Ma. Lourdes Veneracion-Rallonza, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University.
As a feminist political scientist, she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on gender and transitional justice, women’s human rights, women peace and security. For several years, she has handled classes under the Ateneo de Manila University-University for Peace Costa Rica Asian Peacebuilders Scholars Program and the Ateneo Law School-Mahidol University Master in Human Rights and Democratization Program.
Associate Professor Veneracion-Rallonza is currently the Director of the Gender program of the Asia Pacific Center for the Responsibility to Protect, University of Queensland, Australia; she is also Director of the Centre’s Philippine Office based at the Ateneo de Manila University. Additionally, she is Vice President of the Philippine Political Science Association.
Previously, Associate Professor Veneracion-Rallonza served as the Special Adviser on Women, Peace and Security and Consultant on the National Action Plan on Women, Peace for the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) as well as Senior Gender Adviser to the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) for the Bangsamoro.
On various occasions, she served as consultant, senior/technical expert, and adviser to institutions such as UN Women, ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Regional Commission on Bangsamoro Women (RCBW), and the Women Engaged in Action on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (WE Act 1325).
Associate Professor Veneracion-Rallonza received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.