Dr. Jonathan Malaya is a Board Member of the We Protect Our Seas (WPS) Foundation and Special Adviser to the Philippine National Security Council. Previously, he served as Assistant Director-General of the National Security Council and as Official Spokesperson of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea. He has held key leadership roles, including Undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Assistant Secretary at the Department of Education, the Office of the Solicitor General, and the Office of the President. He was also the Director II in the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives. Dr. Malaya has taught courses on public policy, accountability, and communications at the University of the Philippines, the University of Makati, and the Development Academy of the Philippines. He has authored several books, including Stewards of the Nation: Aguinaldo to Duterte and Their Inaugural Visions (Anvil Publishing, 2018) and The Quest for a Federal Republic: The PDP Laban Model of Philippine Federalism 1.0 (PDP Laban Federalism Institute, 2017). Dr. Malaya holds a Ph.D. in Public Safety and Security.