Emmanuel L. Alba

Emmanuel L. Alba

Teaching Associate

Room 314, Bulwagang Silangang Palma Africa Street
University of Philippines Diliman, Quezon City

elalba@up.edu.ph
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Emmanuel L. Alba is Teaching Associate at the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, and a Master of Arts (Political Science) student specializing in International Relations. He completed his undergraduate degree in Social Sciences, with specializations in Anthropology and Political Science, at the University of the Philippines Baguio, graduating with latin honors, cum laude.

Before joining the department, he served as a Senior Researcher and Chief Data Analyst at the House of Representatives and as a Political Officer at the Senate of the Philippines, where he was involved in legislative research, policy analysis, public service initiatives, and electoral campaign work. He currently serves as Secretariat for the international conferences of the Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA).

His latest publication, “Elite Capture of the Party-List: Analysing the 2025 Philippine Midterm Elections,” appears in Contemporary Southeast Asia. He also has forthcoming book chapters on Indigenous politics, Indigenous diplomacy, and Philippine–ASEAN engagement. He has written several articles for UP sa Halalan, the extension project of the UP Department of Political Science.

In 2023, he received the Natatanging Abukenyo Award (Notable Citizen of Abucay) and the Gawad Huwarang Kabataan Award from the Local Government of Abucay, Bataan, in recognition of leadership and academic excellence. In 2016, he received the Ad Seminandum Award (Bishop Ruperto Santos, D.D. Award) for outstanding youth leadership. He is also a two-time awardee of the Gawad Gobernador from the Provincial Government of Bataan, the province’s highest recognition for academic excellence.

He has also participated in various training programs related to his research interests, including the Summer School on Democratic Governance, Citizen Participation, and Minority Rights in Southeast Asia organized by the Université de Montréal (Canada) and the University of the Philippines Diliman. More recently, he joined the Winter School on Urban Futures in South and Southeast Asia organized by the Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), the Calcutta Research Group, and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada.

His research interests include Indigenous politics in international relations, the politics of sustainable development, the politics of survival among marginalized groups, and Philippine politics.

Education

  • Master of Arts (Political Science), University of the Philippines Diliman, 2024-present
  • Urban Futures in South and Southeast Asia (Winter School), Asian Institute of Technology, Calcutta Research Group, Bangkok Thailand, and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada, 2026
  • Democratic governance, citizen participation and minority rights in Southeast Asia (Summer School), Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada; University of the Philippines Diliman, 2025
  • Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (Anthropology and Political Science), University of the Philippines Baguio, 2023, cum laude

Research Interests

Indigenous Politics in International Relations, Politics of Sustainable Development, Politics of Survival Among Marginalized Groups, and Philippine Politics

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

Book Chapter

  • Alba, Emmanuel L. (Forthcoming). The American Colonial Legacies and Post Colonial Governance: The Ayta Hungey Community and the Impact of the Development of New Clark City (NCC) Philippines. In Centering the Periphery: Marginalization from Southeast Asian Perspectives. Springer Nature

Online Articles

Courses Handled

  • Social Science 2: Social, Economic, and Political Thought
  • Political Science 11: Introduction to Political Science