government officials who attended the university include dr. vicente r. vicmudo, former regional director of the national irrigation administration. he acquired his master's degree in public administration from tarlac state university in 1993 with distinction as an outstanding graduate. hon. amado de leon, a filipino politician who served as a board member of tarlac province and councilor of tarlac city. dr. philip b. ibarra, the fourth president of tarlac college of agriculture in camiling, tarlac who received civil service commission (csc) pagasa award in 2008 for his masterful stewardship of the college's human capital.