Arnold J. Padilla is a Filipino activist, writer, and researcher. His articles have been published by Manila-based think tank IBON Foundation, by online publications The Philippine Online Chronicles and Bulatlat.com, and by international advocacy groups Reality of Aid (ROA), Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN), and PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP), among others. He also used to teach at the Far Eastern University (FEU) in Manila and is the former Public Information Officer of the New Patriotic Alliance (Bayan). At present, he is a Research Consultant at IBON Foundation and manages the Food Sovereignty program and anti-land grabbing campaign of the Malaysia-based PANAP.