Eriberto A. Taban-ud, Jr. is a retired government employee, who had served the Philippine Government for 32 years under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). He is the author of “How can Philippine Democracy be Improved? (now in its 4 th Edition)” and “Military Technocracy: The Best Government During Darkest Times (now in its 2 nd Edition).” He is presently pursuing his second career as an author and writer.