Raymond "Mong" de Vera Palatino (born December 19, 1979) is a Filipino writer, journalist, politician, and activist.

He is currently the Southeast Asia editor for Global Voices, contributor to ASEAN Beat and The Diplomat, Bulatlat, Manila Today, and New Mandala.

A graduate of education from the University of the Philippines Diliman, Palatino was active in student politics.

He joined Global Voices Online In June 2006 and he is currently the regional editor for Southeast Asia.

[2] In 2001, Palatino was elected as the national president of the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), the biggest alliance of student councils and governments in the Philippines.