Banlaoi (27 April 1970) is a Filipino political scientist, security analyst, and an international studies expert.
He is a celebrity professor and a well-known Filipino public intellectual because of his scholarly works on international terrorism (specifically on the Abu Sayyaf Group), South China disputes, and geopolitical issues.
He is the Chairman of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research (PIPVTR) and President of the Philippine Society for Intelligence and Security Studies (PSISS), both academic and non-governmental organizations.
He has been in the academe for almost 30 years.
He is currently a Professorial Lecturer at the International Studies Department of Miriam College.
He finished his BA and MA in Political Science at the University of the Philippines in Diliman where he also worked on his PhD in Political Science (ABD Status).
He earned his PhD in International Relations at Jinan University in Guangzhou, China.