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SEARCA Senior Fellows

SEARCA Senior Fellows provide gratis advice and guidance in the conceptualization of programs as well as technical inputs in project development and implementation. They also assist in establishing linkages and negotiating proposals with potential donors and partners.

The Senior Fellows Program complements the expertise that resides within the Center's professional staff pool as well as its Adjunct Fellows and Visiting Research Fellows Programs.

Senior Fellow
Affiliation
Field of Expertise
Duration of Appointment
Dr. Victor Bruce Tolentino
Independent Member
The Monetary Board
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Economics and Communication
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Cielito Habito
Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development
Eagle Watch, and
Chairman, Brain Trust: Knowledge and Options for Sustainable Development, Inc.
Economics
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Ma. Concepcion Lizada
Professor Emeritus in Food Science
University of the Philippines Diliman
Postharvest Physiology
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Eero Nissila
Managing Director and Chair
Newfields Consulting Ltd., Finland
Plant Breeding and Genetics
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Gil Saguiguit, Jr.
Former SEARCA Director
Economics, Agricultural and Rural Development
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Howarth Bouis
FPRI – Emeritus Fellow
Biofortification
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Keijiro Otsuka
Professor, Kobe University, and
Chief Senior Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies
Japan
Agricultural and Industrial Development
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Paul Teng
Dean and Managing Director
National Institute of Education International (NIEI)
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Agricultural Systems Research
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Shu-Jen Wang
Professor
National Taiwan University
Plant Physiology
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. William Padolina
Academician, National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines, and
Former Deputy Director General, International Rice Research Institute
Research Management and Science Policy
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Rex Victor Cruz
Professor and Director
Environmental Forestry Programme
College of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Forestry and Natural Resource Management
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Reiner Wassmann
Former IRRI Senior Scientist and Climate Change Expert/Focal Person
Climate and Environmental Science
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Ben Malayang III
Professor Emeritus and Former President
Silliman University
Dumaguete City, Philippines
Environmental Policy and Governance
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Emerlinda Roman
Professor Emeritus, University of the Philippines Diliman
and former UP System President
Agricultural Business Management
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Eufemio Rasco, Jr.
Academician
National Academy of Science and Technology
Philippines
Plant Breeding
15 Mar 2023 to
15 Mar 2025
Dr. Julian Gonsalves
Senior Advisor 
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Silang, Cavite
Natural Resource Management
15 Feb 2022 to
15 Feb 2024
Dr. Evangelyn Alocilja
Professor, Michigan State University
USA
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
15 Feb 2022 to
15 Feb 2024
Dr. Eing Ming Wu
Executive Director
Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association
Management and Governance
01 Mar 2023 to
28 Feb 2025
Dr. Thelma Paris
Former Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute, and
Professor, University of the Philippines Open University
Gender Studies and Rural Development
25 Mar 2022 to
25 Mar 2024