Assistant Professor in Political Science
Department of Economics and Political Science
College of Social Sciences

Academic Background

Publications

Penalba, M.A., (forthcoming, September 2025). Indigenous Peoples Education: Creating opportunities for competence-building. In Indigeneity in the Philippines: Studies on Knowledge, Identity, and Rights edited by Leah Abayao, Jimmy Fong, and Carolyn Podruchny. University of Hawaii Press.

Islam, S., Alam, Md J. and Penalba, M.A. (2024). Does gender diversity mediate the relationships of diversity beliefs and workplace happiness? Frontiers, Vol. 9, 2024.

Penalba, M.A. (2021). Consent, Citizenship and the Indigenous Peoples. The Cordillera Review, Vol. VII: No. 2, pp. 53-68.

Mendoza, L.C.; Cruz, G.A.; Ciencia, A.N.; and Penalba, M.A. (2020). “Local Policy and Water Access in Baguio City, Philippines.” International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, Vol. 20, Issue 1 (January–March 2020), pp. 1-13.

Ciencia, A.N.; Mendoza, L.C.; Cruz, G.A.; Penalba, M.A.; Calde, N.L.; M.R. and Cabalfin, M.R. (2017). “Water Security and Urban Resilience: The Case of Baguio City, Philippines,” pp. 146–164. In Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities: Governance for a More Resilient Urban Future, edited by Diane Archer, Sarah Colenbrander, and David Dodman. Routledge.

Penalba, M.A. (2016). Indigenous Peoples versus the State: FPIC and Resource Extraction in the Cordillera Region, Philippines. Public Policy, Volume XIV, pp. 83-114.

Mendoza, L.C.; Ciencia, A.N.; Cruz, G.; Penalba, M.; Calde, N.; and Cabalfin, M. (2016). “Engaging Communities in Addressing Water Security, Sanitation, and Urban Resilience Challenges in Baguio City.” A report submitted to the ICLEI–Southeast Asia Secretariat.

Prill-Brett, J., Diaz, V.L., Calde, N.L. and Penalba, M.A. (2016). Issues on Customary Marriage and Its Registration in the Cordillera, Northern Philippines. Public Policy, Volume XIV, pp. 1-38.

Ciencia, A.N.; Mendoza, L.C.; Cruz, G.; Calde, N.; Cabalfin, M.; and Penalba, M. (2015). “Towards Establishing Water Security and Urban Resilience in the City of Baguio.” Asian Cities Climate Resilience Working Paper Series, 27-2015.

Penalba, M.A. (2011). The Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Self-Governance and Empowerment. The Cordillera Review, Volume III, Numbers 1-2, pp. 191-215.