Professional Services

Professional Services

5.1 Public and special lectures, invited talks, and speaking engagements as resource person.

2023      AFP Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism online lecture on Understanding Islam on August 25; AFP Strategic Civil-Military Operations Officers Online Course class 22-23 on June 13 in Camp Aguinaldo; Training the Trainers on Policy Development for the Development Academy of the Bangsamoro on May 23-24 in General Santos City; UNDP-MILG LeAPS Program Orientation and Commitment Setting Workshop for BARMM LGUs on April 25-May 04 in Davao City; Islam in Southeast Asia virtual keynote speech organized by the Indonesian Universities Consortium on Social-Religious Studies on Feb. 15 in Makassar City, Indonesia; BRLN Academic Journey in Turkey on Jan. 28 in Cotabato City; Template of a Policy Research lecture on Jan. 21 at MSU Maguindanao; BSC Capacity Development on Policy Research and Data Collection on Jan. 9-11 in Davao City.

2022      DAP Supervising Fellow Lecture on Dec. 19 in Cotabato City; UNDP Informal Economy Facility (IEF) workshop on Dec. 9 in Cotabato City; Lecturer at NCWCS Training for Technical Research and Writing on Dec. 6 in Malacañang, Manila; UE’s “Diplomacy, Prosperity, and Amity: ASEAN–East Asia Virtual Symposium” on Dec. 3; UNDP-BWC Women for Peace and Security in the Bangsamoro workshop on Nov. 28 in Cotabato City; UNDP-BWC State of Bangsamoro Women on Nov. 25 in Cotabato City; UNDP-BWC Seminar-Writeshop on Translating Policy Research on Gender and Development into Legislative Measures on Oct. 12-14 in Iligan City; Keynote Speaker at MHSD Policy Forum on Participatory Research Agenda on Housing, Land Use, and Regulation on Oct. 03-04 in Davao City; UNDP-BWC Training on Parliamentary Process and Review of the Communication and Advocacy on Sept. 26-27 in Cotabato City; UNDP Policy research and formulation workshop on strengthening gender and development, women, peace, and security agenda in BARMM on August 22-25 in Davao City; AFP virtual lecture on International Relations and Security on July 27; Lecturer at policy training for the Staff of MP Susana Salvador Anayatin on June 27-28 in Cotabato City; Trinity University Asia–High School 7th Moving Up Ceremony speaker on June 24 in Quezon City; Lecturer at policy training for the Staff of MP Maisara Dandamun-Latiph on June 15-16 in Marawi City; Lecturer at the Bangsamoro Parliament Lecture Series for the LGU of Lanao del Sur on June 13 in Marawi City; Lecturer at UNDP-BWC’s policy training on May 22-24 in General Santos City; Lecturer at MOH Research Mentorship workshop on March 22-24 in General Santos City; MTIT workshop on BARMM investment on March 8-11 in Cotabato City; UVPN Young Leader’s training on policy research on Feb. 21-24 in Zamboanga City; 3rd Ranaw Youth Parliament on Feb. 21-27 in Iligan City; MILG ugnay talakayan on fiscal & local autonomy on Jan. 19 in Cotabato City; UST Legazpi virtual.

2021      WFD seminar on redesigning modern parliament for anti-corruption scheme on Dec. 6; UVPN Season 4 Online Talk Show on Dec. 4 in Cotabato City; WFD seminar on comparing anti-corruption scheme from Southeast Asia on Dec. 1; Lecturer at MP Don Loong’s bill drafting workshop on Nov. 11 and Dec. 8 in Cotabato City; Islamic University of Indonesia virtual; UMM-FAS Indonesia virtual; UBD-IPS Brunei virtual; Universitas Muslim Indonesia virtual; Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang virtual; PUP Sikolohiyang Pilipino virtual; Barcelona ICSSH virtual; MSU General Santos virtual; PUP Talakayan virtual; AFP Camp Ola Legazpi City; ILEM Istanbul summer school virtual; ANKASAM Kashmir virtual; BARMM-MHSD Koronadal City; Akbayan Youth virtual; UMI Halal virtual conference; GIZ-CPS Philippines virtual; Int’l Jogja Youth Camp virtual; UIN Walisongo virtual; UE-ISSO virtual.

2020      Rotary Club of Quiapo Plaza Miranda; MCIS Katipunan; Digital Youth Conference; DAP-GSPDM virtual; Philippine Air Force virtual; DILG PCVE-PMO virtual.

2019      UST Political Science Forum; Presidential Security Group Malacañang Park; UP Asian Studies 280 class; AFP Camp Aguinaldo for CMO officers; DFA Diplomatic League; NTU-RSIS Singapore; JLL Taguig; JLL Makati; MC-ISD Quezon City; UBD-IPS Brunei, NU-CEAS; AFP-CRS Camp Aguinaldo; ADMU-ACED; AFP 4th Infantry Battalion Bulacan; AFP Air Force Camp Villamor Air Base.

2018      AFP Camp Aguinaldo; AFP Camp Aquino in Tarlac City; AFP Camp Siongco in Maguindanao; AFP Camp Guillermo Nakar in Lucena City; AFP soldiers in Davao City; AFP Camp Lapu-Lapu in Cebu City; AFP Camp Ricarte in Puerto Princesa City; AFP Joint Task Force in Manila; AFP Camp Navarro in Zamboanga City; PUP; SRI Tagaytay City; PUP-IHSD; PUP-CPAG.

2017      PUP-CPSPA; PUP Political Science Society; ICRC Manila; UP Anthropology Society; Al Qalam ADDU; ADDU-ISD; FEU Diliman.

2016      UP Islamic Studies’ student organization; FEU Manila.

2015      FEU Manila; PWU Manila; PUP Center for Social History and Institute for Cultural Studies; UP IIS; UE Manila; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University.

2013      Süleyman Şah University; UE Kaisa Ka Party Coalition; MSU Marawi; ADMU; UP IIS with CPDR & PIPVTR.

5.2 Events and activities invited, participated in, or (co-)organized.

2023      Consultation meeting for the UP-Bangsamoro Development Institute in Davao City on Sept. 13; Multi-Stakeholders forum and Action Planning on Safe and Regular Migration for BARMM on July 20 in Cotabato City; Forum on Bangsamoro Local Governance Code on June 22 in Cotabato City; Innovation for Social Impact Partnership (ISIP) Summit by UNDP on June 20 in Davao City; Stakeholders’ consultation for the UP-BARMM Institute on June 01 in Cotabato City; NRCP Annual Scientific Conference and 90th General Membership Assembly on March 10-11 in Pasay City; GCERF grant launching event on March 06 in Marawi City and DILG-CSM meeting on March 13 in Makati City; UNDP Climate Security Risk and Vulnerability Assessment meeting on Feb. 28 in Cotabato City; BTA Year-end Assessment on Feb. 6-10 in Samal and on Feb. 10-13 in General Santos City; Consultation meeting for UNDP 2024-2028 Country Programme Document on Jan. 26 in Cotabato City; MPM-RLGD Comprehensive Examination Deliberation of Answer Sheets on Jan. 19 at DAP Pasig; Australian Embassy’s Rapid Conflict Analysis Workshop for the Peacebuilding in Conflict-Affected Mindanao on Jan. 17 in Makati City.

2022      UVPN Bangsamoro Youth Leaders Convention on Dec. 9 in Cotabato City; Guest of Honor at the DAP recognition for the “Certificate in Public Management for the Master in Public Management major in Regional and Local Governance and Development” on Oct. 22 in Davao City; National Security Council’s 5th Experts Group Meeting on Oct. 06 in Quezon City; National Security Council’s Action Planning Workshop for BARMM on Sept. 30-Oct. 01 in San Mateo, Rizal; National Security Council’s 4th Experts Group Meeting on Sept. 21 in Quezon City; MSAB meeting with 1st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army on Sept. 15 in Pagadian City; International Conference on Cohesive Societies on Sept. 6-8 in Singapore City; Organized the 2022-2025 BTA Parliament’s Legislative Agenda workshop on Aug. 30-Sept. 02 in Davao City; BTA Gender and Development policy training on July 30-Aug. 04 in Tawi-Tawi; BTA Office of the Secretary General’s strategic planning on June 27-29 in Cotabato City; Co-organized the BTA Blue Ribbon Committee’s rules drafting on June 8-9 in Davao City; TWG meeting on the Bangsamoro Investment Code on April 13 in Cotabato City; TAF Dialogue on Mandanas-Garcia Ruling in BARMM on March 30 in Makati City; Petitions/Blue Ribbon Committee meeting with MP Lanang Ali on March 21 in Cotabato City; Cultural Outreach Training organized by MP Ambolodto & US Embassy on March 16-17 in Davao City; Co-organized the SUBATRA forum on legislative research & law drafting on March 14-17 in Davao City; Co-organized the SUBATRA seminar-workshop on Law Drafting on Feb. 15-18 in Cotabato City; Co-organized the MILG Local Governance Code workshop on February 9-11 in General Santos City; Virtual meeting with WFD Asia Programme Manager on Jan. 26.

2021      Co-organized the SUBATRA seminar-workshop on Moral Governance on Dec. 15-17 in Cotabato City; Co-organized the SUBATRA Legislative Analysis & Research workshop on Dec. 1-3 in Cotabato City; Virtual meeting with WFD experts from Indonesia for the anti-corruption BTA class on Nov. 26; BTA Management Planning & Orientation on Nov. 4-6 in Davao City; Virtual meeting with Mindanao Justice Project c/o Embassy of Spain in the Philippines on Oct. 25; Virtual meeting with WFD experts from UK on digital readiness of the BTA on Oct. 15; Finalist at the BARMM Data Challenge for the principles of moral governance in the region on June 21; Formulation of the Cabinet’s legislative agenda on May 5-7 in Davao City.

2020      DAP Pasig; NRCP 87th Assembly virtual; PMESA virtual

2019      ICCS Singapore; AsianSIL; NCCA Manila; IAG; DILG; ACED Katipunan.

2018      FES workshop on PCVE; US Embassy; CHED-DLSU Research Ethics symposium; NCMF Halal Summit; PUP-CPSPA Faculty Development.

2015      ISA Foreign Policy Analysis working group in New Orleans.

2014      Reset Dialogues Istanbul Seminar.

5.3 Editorial board member of academic journals:

Global Studies Quarterly (Oxford University Press); International Journal of Religion (Transnational Press London); Sociological Research Online (SAGE); Mathal: A Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Multidisciplinary Studies (The University of Iowa); Journal of Public Management and Development (Development Academy of the Philippines); PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences (GRDS Publishing); Socialis: Journal of Social Science (GRDS Publishing); Journal of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (Kırklareli University, Turkey); Scientia: The International Journal on the Liberal Arts (San Beda University); Jurnal Tarbiyatuna (Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Indonesia); The Mabini Review (Polytechnic University of the Philippines); The PASCHR Journal (Philippine Association for the Study of Culture, History, and Religion); Former editor at H-Nationalism; Former content creator at the ASEAN Young Professionals Network.

5.4 Reviewer of academic journals:

Journal of Law and Religion (Cambridge University Press); Foreign Policy Analysis (Oxford University Press); Critical Research on Religion (SAGE Publications); Millennium: Journal of International Studies (SAGE Publications); Sociological Research Online (SAGE); Third World Quarterly (Routledge); International Journal of Islamic Thought (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia); Book proposals and manuscripts for Routledge and Palgrave Macmillan/Springer; SUVANNABHUMI: Multi-disciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (Busan University of Foreign Studies, South Korea); NRCP Research Journal; Journal of Humanity and Society (İnsan & Toplum Dergisi); Global Studies Journal (Common Ground Research Networks); Italy-based GEOPOLITICA; Kritika Kultura (Ateneo de Manila University); International Research Forum on the Philippines’ proceedings; ABEM International Conference Proceedings; PUP Political Science curriculum; AFP CMO School curriculum; IQRA: The Journal of Al-Qalam Institute of Islamic Identities and Dialogue in Southeast Asia (Ateneo de Davao University); Aquinas University’s Lux Veritatis: Interdisciplinary Studies journal; UP System Grant proposal; International Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Society; International Journal of Community Diversity.

5.5 Membership in professional associations

  1. (2021–Present) Network for Advancement of Solutions to Emerging Issues (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
  2. (2020–2021) British Sociological Association (Durham, UK)
  3. (2020–2021) Philippine Association for the Study of Culture, History, and Religion
  4. (2020–Present) Muslim Societies in South-East Asia Research Network (Singapore)
  5. (2019–2021) Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society (Seoul, Korea)
  6. (2018–Present) National Research Council of the Philippines (Quezon City, Philippines)
  1. (2017–Present) New York Southeast Asia Network (New York, USA)
  2. (2017–Present) International Qur’anic Studies Association (Atlanta, USA)
  3. (2016–Present) World International Studies Committee (Geneva, Switzerland)
  4. (2016–Present) ASEAN Young Professionals Network
  5. (2014–Present) Società per gli Studi sul Medio Oriente (Milano, Italy)
  6. (2013–2018) European International Studies Association (Brussels)–ID: 102109
  7. (2013–Present) European Consortium for Political Research (Colchester, UK)
  8. (2012–Present) Association for Middle Eastern Public Policy and Administration (Cairo, Egypt)
  9. (2012–2013) Association for the Study of Middle East and Africa (Washington, DC)
  10. (2012–2015) British Association for Islamic Studies (Edinburgh, UK)
  11. (2012–2013) Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (Berlin, Germany)
  12. (2012–2013) Middle East Economic Association (Ankara, Ohio, and Mississippi)
  13. (2011–2012) British International Studies Association (Aberystwyth, UK)
  14. (2011–2020) International Political Science Association (Montreal, Canada)
  15. (2011–Present) International Society for Islamic Legal Studies (Massachusetts, USA)
  16. (2011–Present) International Studies Association (The University of Connecticut, USA)
  17. (2011–2012) Middle East Studies Association (Arizona, USA)