Regional Director Bruce Augusto Colao, CESO V, is a dedicated and seasoned public servant, with three decades of service to his credit from the Local Government Unit (LGU) to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). 

His journey in the public sector began in 1992 as a Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman.

From 1995 to 2007, he served as a three-term Sangguniang Bayan Member and later, as Municipal Vice Mayor.

He was appointed by the President in the DILG as Local Government Operations Officer VIII (Provincial Director) in 2011. The following year, in 2012 the President conferred him his rank, CESO V in the Career Executive Service (CES).

As Provincial Director, his tour of duty took him to assignments in the provinces of Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin — assignments marked by integrity, commitment, and performance.

He was appointed as Regional Director by the President in February of 2025.

His efforts have earned national recognition, including the Presidential Gawad Kampeon ng Kabataang Pilipino (Outstanding Legislator for Youth Development) in 2005 conferred by the Office of the President through the National Youth Commission (NYC) and the National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL), the CapDev ACE Dangal ng Kagawaran Award of the DILG in 2022, and a Finalist spot for the Presidential Gawad Career Executive Service (CES) Awards in 2024.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Management, a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and English, and a Diploma in Developmental Management from the Asia Institute of Management (AIM) as a scholar of the Ford Foundation and the Eugenio Lopez Foundation. He is also a Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Fellow, having studied the works of political parties and the Federal System of the Federal Republic of Germany. 

Beyond the walls of government, he has been a mentor and educator. He has taught at the Graduate Schools of the Bukidnon State University (BukSu), the Iligan Medical Center College (IMCC) and the University of Science and Technology of the Philippines (USTP). 

He also lectured at the Ateneo de Cagayan – Xavier University through the Governance and Leadership Institute (XU-GLI) and has been a guest lecturer of the Philippine Councilors League – Legislative Academy (PCL-LA) and at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Main and DAP sa Mindanao.

He is a certified Coach and certified Assessment Center (AC) Assessor at the Local Government Academy (LGA) and at times acted as Module Coordinator for the LGA’s Apprenticeship Program. He also serves the Career Executive Service (CES) community as a deputized and certified Career Executive Service Eligibility (CESE) Validator of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB).