Ross Tugade
@rosselle.bsky.social
Filipino lawyer and writer. PhD researcher, UNSW Faculty of Law & Justice.
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Ross Tugade
@rosselle.bsky.social
· Nov 17
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Lawyer, Teacher, Writer
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I guess we’re *sort of* doing introductions again?
Posting a link to my stuff here to pin!
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Posting a link to my stuff here to pin!
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I have the privilege of working with many fabulous feminist scholars as part of the @flsjournal.bsky.social editorial team. Those of you interested in critical feminist socio-legal issues (intersecting with a range of other topics), please read/follow the journal and think about contributing to it.
Feminist Legal Studies is led by an editorial collective of feminist legal scholars working across a range of topics. Our team reviews, curates, organises, and manages the work of the journal. go.bsky.app/4p2orzx
You can read more about our publishing ethos here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
You can read more about our publishing ethos here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 24, 2024 at 12:55 PM
I have the privilege of working with many fabulous feminist scholars as part of the @flsjournal.bsky.social editorial team. Those of you interested in critical feminist socio-legal issues (intersecting with a range of other topics), please read/follow the journal and think about contributing to it.
On The President’s Orders (2019), a PBS documentary on police and vigilante masked killings at the height of Duterte’s Drug War—“If they’re stubborn, shoot them.” My country’s policing and surveillance architecture came by way of American imperialism.
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ON THE PRESIDENT'S ORDER | Frontline
YouTube video by My Philippines
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January 25, 2026 at 4:40 AM
On The President’s Orders (2019), a PBS documentary on police and vigilante masked killings at the height of Duterte’s Drug War—“If they’re stubborn, shoot them.” My country’s policing and surveillance architecture came by way of American imperialism.
youtu.be/Iit4R9mgjFs?...
youtu.be/Iit4R9mgjFs?...
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It's been a long time coming. After several years of revisions, my book Emotional Filipinos is coming out on April 15th. Please share and retweet! It would really mean a lot to me. Preorder sales available here: ugapress.org/978082037545...
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 AM
It's been a long time coming. After several years of revisions, my book Emotional Filipinos is coming out on April 15th. Please share and retweet! It would really mean a lot to me. Preorder sales available here: ugapress.org/978082037545...
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“and then our goons will kidnap that life and send it to a concentration camp if we deem them the wrong color”
JD Vance: "To our fellow Americans we say, you're never gonna find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
“and then our goons will kidnap that life and send it to a concentration camp if we deem them the wrong color”
Everything is so bleak, man
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Everything is so bleak, man
Getting PTSD reading these words, 2016, 2022, how we all lost it here. I wish I had more comforting thoughts but yeah
Let the picture of the little five year old boy standing facing the car and the old man being dragged out of his house with no shirt on, let those images burn into your brain. We don’t have to be this country. We don’t have to live this way.
Donald Trump was a choice, Republican voters made for us.
Donald Trump was a choice, Republican voters made for us.
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Getting PTSD reading these words, 2016, 2022, how we all lost it here. I wish I had more comforting thoughts but yeah
Acquitted of illegal possession of explosives but guilty of terrorist financing. In colloquialism, ano ‘to, grading by darts?
‘The arrest of Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been described as a ‘travesty of justice’. On Thursday a court will deliver its verdict, potentially sentencing her to 40 years in prison for alleged terrorism’ ⤵️
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘A grenade under her pillow?’: the Filipino journalist jailed for six years without trial
The arrest of Frenchie Mae Cumpio has been described as a ‘travesty of justice’. On Thursday a court will deliver its verdict, potentially sentencing her to 40 years in prison for alleged terrorism
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January 22, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Acquitted of illegal possession of explosives but guilty of terrorist financing. In colloquialism, ano ‘to, grading by darts?
I’m moving on to my next niche hyperfixation all thanks to the reels about Emilio Aguinaldo being abducted by Americans in 1901
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I’m moving on to my next niche hyperfixation all thanks to the reels about Emilio Aguinaldo being abducted by Americans in 1901
Imperyalismo, ibagsak.
January 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Imperyalismo, ibagsak.
Hey there was this guy Rodrigo who once said, I will protect you! And Rodrigo is living the rest of his days as a cardboard standee
January 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Hey there was this guy Rodrigo who once said, I will protect you! And Rodrigo is living the rest of his days as a cardboard standee
Living through a madman’s regime marked by withdrawal from international institutions and arbitrary use of lethal force by law enforcement is a nightmare we lived in not too long ago, and something I would never want any people to go through but here we are!!!
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Living through a madman’s regime marked by withdrawal from international institutions and arbitrary use of lethal force by law enforcement is a nightmare we lived in not too long ago, and something I would never want any people to go through but here we are!!!
Gonna have an aneurysm over Pinoys on Facebook posting stuff like be careful of criticizing the US because you might need a visa soon or that Pinoys should support Trump because doing otherwise means falling for woke propaganda.
January 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Gonna have an aneurysm over Pinoys on Facebook posting stuff like be careful of criticizing the US because you might need a visa soon or that Pinoys should support Trump because doing otherwise means falling for woke propaganda.
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If you want to know how bad this situation is, I am out here doing doctrinal analysis. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Trump accused of blatant breach of international law - ABC listen
Law experts and politicians are labelling US President Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela a clear breach of international law.
www.abc.net.au
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
If you want to know how bad this situation is, I am out here doing doctrinal analysis. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
A lingering anxiety we’ve always had from any sort of war talk in this country is the idea that however it goes, “maiipit kami”—we will get caught in the middle, entangled in the conflict of great powers. Being tethered to the fortunes of empire has always been our reality and it SUCKS.
January 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
A lingering anxiety we’ve always had from any sort of war talk in this country is the idea that however it goes, “maiipit kami”—we will get caught in the middle, entangled in the conflict of great powers. Being tethered to the fortunes of empire has always been our reality and it SUCKS.
very precedented times
January 5, 2026 at 3:40 AM
very precedented times
What passes for international law expertise in this country is mostly: Allying with US = the most optimal thing to avoid war with China. I beg these Filipino lawyers to stop cosplaying expertise.
January 4, 2026 at 1:47 AM
What passes for international law expertise in this country is mostly: Allying with US = the most optimal thing to avoid war with China. I beg these Filipino lawyers to stop cosplaying expertise.
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Reason-giving is good, actually.
The problem with liberal legalism is that it reduced any vision of the good society to reason-giving (or the appearance of it) but this doesn’t mean that making power account for itself isn‘t A Good Thing
The problem with liberal legalism is that it reduced any vision of the good society to reason-giving (or the appearance of it) but this doesn’t mean that making power account for itself isn‘t A Good Thing
January 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Reason-giving is good, actually.
The problem with liberal legalism is that it reduced any vision of the good society to reason-giving (or the appearance of it) but this doesn’t mean that making power account for itself isn‘t A Good Thing
The problem with liberal legalism is that it reduced any vision of the good society to reason-giving (or the appearance of it) but this doesn’t mean that making power account for itself isn‘t A Good Thing
America’s violent imperialism only ever gets more grotesque but also still the same? The Ship of Theseus of empires??
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
America’s violent imperialism only ever gets more grotesque but also still the same? The Ship of Theseus of empires??
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International lawyers often equivocate or speak in uncertainties when discussing if a particular act breaches international law. The fact that leading international lawyers have said in unequivocal terms that the US invasion of Venezuela is illegal shows how egregiously bad the situation is now.
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
International lawyers often equivocate or speak in uncertainties when discussing if a particular act breaches international law. The fact that leading international lawyers have said in unequivocal terms that the US invasion of Venezuela is illegal shows how egregiously bad the situation is now.
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If this doesn't come with a UNGA Uniting for Peace resolution and global condemnation then the prohibition on the use of force is finished and the UN will go the way of the League of Nations.
Ask the international lawyers in your life how they are because right now I wish I weren't 10 years sober
Ask the international lawyers in your life how they are because right now I wish I weren't 10 years sober
January 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM
If this doesn't come with a UNGA Uniting for Peace resolution and global condemnation then the prohibition on the use of force is finished and the UN will go the way of the League of Nations.
Ask the international lawyers in your life how they are because right now I wish I weren't 10 years sober
Ask the international lawyers in your life how they are because right now I wish I weren't 10 years sober
US Trillion Dollar Imperial War Machine
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
US Trillion Dollar Imperial War Machine
The Violent Urge to Do Quiet Academic Work During the Holidays Because I Have Been Overwhelmed By Unexpected Media Attention That I Did Not Ask For: A One Act Play
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Violent Urge to Do Quiet Academic Work During the Holidays Because I Have Been Overwhelmed By Unexpected Media Attention That I Did Not Ask For: A One Act Play
I’ve recently been extra dedicated on calling out Generative AI enjoyers. Wrote a bit for Rolling Stone PH about it. Slop is already breaking down our sense of shared reality.
rollingstonephilippines.com/state-of-aff...
rollingstonephilippines.com/state-of-aff...
How 2025 Saw the Enshittification of Philippine Democracy
In 2025, generative artificial intelligence has caused the “enshittification” of Philippine online platforms and, consequently, the country's democracy
rollingstonephilippines.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I’ve recently been extra dedicated on calling out Generative AI enjoyers. Wrote a bit for Rolling Stone PH about it. Slop is already breaking down our sense of shared reality.
rollingstonephilippines.com/state-of-aff...
rollingstonephilippines.com/state-of-aff...
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I urgently need help with a case of discrimination against a disabled person. Apple Store Battersea, London. Please get in touch with me ASAP. Please reshare
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I urgently need help with a case of discrimination against a disabled person. Apple Store Battersea, London. Please get in touch with me ASAP. Please reshare
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Not two weeks after a democratic socialist is elected mayor of New York City, 86 Democratic House members vote to 'condemn socialism.'
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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