07/07/2026
๐๐๐'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐'๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐ซ๐. ๐ท๐๐
๐๐๐๐ โ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐โ ๐ฏ. ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐, CBM's Guest of Honor and Speaker for its 2026 Graduate Hooding Ceremony was conferred by Central Mindanao University, upon the initiative of the College of Business and Management, the honorary degree of Doctor of Business Administration in 2020. This conferment was more than ceremonial, it was the University's declaration that his life's work embodies the very values and aspirations it hopes every graduate will one day reflect. In 2022, Dr. Baculio was further recognized as ๐ช๐ด๐ผ'๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐, becoming only the 2nd alumnus from the College to receive this distinction.
๐ด๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ โ๐๐โ๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ค. ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ข๐โ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐โ, ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐, ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ, ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ. ๐ผ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐, ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก.
Popularly known as ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฒ, he is the youngest of six children of former Congressman Pedro S. Baculio and Ms. Marina Mercado Hojas of El Salvador, Misamis Oriental. Though born into a prominent and influential family, it was within the halls of CMU where he learned some of life's most valuable lessons. A son of a haciendera, he often recalls his years at CMU as a series of meaningful "firsts" that taught him the dignity of hard work, the discipline of saving, the value of genuine friendships, and the humility that would shape his character and leadership.
His distinguished career in rural electrification began when he became the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
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๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ (๐ด๐ถ๐น๐ฌ๐บ๐ช๐ถ-๐ฐ), ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ 11-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐. He later led several electric cooperatives nationwide before being elected National President of the country's 120 electric cooperatives, representing more than 10 million member-consumers. Among the many projects he spearheaded was a landmark โฑ400-million rural electrification initiative in 2004. Since 2011, he has served as Consultant to the Office of the President of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
His leadership also earned the trust of some of the country's most influential business tycoons. He has served as ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐. ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ "๐๐ข๐ค๐๐" ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐
&๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ.
In 2019, the National Electrification Administration honored him with the ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐, its highest recognition, naming him one of the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ for the past five decades. This prestigious award has likewise been conferred upon national figures such as former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez, General Pedro Dumol, and Fr. Francisco G. Silva.
His love for CMU did not end with the conferment of his honorary doctorate. If anything, it became even more evident through his unwavering generosity and commitment to giving back.
Today, every student who enters the ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ-๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐ benefits from his generosity, from the digital devices and furniture to the internet connectivity and even the infrastructure itself. His legacy also shines across the campus through the ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ he donated, with even more transformative initiatives, including ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
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These are more than acts of generosity. They are enduring investments in the future of Central Mindanao University, powerful expressions of gratitude from a man who has never forgotten where his journey began.