Jalton Taguibao
Jalton Garces Taguibao is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Department of the Political Science, College of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines-Diliman.
Background
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 the required 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). From 2005-2010 he was a full time faculty of the Political Science Program, Department of Social Science at the University of the Philippines-Manila. In 2010, he graduated with a Masters degree in Public Management from the University of the Philippines-Manila.
In March of 2010, Prof. Taguibao resigned from UP Manila to pursue further studies. He was accepted in the PhD in Political Science Program at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. Upon his return to Diliman, he served as Senior Lecturer in Political Science during the first semester of academic year 2010-2011 and became a full-time assistant professor the semester after. Prof. Taguibao is currently a PhD Candidate in Political Science. His proposed dissertation is about the interfaces between policy-makers, business groups and technology developers in the agenda-setting and formulation of the Renewable Energy Act of 2008.
He has already published two peer-reviewed academic journal articles on Renewable Energy development in the Philippines (2010) and on the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (2012).
Aside from his academic activities, Asst. Prof. Jalton Taguibao is also a musician, arranger, and composer. He also engages in events production.
Courses handled
POLSC 11 (Introduction to Political Science), POLSC 150 (Philippine National and Local Administration), POLSC 160 (Society, Politics and Government) and Social Science II (Western Social, Political and Economic Thought)
Publications
Taguibao, Jalton G. 2001. 'Philippine Economic Policy and the 1997 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, pp. 67-82. (http://www.philjol.info/philjol/index.php/APSSR/article/view/1903)
Taguibao, Jalton G. 2012. 'Responses and Issues on Renewable Energy Development in the Philippines: A Study on the Renewable Energy Act of 2008'. Pandiwa, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 20-33.
(http://cas.upm.edu.ph/journals/index.php/pandiwa/article/view/19)
Awards and Recognitions
University of the Philippines Centennial Artist Award, University of the Philippines-Manila, 2008