Jalton Taguibao

Jalton Garces Taguibao is Assistant Professor at the Department of the Political Science, College of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines-Diliman (as of November 3, 2010). He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Major in Political Science in 1998, from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.

In 2001, he completed coursework units in the Master of Arts in Political Science Program, however, proceeded to work as a full time faculty at the University of Asia and the Pacific (2002-2004) and the University of the Philippines-Manila (2005-2010). He graduated with a Masters degree in Public Management from the University of the Philippines-Manila in 2010.

Currently, Asst. Prof. Taguibao is PhD student in Political Science from the University of the Philippines-Diliman. Upon completion of his PhD coursework He intends to write a dissertation on Philippine Energy and Environmental Politics, particularly, Renewable Energy Development in the Philippines. Asst. Prof. Taguibao's research interests include Media Politics, Political Economy and Technology Politics.

Asst. Prof. Jalton Taguibao is also a musician, arranger and composer.

Courses handled

Political Science 11, Political Science 150, Political Science 160, Social Science II

Publications

Taguibao, Jalton G. 2001, 'Philippine Economic Policy and the1997 Asian Financial Crisis', Global Jurnal Politik International, Vol. 1, No. 7, pp. 25-30
Taguibao, Jalton G. 2010, 'Renewable Energy (RE) Sector Development in the Philippines Based on the Perspectives of Selected Industry Managers', Asia-Pacific Social Science Review; Vol 10, No 2 (2010): Global Politics and Human Society; 67-82.
(http://www.philjol.info/philjol/index.php/APSSR/article/view/1903)

Awards and Recognitions

University of the Philippines Centennial Artist Award, University of the Philippines-Manila, 2008