Milagros D. Ibe

[1] Dr. Ibe devised teacher-training programs and research studies[2] that led to the development of policies in basic and higher education [3] in the Philippines.

She graduated summa cum laude from the now defunct Quezon College in Manila, with a BA in English and BSc major in mathematics.

She taught for a few years in her hometown before she transferred to teach at the University of the Philippines Rural High School at Los Baños, Laguna.

Ibe retired from UP-ISMED in November 1996 on her 65th birthday, following the practice of those in government service, but she continued to work as consultant to various educational institutions and to the Professional Regulation Commission.

[6] In 1993 Ibe was appointed Director of the University of the Philippines - Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP-ISMED).