assigned to be the Teacher-in-charge of Teodora Moscoso
Elementary School in July 2006.
• Was promoted to a full pledged school head status of Head Teacher II a year or merely 4 years
and 2 months being in the department.
• Earned the Principal position 2 years after or barely 6 years from being in the service.
• He was once appointed as Division Research Coordinator in 2009 and was tasked to interpret
research and tests results in the division of Naga City.

• A National Coaching Certificate holder in Football granted by the Philippine Football Federation
in 2003.
• Member of the Bicol Arnis Coaches and Instructors League since 2003