About the Contributors 265 Bobby M. Tuazon was former chair of the U.P. Political Science program at the University of the Philippines in Manila. He serves as director for policy studies and in-house policy analyst of the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) and co-convener of Asia for Development and Peace (ADePT), and the Automated Election System Watch (AES Watch). He has coauthored and edited 15 books on governance, political parties, electoral reform, peace process, foreign policy and international affairs, and human rights, among others. Among his latest edited works are: Oligarchic Politics: Elections and the Party List System in the Philippines (2007); 12 Years of the Party List System: Marginalizing People's Representation (2011); and Was Your Vote Counted? Unveiling the Myths about Philippine Automated Elections (2012). He has also served as a long-time investigative journalist and co-founder/editor of various alternative news agencies.