Alexander R. Magno, popularly known as
Professor Alex Magno, is a renowned political scientist and academician in the
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.
Magno earned a
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in
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from the
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in 1975. He also obtained a Certificate from the
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in
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in 1980; and a
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in
Political SciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
from the
University of the PhilippinesThe ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
in 1981.
Academe
Magno is a long-time faculty member in the Department of Political Science of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the
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. He has been the Executive Director of the University of the Philippines Third World Studies Center from 1994 to 1997. He also served as a Consultant at the
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from 1985 to 1988.
Government service
Magno was appointed by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Director of the
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, one of the largest government financial institutions (GFI). Later, the President appointed him to concurrently serve as a member of the Consultative Commission for Charter Change, an independent body tasked to study and make recommendations for changes in the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
He served as a Special Adviser to the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 1998.
He was also a Consultant at the Department of Finance from 1996 to 1998; a Consultant at the Department of Trade from 1996 to 1998; a Consultant for the Peace Process at the Office of the Executive Secretary in 1996; and a Consultant at the Philippine Senate from 1988 to 1998.
Media
Magno is an Editorial Columnist in such national dailies as the
Manila Standard,
Abante, and
The Philippine Star. He is a Contributing Columnist at the
Asian Wall Street Journal and at the
Gulfnews. He has been the Editor of the
Nation in Crisis, a publication of the University of the Philippines in 1984.
Organizational affiliations
Magno is a Commissioner of the EDSA People Power Commission, a non-profit advocacy group established by former Philippine President
Corazon AquinoMaria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
to promote and preserve democracy and non-violence in the country and elsewhere in the world.
He is also the President of the Foundation for Economic Freedom, and a long-time member of the Philippine Political Science Association.
He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Steelasia Manufacturing Corporation from 1998 to 2001.
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