Danny Arao

Notre Dame Of Manila, Attended 1974 - 1986, Class of 1986

De La Salle University Manila, Attended 1993 - 2002, Class of 2002, Master's Degree, Philippine Studies
University Of The Philippines Diliman, Attended 1986 - 1991, Class of 1991, Bachelor's Degree, Communication (major in Journalism)

professor / print, radio & online journalist

UP CMC Alumni Association (UP-CMCAA), UP CMC Foundation, Inc. (UPCMCFI), Kontra Kartel, Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND), Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), All-UP Academic Employees Union, Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG), Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society (UP chapter), Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Science (UP Alpha chapter)

SLEEPING, driving, motorcycling, blogging, writing, editing, reading, teaching, debating, walking, jogging, texting, malling, window shopping, movie watching, HTML handcoding, internet surfing, congressional lobbying, chronic protesting, flunking students (just kidding!)

Monitoring Media Coverage of Elections: A Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) Guidebook, The CMFR Monitor: News Media Coverage of the 2007 National Elections, Philippine Journalism Review: The CMFR Refereed Journal, Mula Tore Patungong Palengke: Neoliberal Education in the Philippines, Oligarchic Politics: Elections and the Party-List System in the Philippines, Kontra-Gahum: Academics Against Political Killings, Subverting the People's Will (The May 10, 2004 Elections), Plaridel (A Journal of Philippine Communication, Media, and Society), Citizens' Media Monitor: A Report on the Campaign and Elections Coverage in the Philippines 2004, Journey Through Asia, IBON Facts & Figures English compilation (1994 to 2001), Bigkis, The Best of Youngblood, The Impact of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, The Electronic Trail: Computer-Assisted Research in Reporting

The Dark Knight, 300, Malena, Fahrenheit 9/11, Monster, Lost in Translation, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Kill Bill, The Matrix trilogy, So Close, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, American History X, Mountains of the Moon, The Paper, Mad City, Dangerous Minds, Orapronobis, Batch 81, Mga Munting Tinig

We Know No Roydor, Artista ng Bayan, Yano, Pan, Buklod, The Jerks, Alay Sining, Bamboo, Rivermaya, Kamikazee, Midnight Oil, Tracy Chapman, Black Eyed Peas, Linkin Park, Greenday, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ugly Kid Joe, Creed, Radiohead, Soul Asylum, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Queen, Extreme, Shonen Knife, Skid Row, Gin Blossoms, Guns N Roses, Metallica, Nirvana, Bon Jovi, The Calling, Wild Cherry, The Cranberries, Survivor, Journey, Styx, Wilson Phillips

Heroes, Prison Break, Commander-in-Chief, 24, Pinoy Big Brother, American Idol, Beauty and the Geek, Average Joe, For Love or Money, Desperate Housewives, Tru Calling, The Amazing Race, The Contender, The Apprentice, Boston Public, CSI, Alias, The West Wing, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, evening news, talk shows, special coverage (especially when I'm the one interviewed! Ha ha ha.)

Virgo

21st Century Timeline (as UP professor, writer and husband!): Duly accepted in 2001, finally earned master's degree and consequently promoted in 2002, administratively appointed in 2003, happily married in 2004, finally tenured and luckily promoted again in 2005, radio program unceremoniously axed and obligingly resumed column-writing in 2006, administratively appointed in 2007 and 2008 and gladly deployed to Korea in 2009.

I teach for a living and I write for existence.

Aside from writing for Bulatlat Online Magazine where I serve as a member of the Board of Editors, I have a regular column titled "Konteksto" in Pinoy Weekly.