Paul Anthony S. Balagtas is a faculty member of the Political Science Department and Coordinator of the Internationalization Office at National University–Clark, and a former instructor at Angeles University Foundation–Angeles City, where he also served as Assistant to the Director of the Office of International Affairs. With a background in international relations and foreign student management, he earned a Master’s degree in ASEAN Studies from the University of the Philippines Open University and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Southeast Asian Studies at Centro Escolar University.