USEC ANTONIO C SANTOS JR is the Course Director of the National Security Management Course, MNSA Program of the National Defense College of the Philippines. He is currently the Undersecretary for Defense Affairs (USDA) of the Department of National Defense. Prior to his appointment, he was the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Planning and Special Concerns; Undersecretary for Operations and Head Executive Assistant to the Secretary of National Defense. Additionally, he was given functional supervision of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP). He assists the SND in Defense and International Policies, Maritime Security and Coast Watch South and in the Multi-Year Capability Assessment, Planning and Execution System (MYCAPES). Usec Santos is a member of the Strategic Studies Group (SSG) of the National Defense College of the Philippines.

FRANCISCO L TOLIN
Command & General Staff Course Escuela de Guerra,Madrid, Spain
Master in National Security Administration NDCP
Defense Resource Management Course
Naval Post Graduate School Monterey, California
Email : ftolin@ndcp.edu.ph

COMMODORE FRANCISCO L TOLIN is the Executive Vice President of the National Defense College of the Philippines. He is concurrently designated as the Dean of Students of the Master in National Security Administration Program. Two years prior to his designation, the Secretary of National Defense appointed him Vice President for Research and Special Studies of NDCP. Commodore Tolin is an outstanding alumnus who earned his MNSA Degree in 1989. For many years, he served the Philippine Coast Guard as Deputy Commandant and was later assigned as Commander of Naval District III. In his 34 years of distinguished service in the navy, he commanded several ships and Task Forces in Southern Mindanao and Palawan Seas. Upon his retirement, he served as a Marine Consultant of DENR after which he served as the Assistant General Manager for Operations of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). Commodore Tolin is the Chairman of the Strategic Studies Group (SSG) of the National Defense College of the Philippines.

NESTOR N PILAR
Professor
Doctor of Public Administration University of Southern California
Email : npilar@ndcp.edu.ph

DR NESTOR N PILAR is the Vice President for Academic Affairs of the National Defense College of the Philippines. He is the Course Director of the Policy Science module of the MNSA Program. Prior to his appointment at NDCP, he held various directorial positions at the U.P. National College of Public Administration and Governance with major functions of teaching, training, research and management of academic programs. Later, he became Dean of the University of the Philippines, College of Manila. His expertise on curriculum design is very notable particularly on Management Programs offering degrees in educational management and public administration. Dr Pilar held consultancies on various governmental agencies such as the Office of the President, Department of Foreign Affairs, Supreme Court, UP Law Center and Popcom. He is currently the Chairman of the Academic Board and member of the Strategic Studies Group (SSG) of the National Defense College of the Philippines.

FREDELINO S BAUTISTA
Brigadier General, AFP (Ret)
Master of Public Administration, University of the Philippines, Manila
Command and General Staff Course, USACGSC, Kansas, USA
Master of Military Arts and Science, USACGSC, Kansas, USA
Bachelor of Science, Philippine Military Academy, Fort del Pilar, Baguio City
Email: fsbautista@ndcp.edu.ph

BRIGADIER GENERAL FREDELINO S BAUTISTA AFP (Ret) has been the Vice President for Administrative Affairs, NDCP since 16 January 2004. He is also the Course Director of the Military Module of the Master in National Security Administration Program and in this capacity, a member of the Academic Board. During the last ten years of his active service in the military, BGen Bautista held various key positions. Among these were: Chief of Staff, Philippine Army; Commander, 202 Bde, 2ID, PA and 102 Bde, 1ID, PA; Chief of Staff, 4ID, PA; Commander, 12IB, 3ID, PA; Comptroller (G6), PA; and Deputy Chief of Personnel (Dep G1), PA. He is a Fellow of the Strategic Studies Group which is composed of eminent scholars and former military professionals whose task is to provide inputs to DND in security and defense planning, and policy formulation.

FLORIAN A ALBURO
Professor
PhD (Economics) University of Colorado
Email: falburo@catif.org/falburo@yahoo.com

DR FLORIAN A ALBURO is a professor of Economics at the School of Economics, University of the Philippines. He is an Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for International Policy, University of Washington. For three years, he was the Regional Director of the Asia Program, International Center for Economic Growth at San Francisco, California, USA. His expertise has given him opportunities to be hired as Consultant, Team Leader and Project Manager on various research studies sponsored by international organizations such as ADB, JICA and UNESCAP. Research topics include: Trade Facilitation, FDI Flows, WTO, APEC Liberalization, Globalization and ASEAN Economic Cooperation. His studies were presented in various international symposia in countries such as, Japan, Thailand, France, Canada, Europe and USA. Dr Alburo is a new member of the Academic Board and Module Director of the Economics Dimension of the MNSA Program of the National Defense College of the Philippines.

REALIDAD S ROLDA
Professor
PhD (Social Anthropology) Syracuse University, N.Y.. USA

DR REALIDED SANTICO ROLDA is a Fulbright Grantee and retired Professor of Anthropology, University of the Philippines. She specializes in Social Anthropology particularly on urban slum communities and the Filipino family. For her various researches, she has received grants from the United Nations Environmental Program and Southeast Asian Studies of Singapore. She authored a book entitled Anthropology and Sociology: An Introduction to Philippine Society and Culture, a textbook used by different colleges and universities nationwide. She also wrote several articles in Anthropology published both internationally and locally. Presently, she is the Consultant and Course Director of the Socio-Cultural Dimension of National Security at the National Defense College of the Philippines.

ROSARIO G MANALO
Diplomat / Lawyer
MA (International Studies & Diplomacy) Long Island University, New York, USA
(Public Administration) University of the Philippines
BA (Foreign Service, Law, Jurisprudence) University of the Philippines
Email: ambrgmanalo@yahoo.com

AMBASSADOR ROSARIO GONZALEZ-MANALO is the Module Director of the National and International Political Dimension of the MNSA Program of the National Defense College of the Philippines. She is a retired diplomat who served in various capacities during her 40-years of diplomatic career, among them: Director General of the ASEAN-Philippines, Secretary-General for UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines and as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, France, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg and to the European Economic Community (EEC) and UNESCO, in Paris. She has been sent as Special Envoy in various bilateral negotiations such as UN, APEC, EC, ASEAN, Feleac and to Latin American countries. She is well noted for her role in drafting the ASEAN Charter. Currently, Ambassador Manalo lectures in various academic institutions on subjects as Consular and Diplomatic Affairs, Public Relations, International Relations and World Politics. She is a Fellow of the Strategic Studies Group (SSG) of the National Defense College of the Philippines, Department of National Defense, and is a lecturer of the Foreign Service Institute, DFA. She has been recently appointed the Philippine Governor to the Board of Governors of the Asia-Europe Foundation in Singapore.

PHARES P PARAYNO
Professor
PhD (Energy Management & Environmental Policy) University of Pennsylvania
MA (Industrial Engineering and Management) Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok, Thailand
BSC Cum Laude (Chemical Engineering) University of the Philippines
Email: pparayno@mc.edu.ph

DR PHARES P PARAYNO is the Course Director of the Environmental Dimension to National Security Studies at the National Defense College of the Philippines, Department of National Defense. Concurrently, he is the chair of the Department of Environment in Miriam College, which offers undergraduate and graduate (Masters and PhD) programs on environment. Dr Parayno had been an Associate Professor at Ateneo de Manila University and Asian Institute Management, teaching graduate courses on Environmental Economics, System Dynamics Modelling and Environment Management. As Summer Intern and Research Associate, he wrote Asian country energy reports for the World Bank, Washington D.C., USA and ASEAN-EC Energy Management Training and Research Center, Jakarta, Indonesia respectively.

ANTONIO F MATIAS
Professor / Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
PhD (Peace and Security Administration) Bicol University
Master in National Security Administration NDCP
Master in Management, PCU
International Defense Management, Australian Defense Force Academy
Email: afmatias08@ndcp.edu.ph/afmatias04@yahoo.com

DR ANTONIO F MATIAS is Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor I. His recent research (dissertation) and publication is entitled “The Non-traditional Military Operations of AFP Reservists for Peace and Security.” Prior to his assignment to NDCP, he was the Executive Officer at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Communication, Electronics and Information Systems, J6, GHQ, AFP. He was also Head, Strategy and Policy Department; Head, Doctrine Development Department and Commander, Headquarters Service Group at the AFP Command and General Staff College. He worked on the areas of AFP Joint Operations Planning and Execution Systems; Campaign Planning, Crisis Action and Deliberate Planning, Joint and Combined Operations (JACO). He handles the Subnational Security and Development Study of the Master in National Security Administration course.

ILUMINADA G ESPINO
Professor, Fulbright Scholar
PhD (Org’l / Management Development) State University of New York (SUNY)
MS in Administration (SUNY)
MA (Education) University of the Philippines
Master in National Security Administration NDCP
Email: espino8@pacificnet.ph

DR ILUMINADA G ESPINO is a seasoned educator, research, training and development consultant and institutional manager. She has a wealth of experience in the areas of strategic planning, organizational development, institution building, curriculum development and training of trainors. Presently, she is the Co-Course Director for Research Methods of the Master in National Security Administration (MNSA) Program. She used to be the Head of the Research Department of the National Defense College of the Philippines where she obtained her MNSA Degree with highest honors (AcademicExcellence and Best Thesis Award). She had been the Dean of Graduate Studies of the Technological University of the Philippines. Dr Espino has traveled extensively locally and abroad for lectureship and consultancies for UNESCO, UNDP, UNIFEM, ADB and more. Currently, she is a Professorial Lecturer. She is actively engaged in project consultancies UAP, UST, TUP, and Claret Formation College in education management, research and development for various agencies and institutions.

AMELIA C ANCOG
Professor
Doctor of Public Administration (DPA); Bachelor of Laws (LLB) University of Philippines
Email: arancog@pacific.net.ph

DR AMELIA C ANCOG is the Module Director of the Science and Technology Dimension of National Security at the National Defense College of the Philippines. She served as President of the National Research Council of the Philippines and Secretary of the Science and Technology Coordinating Council. She was Undersecretary of the Department of Science and Technology. She served as Director of the Institute of Statistics, UNESCO and the Board of Science Council of Asia. She was Associate Professor of Law in the University of the Philippines and Fellow of the Development Academy of the Philippines. She has written articles and papers on science and technology policy, gender, intellectual property rights and public administration which were published in professional and international journals.

ELIZABETH R VENTURA
Professor
PhD, MA, BA (Psychology) University of Philippines

DR ELIZABETH R VENTURA is, at present, Professor of Psychology and Chairperson of the UP Department of Psychology. She has served as Temporary Adviser to both WHO and UNICEF in connection with developing research agendas in Italy, Geneva and Fiji. She has served UP as Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy and before that as Director of the Office of Admissions. She has served as President of the Philippine Association for the Gifted, Chairperson of the Social Science Division of the National Research Council of the Philippines. At present, she is President of the Pi Gamma Mu International Social Science Honor Society and is a member of the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board. Her research and publications are in the areas of developmental psychology, health psychology, psychological measurement and assessment. She has been recognized by the National Research Council of the Philippines for her researches through the NRCP Achievement Award (2007). The Psychological Association of the Philippines as Outstanding Psychologist (2002) and the Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino for her pioneering work in health Psychology and Child Psychology (1983).