Walden Bello
Walden Bello
Born November 11, 1945 (age 76 years) Cardona, Rizal
Running mate
Leodigario “Ka Leody” De Guzman
Political party
Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM)
Current occupation
- Adjunct Professor of Sociology, State University of New York (2009-present)
- Co-Founder and Executive Director, Focus on the Global South (1995-present)
- Human rights and peace campaigner, academic, environmentalist, and journalist
Platforms
Platforms
Platforms
The De Guzman-Bello tandem anchors their platform on reforming economic, political, and social development.
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Government Experience
Government Experience
Government Experience
- Co-coordinator, Anti-Martial Law Coalition
- Established the Philippines Human Rights Lobby in Washington
- Co-Founder and Executive Director, Focus on the Global South (1995-present)
- Activist-in-Residence, A.E. Havens Center, University of Wisconsin (2015)
- Environmentalist and Chairman of the Board, Greenpeace Southeast Asia
- Member, Communist Party of the Philippines
- Representative, Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party 14th, 15th, and 16th Congress
Sources: Walden Bello Official Website (https://waldenbello.org/about-walden/) and Prabook (https://prabook.com/web/walden.bello/3757254)
Education
Education
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Ateneo de Manila University (1966)
- PhD in Sociology, Princeton University (1975)
- Honorary Doctorates, Panteion University – Athens and Murdoch University – Perth
Sources: Walden Bello Official Website (https://waldenbello.org/about-walden/) and Prabook (https://prabook.com/web/walden.bello/3757254)
Notable achievements
Notable achievements
Notable achievements
“Over the next two decades, he became a key figure in the international movement to restore democracy in the Philippines.”
Author and co-author of books on global, Asian, and Philippine issues including:
- Development Debacle: The World Bank in the Philippines (1982)
- Dragons in Distress: Asia’s Miracle Economies in Crisis (1990)
- Food Wars (2009)
- Capitalism’s Last Stand? (2013)
- Paper Dragons: China and the Next Crash (2019)
- Counterrevolution: The Global Rise of the Far Right (2019)
- The Anti-Development State: The Political Economy of Permanent Crisis in the Philippines
Awards:
- Suh Sang Don Prize, South Korea (2001)
- Right Livelihood Award (Alternative Nobel Prize, 2003)
- Outstanding Public Scholar, International Studies Association (2008)
Sources: Walden Bello Official Website (https://waldenbello.org/about-walden/) and Prabook (https://prabook.com/web/walden.bello/3757254)