Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Development Studies Program (UP Manila)

  • Prof. Roland Simbulan (Program Head)
    Masters in Public Administration
    with specialization in Development Administration
    New York University
    Subjects taught: Development Research, History of Economic Thought, Politico-administrative Institutions and Behavior, Policy Studies, etc.
    Research interest: Phil-US military and security relations, social movements, political economy


  • Dr. Edberto Villegas (Academic Coordinator)
    Doctor in Public Administration
    UP Diliman
    Subjects taught: Development Research, Study of Philippine Underdevelopment, Alternative Development Strategies, Marxism, Political Economy, etc.
    Research interest: political economy of labor, global financial system, national democratic struggle


  • Prof. Chester Arcilla
    Masters in Development Economic
    Doctoral in Sociology (on-going)
    UP Diliman
    Subjects taught: Development Economics, International Trade, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Markets and the State
    Research interest: poverty, social movements


  • Prof. Mariam Tuvera
    Masters in Economic History
    London School of Economics
    Masters in French (on-going)
    UP Diliman
    Subjects taught: History of Economic Thought, Public Finance, Microeconomics, Markets and the State
    Research interest: economic history, translation


  • Dr. Leothiny Clavel
    Doctor in Philippine Studies
    with specialization in Philippine Bureaucracy
    UP Diliman
    Subjects taught: Program Planning, Policy Implementation, Human Resource Development
    Research interest: government information system, media, culture


  • Prof. Silver Sevilla
    With academic units in Economics
    UP Diliman
    Subjects taught: Markets and the State, Microeconomics, Banking and Finance
    Research interest: financial systems


  • Atty. Karol Baguilat*
    Bachelor of Laws
    University of Sto. Tomas
    Subjects taught: Human Resource Development, International Aspects of Philippine and Third World Development, etc.
    Research interest: labor law, human rights, indigenous people



  • Atty. Mia Wacnang*
    Jurisdoctor
    Ateneo de Manila University
    Subjects taught: Human Resource Development
    Research interest: electoral law, agrarian reform, labor law


  • Prof. John Ponsaran*
    Masters in Public Management
    with specialization in local and regional administration
    UP Open University
    Subjects taught: Development Theories, Human Ecology, Filipino Identity and Culture, Third World Studies, etc.
    Research interest: medical tourism, indigenous people


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    *graduates of the Development Studies Program

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