Rommel C. Banlaoi, PhD, is the Chairman of the Board of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research (PIPVTR) and Director of its Center for Intelligence and National Security Studies (CINSS). He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Studies, Miriam College and the Vice President of the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS). He is a member of the Group Advisory Council of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). He also worked at the Office of the Secretary (OSEC) and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Plans and Programs (ASPP) of the Department of National Defense (DND) during the Estrada and Arroyo administrations, respectively.