Randolf S. David
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Mr. Randolf S. David is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, where he retired as Full Professor in 2010. He was educated at the University of the Philippines and the University of Manchester. He has published five books and has lectured extensively in various universities in the Philippines and abroad. He was visiting scholar at the Ryukoku Buddhist University in Kyoto in 1991 and visiting lecturer at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1996. In the wake of the 1986 EDSA people power revolution, he started a second career in media, hosting a multi-awarded public affairs TV talk show in the Filipino language from 1986 to 2003. His column, "Public Lives" has appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer since 1995. Recognized as one of the country's leading public intellectuals, he has been honored for his work in the mass media, the social sciences, and education. He is the recipient of an honorary doctorate in humanities from the Ateneo de Naga University, the Ozanam Award from the Ateneo de Manila University, and, in 2019, the Grand Prize from the Fukuoka Asian Prize of Japan. He is a member of the Board of Advisors to the Board of Directors of the Company from 2011 to 2021.