罗万伟博⼠现任菲律宾国际安全研究学会主席，是研究中菲关系的核⼼学者，他将严谨的学术研究与务实的政策制定相结合。他是新成⽴的中菲研究中⼼主任，同时担任菲律宾国 际安全研究学会会⻓。他还是华阳海洋研究中⼼兼职研究员，并曾任中国南海研究院兼职教授。2022年，他被任命为国家安全副顾问，之后重返独⽴学者岗位，以⾮官⽅身份为部分⺠选官员及国家安全相关政府机构担任顾问。他在菲律宾多所重点学术机构拥有35年教学与研究经验，包括菲律宾⼤学、德拉萨⼤学、菲律宾国防学院、世界城市学院、⽶⾥亚姆学院和新时代⼤学。他曾任菲律宾中华研究协会会⻓、世界中华研究协会理事，同时是新时代⼤学中华研究中⼼联合创始⼈。罗万伟博⼠在中国暨南⼤学获得国际关系博⼠学位，并在菲律宾 ⼤学迪利曼分校取得政治学学⼠与硕⼠学位。

Rommel C. Banlaoi, PhD, is a pivotal scholar in Philippines-China relations for blending academic rigor with pragmatic policy development. He is the Director of the newly established Philippines-China Studies Centre (PCSC) and President of the Philippine Society for International Security Studies (PSISS). A Non-Resident Fellow of the Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance, he also served as Adjunct Professor at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies. In 2022, he was designated at Deputy National Security Adviser (with the rank of a Vice Minister). But has resumed his work as an independent scholar and non-government adviser/consultant to some elected officials and security-related government entities. He has 35 years of teaching and research experiences in key academic institutions in the Philippines like the University of the Philippines (UP), De La Salle University (DLSU), National Defence College of the Philippines (NDCP), World Citi College (WCC), Miriam College (MC) and New Era University (NEU). He was President of the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies (PACS), Member of the Board of the World Association for Chinese Studies (WACS) and co-founder of the China Studies Centre (CSC) at NEU. He finished his PhD in International Relations at Jinan University, China and his BA and MA in Political Science at UP Diliman, the Philippines.