Jose Ricardo L. Manapat, born on May 24, 1953 in Manila (the capital of Philippines), is an activist, scholar, writer, researcher, and educator who graduated from Ateneo de Manila University.
Jose Ricardo L. Manapat (May 24, 1953 in Manila  December 24, 2008 in Antipolo) was an activist, scholar, writer, researcher, and educator who was the Director of the Records Management and Archives Office of the Philippines (The National Archives) from 19961998 and 20022008. He resumed his high school studies at the Ateneo de Manila, and obtained his college degree in Philosophy in 1976, graduating with Departmental Honors. Manila (Tagalog: ) (/mnl/ m-NIH-l; Filipino: Maynila, pronounced [majnila), officially the City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila [lusod n majnila), is the capital of the Philippines and a highly urbanized city. 
