 He worked into establishing De La Salle Philippines (DLSP) which replaced the system.The DLSP National Mission Council appointed him DLSP President and Chief Executive Officer on November 29, 2005.He was appointed as the Secretary of Education of the Philippines on June 30, 2010, becoming the second De La Salle brother to hold the post—the other was Gonzalez who was in office from 1998 to 2001.