Background
Simbulan, Roland Guanlao was born on April 8, 1954 in Quezon City, Manila, The Philippines. Son of Dante Cantos and Grace Roque (Guanlao) Simbulan.
educator consultant social scientist
Simbulan, Roland Guanlao was born on April 8, 1954 in Quezon City, Manila, The Philippines. Son of Dante Cantos and Grace Roque (Guanlao) Simbulan.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of the Philippines, 1978. Master of Public Administration, New York University, 1981. Certified management, Ateneo University, 1992.
Department chairman social science, University of the Philippines, Manila, 1982-1985;
department chairman, University of the Philippines, Manila, 1994-1997;
founding chair inter-disciplinary forum, University of the Philippines, Manila, 1986. Chairman, board directors Ibon Databank and Research Center, Solar Energy Program SOLJUSPAX. Member international board advisers Peace Resources Collective, since 1997.
Founding chairman, board directors Institute Political Economy. Political adviser Office of the Philippines, vice president Republican of the Philippines, 1992-1993. Senior political consultant Philippine Senate, 1987-1995.
Consultant regional and global studies United Nations, 1984. Member National Research Council of the Philippines, 1988. Visiting research fellow Institute for Policy Studies and Asia Pacific Center, Washington, 1996.
Lecturer in national speaking tours in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Soviet Union, North Korea, Libya, United States, Canada, Thailand, Japan, Okinawa, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, England, France, Austria, and South Korea. Expert resource person before Senate and House of Representatives. Anchorperson, political commentator/host weekly radio program RADYO KASARINLAN, Station DWAN-AM station, since 1991.
Speaker International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Inc., Hiroshima, Japan, 1989, Peace and Development Forum, Brisbane, Australia, 1989, Australian National U. Research School Pacific Studies, Canberra, 1988, Monash U., 1988, Syracuse University, 1988, Washington, Geneva U., 1985, Swiss Foundation for Development Corporation, Switzerland, 1985, Prefectural Government Kanagawa, Asian PacificRsch. Association, Yokohama, Japan, 1985, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, 1985, Institute Foreign Policy, Washington, 1993, Harvard University, 1993, Meiji Gakuin U., Yokohama, 1997, Australian National U., Canberra, 1991, Manchester (England) University, 1994, among others.
National chairperson Nuclear-Free Philippines Coalition, since 1990. Research director Manila Studies Program, since 1998. Member Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Lourdes Panganiban Estella, October 11, 1981.