I am Mary Daphne P. Silvestre, Assistant Professor IV of Bukidnon State University.45 years old
and presently residing at P-2, barangay 7, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines. I’ve been in the public
service for 20 years up to the present. I started my teaching experience in a public secondary school at
Bukidnon National High School and had an opportunity to transfer to one of the established Teacher
Education Institution Bukidnon State University (Center of Development).
I’ve been serving an IP community for 10 years. The teaching experience in the secondary
school brought me to conduct researches focused in inclusive education on the IP learners and
employees of the school garnering awards as best paper and best presenter locally. I earned my doctoral
Degree at Bukidnon State University in Doctor of Philosophy in Education major in Educational
Administration in 2019. Presently I am engaged in the institutional researches and served as the college
secretary for almost three years of service