Anton has recently passed the Foreign Service Officer Examination administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs. He shares his milestone in this virtual space and hopes to pass on the torch of inspiration to the next generation of DIR students. Read Anton Miranda: Diplomacy as a Personal Vocation Upon entering the Ateneo as Diplomacy and …
The Department of Political Science was the incubator of my big dreams to bridge knowledge and practice to serve the Filipino people. The quality of training I received in the Political Science program planted the seeds of my more profound understanding of the Philippine political landscape and the workings of the international system. At the …
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Stevie Valera is a career diplomat and currently the Director of the Foreign Policy Advisory and Support Division at the Planning Office of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. She was formerly First Secretary and Consul at the Philippine Embassy in Thailand and Special Assistant to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. In giving back to her …
When I applied for the MA Program, my reasons were more pragmatic: earn a graduate degree from a reputable higher education institution to keep my teaching post at UP Visayas. UPV gave me a very tight schedule. I was expected to defend a thesis proposal within one academic year and have a ready final thesis …
It was a vision of shaping Philippine foreign policy, reforming the Department of Foreign Affairs and taking in the United Nations that inspired the creation of the Diplomacy and International Relations program. A collaboration of the minds of the Department of Political Science and the European Studies Program, the curriculum was designed to align this …
A natural curiosity in world affairs, which started when I was just a kid, pushed me to pursue an undergraduate degree in political science. I felt inclined towards the Ateneo program specifically because of its holistic approach in student formation. The emphasis on core subjects help shape the consciousness of students beyond their individual majors …
I interviewed Mrs Tammy Bejar-Del Rosario May 31, 2020 and asked her questions about her lifelong learning journey in the Ateneo as an AB Political Science graduate of 1997. I asked specifically about her Political Science training and how it has shaped her careers as part-time General Manager of a Country Club and a part-time …
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Mayor Vico Soto graduated from the AB Political Science (AB PolSci) program in 2011. Considered as a new breed of nontraditional politician, Mayor Vico campaigned under the platform of participatory governance which unseated Roberto Eusebio during 2016 local elections. Pasig has been governed for 27 years by the Eusebio political family. Accountable and democratic governance …
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