Curriculum Vitae of

CARLOS P. MEDINA JR.

PERSONAL DATA

Born in Manila on Feb. 28, 1959. Grew up in Davao City, Mindanao. Married to Beatrice
Caunan-Medina, with a 12-year-old son named Andres Paolo.

Office address and Ateneo Human Rights Center

contact numbers: G/F Ateneo Professional Schools
20 Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center
1200 Makati City, Philippines
Tel. Nos. (632) 8997691 to 96 local 1209/1208; 8993632
Tel./Fax No. (632) 8994342

PRESENT OCCUPATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

1989 - present: Executive Director, Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC)

The AHRC is an auxiliary unit of the Ateneo de Manila University and based at the
Ateneo Law School. It is engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights in
the Philippines. It aims to: form human rights lawyers, make justice accessible to the
poor, monitor government compliance with human rights instruments, and empower
civil society towards peace, democracy, good governance, gender equality and the
rule of law. AHRC has programs which focus on the rights of children, women,
migrant workers, indigenous peoples, and refugees.

Work as Executive Director involves the following: administration, networking,

fundraising, and supervision of programs; organizing law school-based legal aid
centers around the country; litigation of cases affecting vulnerable groups; policy
research and analysis (on human rights, constitutional, peace, local governance, rule
of law and administration of justice issues); editing of publications; organizing and
facilitating national and international seminars; drafting proposed legislation and
advocating for legislative reforms; and delivering talks on constitutional, legal,
governance, human rights, peace, rule of law, justice and development issues to local
and national officials, military/police personnel, legislative staff, judges, prosecutors,
lawyers, law students, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), religious groups,
teachers, and vulnerable groups throughout the country. Also provides
advice/briefings to government officials, legislators, foreign groups and funding
agencies on human rights, administration of justice, peace, political and constitutional
issues.

Other activities (selected):

• Initiated and presently supervises the project on the establishment of Multi-

Sectoral Quick Reaction Teams, involving government agencies and civil
society groups, to address extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances
in selected provinces around the country where incidents of such human
rights violations are prevalent.

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 • Supervised the formation program of the Alternative Law Groups involving
law students and legal aid units of around 30 law schools nationwide for the
purpose of producing developmental or alternative lawyers and paralegals
(2004-2008).
• Engaged in curriculum development for law schools to include courses on
human rights and laws affecting vulnerable groups (2005 – 2007).
• Headed the AHRC research project and wrote the research paper on how
indigenous peoples cope with violations of human rights and international
humanitarian law by state and non-state actors in selected areas around the
country (2005).
• Assists the Open Society Justice Institute, an international NGO, in setting up
a network of clinical legal education programs in Southeast Asia (2005-
present).
• Member of the AHRC consultancy team which evaluated the implementation
of the UNDP-Philippines Project on Strengthened Capacity of Institutions to
Promote and Protect the Right to Development to include a Gender
Perspective to Development (November 2003 to January 2004).
• Led the AHRC team in implementing the USAID-funded project entitled:
“Promoting Local Initiatives for Democracy and Justice” (PRODEM) in
partnership with Ayala Foundation, Association of Foundations, Evelio Javier
Foundation and Center for Community Transformation. Under the project,
AHRC conducted human rights/legal education seminars and helped
conceptualize and set up Barangay and Municipal Human Rights Action
Centers in target municipalities around the country (1994-1997).

1996 - present: Secretary-General, Working Group for an ASEAN Human

Rights Mechanism (Working Group)

The Working Group aims to have an intergovernmental human rights system in the
ASEAN region. It is a regional organization with associated national working groups
in ASEAN countries and is composed of human rights advocates in government
institutions, parliamentary committees, the academe and civil society organizations
around the Southeast Asian region. It regularly meets with officials of ASEAN
states. Largely due to its efforts, ASEAN agreed in 2004 to set up human rights
mechanisms for women, children and migrant workers, and in 2009 established the
ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights.

Initially convened and organized the Working Group in 1996. As Secretary-General,

mainly responsible for the implementation of Working Group activities in Southeast
Asia. Work involves: managing Working Group programs; fundraising; writing for
and editing publications; engaging ASEAN officials and civil society groups;
organizing and facilitating regional conferences jointly with ASEAN governments;
assisting in setting up national working groups in ASEAN countries; and giving talks
and writing papers on the regional mechanism initiative. Actively participated in the
drafting of the non-governmental Declaration on Human and Peoples’ Rights of the
Philippines.

Other activities (selected):

• Served as a resource speaker/consultant to the United Nations Office of the

High Commissioner for Human Rights during the 13th Annual Workshop on
Regional Cooperation for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in
the Asia-Pacific Region, held in Beijing, China, in August 2005.

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 • Conducted seminars for and provided advice to government officials in
Malaysia (2006) and Indonesia (2004) on the organization and management
of human rights workshops, in Laos on international human rights laws and
issues (2003), and to government officials and civil society groups in
Cambodia on human rights and national human rights commissions (2000).
• Provides briefings to international, regional and national organizations on the
human rights situation in Southeast Asia.
• Helps international organizations and funding groups plan their human rights
programs in Southeast Asia.

2007 – present: National Co-Convenor and Executive Director (2008-present), Legal

Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE).

LENTE is a national network of lawyers, paralegals and trained volunteers organized

in 2007 to monitor Philippine elections and work for electoral reforms. As Co-
Convenor and Executive Director, acted as the main organizer and spokesperson of
LENTE since its establishment in 2007; organized and trained thousands of LENTE
volunteers nationwide for the 2007, 2008 and 2010 elections; conducted election
monitoring work in the May 14, 2007 elections in Quezon City and Marikina, and in
the May 26, 2007 special elections in Lanao del Sur in Muslim Mindanao. Also
mobilized LENTE volunteers to monitor the August 11, 2008 elections in the
Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and personally monitored the
elections in Basilan. Supervised and led LENTE’s work nationwide in monitoring
the May 2010 automated elections, including the special elections in Lanao del Sur,
and strived for accountability of violators of election laws and regulations.

2004 - 2007: Founding Chairperson (March 2004-Feb. 2006) and Vice-Chairperson

(March 2006-2007), Government of the Republic of the Philippines Monitoring
Committee (GRP-MC), Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process,
Office of the President

The GRP-MC is the government component of the Joint Monitoring Committee

created under the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and
International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) entered into between the Philippine
Government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDFP) on March 16, 1998
as a result of peace negotiations.

As Chairperson: participated in the peace negotiations for the Government with the
CPP-NPA-NDFP in Oslo, Norway; managed the programs of the GRP-MC; attended
top-level government meetings; and provided advice, orientation, education and
training to military and police officers and personnel, national and local government
officials, and civil society groups nationwide on issues concerning peace, conflict
management, human rights and international humanitarian law.

From 2006 to 2007, as Vice-Chairperson, responsible for the research and education
program of the GRP-MC. As such, regularly lectured and provided advice to various
police and military units around the country on human rights and international
humanitarian law. Also wrote the GRP-MC’s research paper on how indigenous
peoples cope with violations of human rights and principles of international
humanitarian law.

2008 – 2009: Member, Philippine Government delegation to the High Level Panel on

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 the Drafting of the Terms of Reference (TOR) of an ASEAN Human Rights
Body

The High Level Panel was tasked by ASEAN Foreign Ministers to draft the Terms of
Reference of the ASEAN human rights body pursuant to the ASEAN Charter before
the end of 2009. The body was established in 2009 and is now known as the ASEAN
Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). As member of the
Philippine Delegation to the High Level Panel, provided advice to the Philippine
Government (Department of Foreign Affairs) and participated in the negotiations and
drafting of the TOR.

1989 - present: Professorial Lecturer, School of Law, Ateneo de Manila

University

• Subjects taught: Political Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law, and
International Humanitarian Law.
• Holder of the Chief Justice Claudio Teehankee Professorial Chair in
Constitutional Law and Human Rights (1992, 1997-present).
• Vice-Chairperson of the Constitutional Law Department of the Ateneo Law
School (1998-2001).
• Regularly conducts lectures on international law, human rights, constitutional
issues, and alternative dispute resolution to lawyers around the country in
connection with the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Program.

2002 - present: Professor, Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), Supreme Court of

the Philippines; Vice-Chairperson, PHILJA Department of International Law
and Human Rights

• Subjects taught: International Human Rights Law, International

Humanitarian Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
• Vice-Chairperson, Department of International Law and Human Rights. As
Vice-Chairperson: involved in curriculum development and in the training of
judges and court personnel on human rights law, international humanitarian
law and alternative dispute resolution; helped conceptualize and implement
the Supreme Court Summit on Extrajudicial Killings (July 2007); and
engaged in the regular training of judges, prosecutors, law enforcement
personnel, and civil society groups nationwide on addressing cases of
extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.

2002 - 2008: Professorial Lecturer, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila

University

• Subjects taught: International Relations and Public Dispute Resolution.

2007 – 2008: Professorial Lecturer, School of Business, Ateneo de Manila University

• Subjects taught: Policy Analysis and Advocacy (a course under the Leaders
for Health Program as part of the requirements for a Master in Community
Health Care Management Program).

2005-present: Visiting Professor, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University,

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 Salaya, Thailand

• Subjects taught: International Human Rights Standards, Human Rights

Advocacy, and International Humanitarian Law.
• Regularly gives lectures in the international training seminars and
conferences organized by Mahidol University on human rights-related topics
and conflict resolution.

June 2010: Adjunct Professor, Academy on Human Rights and International

Humanitarian Law, School of Law, American University, Washington, D.C.,
USA

• Subject taught: Regional Approaches to Human Rights Law (Summer 2010

Course Offering)

1991 - 2003: Secretary, LAWASIA Human Rights Committee

The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA) is a professional
association of lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to promote the
administration of justice, protect human rights, maintain the rule of law, and advance
legal education and the legal profession in the region. The Human Rights Committee
is specifically concerned with setting up an Asia-Pacific human rights system, the
protection of human rights, the promotion of judicial independence, and the
ratification of international human rights instruments by Asian states.

As Committee Secretary, responsible for the administration and implementation of

LAWASIA’s regional programs. Work involved: policy research and analysis;
editing publications; fundraising; organizing, facilitating and participating in
international conferences, including UN meetings; monitoring trials as an
international observer; organizing a legal aid system for the Asia-Pacific region;
giving talks in international meetings on issues concerning human rights and the rule
of law in Asia; and networking with local, regional and international NGOs, lawyers’
groups, government officials and the UN.

Past activities include the following:

• international observer at the elections for the First Legislative Council of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (May 1998);
• international observer at the trial of former Deputy Prime Minister of
Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim (Nov. 1998);
• speaker at the World Conference on Governance (June 1999, Manila);
participant at the World Conference on Human Rights (1993, Vienna) and
speaker at the parallel NGO activities; and
• participant at the First Regional Consultation of NGOs in Asia and the
Pacific, organized by UNESCO (March 1994, Hanoi).

Dec. 2000 – Jan. 2001: TV Show Host

Hosted Ang Paghahatol, a daily national television show in IBC Channel 13. The
show discussed and analyzed the constitutional, political and justice issues in the
impeachment trial of former President Joseph Estrada.

1998 - 1999: Legal Consultant, Office of the Senate President

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 Rendered legal services and wrote opinions for the late Senate President Marcelo B.
Fernan (also former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court). Drafted legislative
proposals and committee resolutions, conducted policy analysis, and gave advice on
legal, constitutional, political and human rights issues.

July - Aug. 1989: Intern, International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva

Conducted research on labor issues and on the rights of migrant workers. Also
observed official proceedings at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

1987 - 1989: Research Associate, Institute on Church and Social Issues (ICSI)

ICSI is a think tank of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). Work involved policy
research and analysis of socio-economic and political issues, with focus on political
movements, the insurgency, the urban poor, human rights, rule of law and the
administration of justice. Drafted legislative proposals for the urban poor. Founded
and edited the ICSI newsletter (Intersect) and wrote a column for a daily national
newspaper (The Manila Chronicle). While with ICSI, worked as a researcher of the
Government Negotiating Panel for Peace in the 1987 Peace Talks with the National
Democratic Front of the Philippines. Also served as a resource person of the 1988
Presidential Task Force on the Improvement of the Administration of Justice.

1987-1989: Lecturer, Department of History and Political Science, College of Arts and
Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University

Subject taught: The 1987 Philippine Constitution (in English and Pilipino).

1985: Junior Attorney, San Antonio Legal Aid Corporation (SALAC)

Served as defense counsel for detention prisoners at the Manila City Jail. Handled
criminal cases before the trial courts of Manila.

1982: Legal Researcher, Baker and Mckenzie (Guerrero and Torres) Law Office

Assisted in research, investigation and litigation of corporate, criminal, civil

and labor cases.

1981: Legal Assistant, Legal Aid Office of the Prelature of Malaybalay,

Province of Bukidnon

Assisted in research, investigation and litigation of criminal cases for the benefit of
indigent litigants in Bukidnon.

OTHER CONSULTANCY WORK (selected)

August 2008 – February 2009: Senior Legal Consultant, Committee on Accountability of

Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon Committee), of the Senate of the Republic of
the Philippines. Before the formal Senate consultancy, argued orally before the Supreme
Court in behalf of the Philippine Senate in the landmark case of Neri v. Senate (2008) on
executive privilege.

November 2006 – 2009: Consultant of the Supreme Court-Philippine Judicial Academy,

Department of Justice, and the Philippine Public Safety College for the Access to Justice for

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the Poor Project of the Government of the Philippines and the European Commission. This
was an inter-agency project (involving SC-PHILJA, DOJ, PPSC, DSWD, and DILG) that
sought to strengthen the capabilities of key players in the justice system to enable the poor to
have access to justice in selected target areas around the country. As consultant, was
responsible for the training on human rights (especially the rights of women and children) and
barangay justice of Police Officers, Prosecutors, Judges and Court Personnel, and the
development of Police municipal action plans, in the target areas.

June-Dec. 2007: Consultant for Human Rights Education of the Association of Schools of
Public Administration in the Philippines (ASPAP) on the project entitled: Local
Mainstreaming of Gender and Human Rights (in partnership with CHR, NEDA, DILG and
LGUs around the country). As consultant, conducted trainings nationwide for ASPAP
members.

August 2006 – Feb. 2007: Consultant for The Asia Foundation on the project entitled: Study
on the Establishment of Mobile Legal Clinics in the Philippines. As consultant, looked into
the feasibility of setting up law school-based mobile legal clinics particularly in Muslim
Mindanao.

April 2005 – May 2006: Consultant for the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the
case study on: Towards Greater Protection of the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples. As
consultant, looked into how indigenous groups living in conflict areas around the country
cope with violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law.

August 2004: Consultant for The Asia Foundation to evaluate the effectiveness of the
Martus Project in the Philippines (i.e., a computerized reporting system for human rights
violations used by the Commission on Human Rights and several human rights NGOs around
the country).

2002 -2003: Consultant for Management Sciences for Health on the training of local officials
and civil society groups in target areas around the country on conflict resolution, negotiation
and mediation.

EDUCATION and TRAINING

• Master of Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

(2001-2002). Field of study: executive management, conflict management, negotiation
and community building, social marketing, policy analysis, leadership/mobilizing group
resources, macro-economics and micro-economics.
• Master of Laws, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of
London (1985-1986). Field of study: comparative constitutional laws; parliamentary
systems.
• Bachelor of Laws, School of Law, Ateneo de Manila University (1980-1984).
• Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy), Ateneo de Manila University (1976-1980).
• High School, Sauk Centre, Minnesota, USA (1975-1976).
• High School, Ateneo de Davao University (1971-1975).
• Elementary School, Ateneo de Davao University (1965-1971).

• Course on International Criminal Law, at the Hague Forum for Judicial Expertise, The
Netherlands (February 2007).
• Course on Negotiation and Mediation, Harvard Mediation Project (Nov. 2001).
• Study Visit to the USA on Federalism, International Visitors Program, USIS (Sept-Oct.
1999).

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• Program for Development Management, Asian Institute of Management, Manila (Nov.
1991).
• 20th Study Session of the International Institute of Human Rights; and 17th Training
Session of the International Center for University Human Rights Teaching, Strasbourg,
France (June 28 - July 28, 1989).

WRITINGS / PUBLICATIONS (selected)

• “Caught in the Crossfire – How Indigenous Peoples Cope with Human Rights
Violations”, The Road to Empowerment: Strengthening the Indigenous Peoples Rights
Act, Vol. 1, 2007. Published by the International Labour Organization.
• ASEAN and Human Rights (ed.). Published by the Working Group for an ASEAN
Human Rights Mechanism, 2003.
• “The Human Rights Impact of Charter Change Proposals”, Ateneo Law Journal, Vol.
XLIV , No. 2, June 2000. Published by the Ateneo Law School.
• Towards an ASEAN Human Rights Mechanism: Proposals, Declarations and Related
Documents (ed.). Published by the Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights
Mechanism, 1999.
• “Towards the Establishment of an Asia-Pacific Human Rights Mechanism”, The Human
Rights Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996. Published by the Commission on Human Rights.
• East Timor Trials (ed.). Published by the LAWASIA Human Rights Committee. Manila,
1995.
• In Custody of the Law: The Law and Practice of Administrative Detention in the
Philippines (ed.). Published by the LAWASIA Human Rights Committee. Manila, 1994.
• “Human Rights and the Urban Poor”, Human Rights and the Grassroots. Published by
Structural Alternative Legal Assistance for Grassroots, Manila.
• “The Human Rights System in the Philippines”, Ateneo Human Rights Law Journal, Vol.
I, 1992. Published by the Ateneo Human Rights Center.
• “Law Schools and Legal Aid in the Philippines”, National Law School of India
University Journal, Vol. 2, 1990. Published by Bharat Law House, New Delhi, India.

CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / INVOLVEMENTS

• Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Alumni Association, 1991-present.

• Alternative Law Groups (ALG), Founding Member, 1993-present. Convenor, 1999-
2000. The ALG is a coalition of about 20 legal services organizations in the Philippines
engaged in promoting and protecting the rights of marginalized groups through policy
analysis, research, education, litigation, monitoring, and law reform advocacy. As past
convenor, initiated the process of ALG engagement with the Supreme Court on judicial
reforms. Supervised the internship program of the ALG involving 30 law schools around
the country and the ALG project on curriculum development on human rights in law
schools.
• Ateneo de Davao University Alumni Association, 1975-present.
• Ateneo de Manila University Alumni Association, 1980-present.
• Bansang Nagkaisa sa Diwa at Layunin (BANDILA), Executive Council Member and
Chairperson of the Education Committee, 1988-1992. Conducted grassroots political
education seminars nationwide.
• Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference for Human Development (BBC), Member of the
Committee on Urban Poor Affairs, 1990-1993.
• British Alumni Association, 2000.
• Center for Child Advocacy, Member of the Board of Directors, 1994-present.

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• Center for Development Initiatives, Member of the Board of Directors, 1990-1995.
• Coalition Against Death Penalty, 1996-2006.
• Coalition for Peace (CfP), 1987-2008. As CfP member, conducted grassroots peace
education seminars in armed conflict areas nationwide and campaigned for the
establishment of peace zones. Involved in past CfP mediation efforts to foster peace
negotiations between the government and communist rebels.
• East Timor Coalition, 1992. Successfully litigated and secured a Supreme Court order
lifting a lower court’s Temporary Restraining Order on the holding of an international
conference on East Timor in Manila in 1992.
• Foundation for Clean Elections, 1995-2000. Participated in meetings of the Board of
Directors. Campaigned against dagdag-bawas.
• Foundation for Development Alternatives, Executive Board Member, 1990-present.
• Gathering for Peace, 2002-present. Conducted lectures on human rights, peace and
terrorism issues for peace groups, students and teachers.
• Global Alliance for Justice Education, Member of the Steering Committee (representing
East Asia), 2005-present.
• Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Lifetime Member, 1985-present.
• International Humanitarian Law Network for Peace, 1991-present.
• International Platform of Jurists for East Timor, 1991-1995.
• International Third World Legal Studies Association, Member of the Board of Directors,
1993-1998.
• International Visitors Program-Philippines Alumni Foundation, 2001-present.
• Konsensyang Pilipino, 1994-2007. Campaigned against graft and corruption, death
penalty, ill-gotten wealth, traditional politics, and electoral fraud.
• LAWASIA (The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific), 1992-2003.
• LAWASIA, Philippines, Member, 2003-present, Vice-President, 2004.
• London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Alumni Association, 1986-
present.
• One Voice, Chief Legal Counsel, 2006-present. Campaigned against charter change. Co-
Chair of the legal team, and successfully argued orally before the Supreme Court, against
revising the constitution through people’s initiative in the case of Lambino v. COMELEC
(2006).
• Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court, Member of the Board of
Trustees, 2006-present.
• Philippine Human Rights Information Center (PHILRIGHTS), Chairperson of the Board
of Directors, 2004-present. PHILRIGHTS is the think-tank of the Philippine Alliance of
Human Rights Advocates.
• Pugadlawin, Founding Member and Co-Convenor, 2006-present. Campaigned for
democratic and electoral reforms in the 2007 and 2010 elections.
• Southeast Asian Human Rights Network (SEANET), 1994-1996.
• Structural Alternative Legal Assistance for Grassroots, Inc. (SALAG), Founding
Member; Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, 1992-2001.
• Task Force on National Security, Peace and Order, Member: set up by civil society
groups in November 2000 to draft a program of government for then Vice-President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in view of the possible resignation or conviction of former
President Estrada in his impeachment trial.

AWARDS / HONORS / ACHIEVEMENTS / RECOGNITIONS (selected)

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• Top nominee of civil society groups nationwide for Chairperson of the Commission on
Elections (COMELEC), 2008. Also nominated by civil society groups for Chairperson of
the Commission on Human Rights, 2009. Both are constitutional bodies.
• Edward Mason Fellowship, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2001-
2002.
• British Council Fellowship, London School of Economics and Political Science,
University of London, 1985-1986.
• Passed the 1984 Bar Examinations conducted by the Supreme Court with a rating of
88.975%.
• Awarded the Second Honors Silver Medal on graduation from the Ateneo Law School,
ADMU, 1984.
• Justice Jose Bengzon Honors Scholarship, Ateneo Law School, ADMU, 1980-84.
• Graduated with honors, College of Arts and Sciences (Philosophy), ADMU, 1980.
• President, ADMU Student Catholic Action, 1980.
• Founding Chairman, Socially-Oriented Activities (SOA), ADMU, 1980.
• Student Representative to the School Council (the highest policy-making body of the
College of Arts and Sciences, ADMU), 1979 and 1980.
• Chairman, Department of Academic Affairs, ADMU Student Council, 1979.
• Member, High School Varsity Sports Team (cross country, swimming, track and field),
Sauk Centre Senior High School, Minnesota, USA, 1975-76.
• Rotary International Student Exchange Program Scholarship, 1975-76.
• Boy Scouts of the Philippines Leadership Gold Medal, 1975.
• Gerry Roxas Leadership Gold Medal, 1975.
• Mt. Apo Climbers, 1974.
• Guest Speaker in various local, national, regional and international symposia, workshops,
conferences and seminars on issues concerning human rights, peace and conflict
management, political and constitutional law, international humanitarian law,
international relations, elections, rule of law, governance and development.

Language: Fluent in English, Tagalog and Visayan.

Travel: Almost all provinces in the Philippines, and over 30 countries around the
world.

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