About the author
Tony La Viña
Dean Tony La Viña is a professor of law, philosophy, and governance in several universities in the Philippines, including the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila, and the San Beda Graduate School of Law. He is the former Dean of the Ateneo School of Government and has been a human rights, environmental, and climate justice lawyer for thirty years. He is a convenor of Manlaban (a coalition against extrajudicial killings) and Concerned Lawyers for Civil Liberties.