Author: CSWCD

Issue Editors :
Ma. Theresa V. Tungpalan, Ph.D.
Rowena A. Laguilles-Timog, DSD

Editorial Board :
Sylvia Estrada-Claudio, M.D., Ph.D.
John Erwin S. Bañez
Ma. Linnea V. Tanchuling

Managing Editor : Valerainne R. Lopez

Technical Editor : Melissa Y. Moran

The key message is that human rights are not abstract concepts that have been imposed on us by the West. They are concrete day-to-day activities that make it possible for us to determine whether or not our quality of life befits human beings. Duty bearers, i.e., those in government, are bound by virtue of their position and authority to enable the exercise, protection and fulfillment of human rights by citizens. When they are remiss, Philippine history teaches us that segments of the citizenry muster the courage to organize and resist human rights violations in various ways and levels, starting from the margins.