Faculty roster
Prof. Roland Simbulan, MPA ( Public Administration, New York University)
Dr. Edberto Villegas (Public Administration, UP Diliman)
Dr. Leothiny Clavel (Philippine Studies, UP Diliman)
Prof. Chester Arcilla, MDE (Development Economics, UP Diliman)
Prof. Mariam Tuvera, MA (Economic History, London School of Economics)
Prof. Silver Sevilla (Political Science, UP Iloilo)
Atty. Karol Baguilat (Law, University of Sto. Tomas)
Atty. Mia Wacnang (Law, Ateneo de Manila University)
Prof. John Ponsaran, MPM (Public Management, UP Open University)
Development Studies
The Development Studies was instituted in 1982 as an
urgent response to the need to develop practitioners
and scholars in development work to confront urgent
socio-economic problems in the Philippines.
Development Studies enables the students to cull from
the experiences of other nations, particularly in the
Third World, so that they can develop the ability to
formulate and implement developmental programs
which are nationalist, scientific, and people-oriented.
The program includes the following areas:
Development theory
Comparative studies
Philippine national development
Research methodology
Administrative techniques
Career opportunities:
National government
Financial institution
Local governance
Foreign service
Development research
Development work
Media research
Academe
Pre-law
