BA Political Science (UP Diliman), MA Political Science (DLSU-Manila)
PhD Candidatre
I study local politics and my interests include elections, urban political machines, local governance, and distributive politics. Prior to coming to ANU, I was a faculty member and the chairperson of the Social Sciences Department of the Ateneo de Naga University in the Bicol Region located in the southeastern tip of Luzon in the Philippines.
Research Interest
Elections, urban political machines, local governance, and distributive politics.
HDR Supervisor/s
Paul Hutchcroft Katrin Travouillon Edward AspinallThesis Title/Topic
Urban Political Machines in the Philippines: Understanding their Evolution, Endurance, and Decline