Lucio Blanco Pitlo III is a Research Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation. He was a lecturer at the Chinese Studies Program at the Ateneo de Manila University and the International Studies at the De La Salle University and contributing editor (Reviews) for the journal Asian Politics & Policy published by Wiley. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies. He had been a research assistant for various projects on maritime issues and Philippine foreign policy and also worked for the National Coast Watch Council Secretariat. He was a participant in numerous local and regional academic and Track 2 discussions on maritime security and connectivity. His commentaries and opinion pieces on maritime security, regional connectivity, and geopolitics appear in the South China Morning Post, China-US Focus, Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, The Diplomat, Pacific Forum and Asia Times. He obtained his Master of Laws from Peking University and is presently pursuing his MA International Affairs at American University in Washington D.C.

루시오 블랑코 피틀로는 현재 필리핀 진보를위한아시아태평양협력재단에서 연구원으로 활동중이다. 그는 Ateneo de Manila 대학교와 De La Salle 대학교에서 중국연구과정을 강의하였고 Wiley에서 출판하는 Asian Politics & Policy 학술지의 객원편집자로 활동하였다. 그는 현재 필리핀 중국연구 위원회의 이사를 맡고 있으며, 필리핀 국가해양경비이사회 이사를 보조하며 필리핀 대외정책과 해양 문제 등 여러 주제로 연구보조를 수행하였다. 해양안보, 지역연결, 지정학적 문제 등에 관한 그의 논평과 의견은 South China Morning Post, China-US Focus, Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, The Diplomat, Pacific Forum and Asia Times 등의 신문지와 잡지에 실렸다. 그는 북경대학교에서 법학석사학위를 취득하였고 현재 미국 워싱턴 D.C.에 소재한 American University에서 국제정치학 석사과정을 밟고 있다.