Alexander R. Magno, popularly known as Professor Alex Magno, is a political scientist and academician in the

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. Magno earned a

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from the

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in 1975. He also obtained a Certificate from the

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in 1980; and a

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from the

in 1981.Faculty profile, University of the Philippines College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. 2005

Academe

Magno is a long-time faculty member at the Department of Political Science of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the

. 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 Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Deputy Spe ...

as director of the

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, one of the largest government financial institutions. 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

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. 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 ''

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'' and at the ''Gulfnews''. He was 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 nonprofit advocacy group established by former Philippine President

Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; ; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People P ...

to promote and preserve democracy and nonviolence 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.

References

External links

Development Bank of the PhilippinesUniversity of the Philippines College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
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