Arguing for Human Rights in Myanmar and the Philippines: Asian Values, Populism and the Politics of
Introduction In the early part of 2018, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte advised Myanmar’s Chief Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi not to...
Human Rights for the Rohingyas
Known as the “boat people” owing to their mass exodus via the waterways, the Rohingyas are an ethnic group in Rakhine State, northwest of...
Constitutionalism, Populism and Human Rights in the Philippines
Dressel and Bünte (2014) aptly observed that constitutional politics in Asia is once again taking the spotlight. Allegedly, there is a...
Human Rights Defenders: Enemy of the State?
An attack against one is an attack against all human rights activists, here and around the world. I personally abhor the threats of...
Legalizing state-authorized murder
The re-imposition of death penalty will mark the death of humanity in the Philippines. Death penalty employs the most barbaric of means...
I'm a taxpayer; CHR deserves my money!
The House of Representatives is clearly anti-human rights led by the speaker himself, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez. If not the enemy of human...
Martial Law in the Promise of Change
I have spoken against the declaration of martial law by PRRD on several occasions and the reactions I get would include, “you are a...
A Nation in Mourning
The unfortunate death of 17-year old Kian Lloyd delos Santos in Caloocan City along with thousands of other Filipinos is lamentable. One...
