Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand 
why the old poets of China went so far
and high 
into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Philippine Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • M.A. in Policy Analysis and Development Studies, Saitama University
  • B.A. Economics, School of Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman

 

RESEARCH

  • Development Studies
  • Japan Studies
  • Policy Science
  • Economics and Economic Diplomacy
  • Trade and Industry
  • National and Local Finance