A
resolution was filed on Wednesday in the House of Representatives by
Rep. Christopher de Venecia (Pangasinan-Fourth District)
congratulating a Filipino-American woman from Dagupan City for her
recent appointment as Deputy
Commissioner
of the United States of America’s Bureau of Reclamation.
Camille
Calimlim Touton. from Barangay Tebeng in Dagupan, City, was the first
Filipino-American appointed by United
States President Joe Biden since taking
office on January 20 this year.
The designation became
historical to Dagupan City and to the Democratic Party’s Biden
Administration.
The
Bureau of Reclamation is a Federal
Agency
under the U.S. Department of the Interior which is in charge of water
management and oversees dams, canals and hydroelectric plants across
western United States.
Ms. Touton is the daughter
of Carl Calimlim of Tebeng in Dagupan and Marlene Bangsal
of Calasiao. Her grandparents are the late Camilo Calimlim, a retired
U.S. Navy man; and former Tebeng Barangay Captain Juanita Calimlim, a
close relative of former five-time Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.
Born in Quezon City, Ms.
Touton grew up in Dagupan City and Calasiao. She and family migrated
to the United States when she was yet in the grade school. In
sponsoring the resolution, Rep. De Venecia said the appointment of
Ms. Touton to her present position brings honor and pride not only to
the people of Dagupan City but also the entire Philippines.
Aside from holding a
Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, Ms. Touton finished
Bachelors of Science in Communication Studies from the University of
Nevada and completed her Master’s Degree in Public Policies from
Georgetown University in Virginia.
As Deputy Commissioner of
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Ms. Touton’s work focuses on
complicated issues on Western U.S. water policy and in formulating
policies that could respond to the grave threats posed by climate
change and unpredictable drought cycles. Before assuming her present
post, Ms. Touton worked as professional staff members in House and
Senate committees and in many other federal government positions and
was one time former Deputy
Assistant
Secretary
for Water
and Science.
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