Walden Bello

EFFECTIVE
Educationi
Ateneo de Manila University
(1966)
Masters, Princeton (1972)
Ph.D. Sociology, Princeton
University, USA (1975)
Work Experienceii
Congressman (2007-2015)
Founding director of Focus
on the Global South, a policy
research institution (1995present)
Professor of Sociology and
Public Administration, UP
Diliman (1997-present)
Laws Principally Authorediii
Principally authored 16 bills,
in the 14-16th Congress, 4 of
which were enacted as laws
or consolidated/substituted
for bills that became law.
These include:
HB02718 which was
substituted for
RA10654(which strengthens
the enforcement functions
of the Bureau of Fisheries
and Aquatic Resources)
HB302, which was
substituted for RA10368
(which provided
compensation to human
rights victims of the Marcos
regime)
HB2926 which was
consolidated with RA10353
(which defines and punishes
involuntary and enforced
disappearances)
HB3201 which was
substituted for RA10590

EMPOWERING

ETHICAL
Misc. Actions
Gave up his
Congressional seat in
protest of President
Aquinos fraternitylike leadershipvii
Running on a
platform of
transparency, reform,
and high ethical
standardsviii

which amends the overseas

voting act
Programs Enacted
Major Awardsiv
Outstanding Public Scholar,
International Studies
Association (2008)
Right Livelihood Award
(2003)
Sun Sang Don Prize for
Outstanding Contributions to
Public Justice (2001)v
Publicationsvi
Capitalisms Last Stand?
Deglobalization in an Age of
Austerity (2013)
The Food Wars (2009)
Deglobalization Ideas for a
New World Economy (2004)
The Future in the Balance:
Essays on Globalization and
Resistance (2001)
Dragons in Distress: Asias
Miracle Economies in Crisis
(1990)
Development Debacle
(1982)

i Hon. Bello, Walden F. Republic of the Philippines House of Representatives 16 th

Congress. Accessed January 25, 2016. http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?
id=bello-w
ii About Walden. Walden Bello. Accessed January 26, 2016.
http://www.waldenbello.org/about-walden/
iii House Bills and Resolutions. Republic of the Philippines House of Representatives 16 th
Congress. Accessed January 25, 2016. http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/?d=billstext

iv About Walden. Walden Bello. Accessed January 26, 2016.

http://www.waldenbello.org/about-walden/
v Curriculum Vitae of Walden Bello. Saint Marys University, Accessed January 26, 2016.
http://www.smu.ca/webfiles/BelloCV.pdf
vi Faculty: Walden Bello. Binghamton University. Accessed January 26, 2016.
https://www.binghamton.edu/sociology/people/walden-bello.html
vii Macaraig, Ayee. No Bullshit Walden Bello Runs for Senator. Rappler, October 14,
2015. http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/109201-walden-bello-senatebid
viii Walden Bello Takes the Senatorial Plunge. ABS-CBN, October 15, 2015.
http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/10/14/15/walden-bello-takes-senatorial-plunge