Nassef Manabilang Adiong—a recipient of more than 23 accolades including Noam Chomsky Global Connections Emerging Scholar Award, the BARMM Parliament’s legislative resolution of commendation, UP Scientist conferment, among others—is the Director of the Bangsamoro Parliament’s Policy Research and Legal Services and founder of four academic networks including the Philippine International Studies Organization. He researches policy issues affecting the Bangsamoro society and explores decolonial knowledge sources of the global south as well as interdisciplinary study between Islam and International Relations.
Nassef is the founder of PHISO (Philippine International Studies Organization), BRLN (Bangsamoro Research and Legal Network), DSRN (Decolonial Studies Research Network), and Co-IRIS (International Relations and Islamic Studies Research Cohort). He researches policy issues affecting the Bangsamoro society and explores decolonial knowledge sources of the global south as well as interdisciplinary study between Islam and International Relations.
Nassef Manabilang Adiong, PhD 