Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I have a new open access book chapter included in the volume “Marcos, Martial Law, and the Complexities of Memory in the Philippines”. The entire book, published by Routledge, is free to download here: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi... 021
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Was interviewed by Francis Leach of ABC Radio this (early!) morning in his show ABC Overnights for a short recap of what went down with Senator Dela Rosa’s escape. Right around 3:39:30. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...abc.net.auOvernights - ABC listenOn Overnights, there's great music and interesting guests from Australia and all parts of the globe. 030
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Gunshots inside Senate. All this mayhem for one Bato Dela Rosa. 040
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Did the ICC ever think that its biggest headache won’t be the high politics surrounding intl tribunals but… chronically online Filipinos, a meme Senator *literally* running from a warrant, an ex-senator casually presenting the *secret* warrant out of sheer pettiness, cardboard standees???? 0103
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Sara Duterte impeached Senate coup, Duterte sympathetic bloc takes majority NBI confirms ICC warrant against Senator Dela Rosa Senator Dela Rosa caught on video running along Senate halls to evade ICC warrant All in a few hours What a Monday for the Philippines 29023
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 09/04/2026What a time to be a cradle Catholic with a distinct dislike for American Adult Converts 120
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I’m a PhD candidate! Project supervised by @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social and A/Prof Vicki Sentas. Last of the social media blast I promise! I am going to hibernate for the weekend! 3150
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 20/03/2026New (open access) article in the European Journal of Legal Studies of EUI. It’s about Duterte but also about time, damage to time, and maybe(?) reparative attitudes towards ruptured time. Written some time back, in a different world. Full issue link: www.eui.eu/Content-Type... 041
Reposted by Ross TugadeTom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 09/03/2026It was a privilege to join forces with @bechamilton.bsky.social to write this piece on the Iran war in response to Yuval Shany and Amichai Cohen Aggression, Plain and Simple @justsecurity.org www.justsecurity.org/133417/aggre...justsecurity.orgAggression, Plain and Simple: A Response to Shany and Cohen on the Attack on IranLegal academics debate the state of international law and international institutions in light of the US-Israel-Iran War. 12212
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 04/03/2026No photos with @erincook.bsky.social from coffee today but I swear it happened 010
Reposted by Ross TugadePriya Pillai @pillaipriy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Last week, the International Criminal Court #ICC held hearings for the confirmation of charges relating to Rodrigo #Duterte. The pre-trial judges have 60 days for their decision on the charges, and whether there is sufficient evidence to move to trial. share.google/KDEf6RaVTSzY...share.googleICC concludes confirmation of charges hearing in Duterte caseToday, 27 February 2026, the confirmation of charges hearing in the case The Prosecutor v. Rodrigo Roa Duterte concluded before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), composed ... 073
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 02/03/2026The absolute whiplash experienced by Philippine "international law professors" (Bar review enthusiasts) who have cheered on international law to work last week (vs Duterte) and now publicly declaring their feelings of bewilderment over what is happening, that perhaps international law should fail. 110
Reposted by Ross TugadeErin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 02/03/2026A Filipina carer was killed in Israel, super sad www.rappler.com/philippines/...rappler.comFilipino caregiver in Israel killed during airstrike(1st UPDATE) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the Filipino caregiver was assisting her patient to reach a bomb shelter but was struck by shrapnel before they can arrive 133
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 27/02/2026My favourite bit of DDS disinfo: troll script now says Judge Sebutinde is with the ICC. Jeeeez 142
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 26/02/2026News cycle in the Philippines has been difficult to watch lately. 000
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Centerlaw is not yet on Bluesky, but they have shared Joel Butuyan’s opening statement in the ICC on their Facebook page. A statement that should go down in Philippine history. (1/2) 132
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Can I show this to answer “What is the original contribution of your PhD?” 230
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Kaufman credits Duterte for 4Ps. Kaufman calls the victim's presentation as mere politicking, no evidence. Here is data, showing how the victims of Duterte's onslaught were beneficiaries of the 4Ps. jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/10....jied.lse.ac.ukExamining the Effects of Drug-Related Killings on Philippine Conditional Cash Transfer Beneficiaries in Metro Manila, 2016–2017 | Journal of Illicit Economies and Development 010
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 23/02/2026The lines of Joel Butuyan’s opening statement should be seared in all of our minds, in our history forevermore. This is what the ICC proceedings mean for the victims. That last boat. And he reminds us what Duterte did to all of us. To our society. To our culture. 022
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Those Drug War years felt like hell and maybe we will never truly patch those parts of ourselves, even as we are now away. I find great comfort in what Raffy Lerma told me: “andito tayo ngayon dahil trabaho natin to.” We are here today because this is our work. May Duterte’s victims get justice. 000
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 21/02/2026I am not sure if Bluesky is an appropriate platform for gym progress photos AND announcement of academic things like Twitter was 110
Reposted by Ross TugadeDr Tamsin Phillipa Paige @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social · 13/02/2026So I recently sat down with Sainted Judge Hilary Charlesworth (blessed be her name), Prof Di Otto, and Prof Christine Chinkin to record the Season 3 opener of #CalledToTheBar Go have a listen: on.soundcloud.com/Vaq9CC1yiokQ...soundcloud.com64. Feminist Careers in International LawIn the Season 3 opener of Called to the Bar, Tamsin Phillipa Paige (Deakin Law School) is joined by an extraordinary panel to reflect on what a feminist career in international law can look like in pr 3199
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Think I’m done w microblogging or whatever it was Twitter started. Or social media. Idk this is no fun anymore 020
Reposted by Ross TugadeSenthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 24/11/2024I 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. 0287
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 25/01/2026On 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.beON THE PRESIDENT'S ORDER | FrontlineYouTube video by My Philippines 041
Reposted by Ross TugadeGeorge B. Radics @georgeradics.bsky.social · 24/01/2026It'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... 47015
Reposted by Ross Tugadejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/01/2026“and then our goons will kidnap that life and send it to a concentration camp if we deem them the wrong color” 21459771134
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Getting PTSD reading these words, 2016, 2022, how we all lost it here. I wish I had more comforting thoughts but yeah 000
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Acquitted of illegal possession of explosives but guilty of terrorist financing. In colloquialism, ano ‘to, grading by darts? 133
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I’m moving on to my next niche hyperfixation all thanks to the reels about Emilio Aguinaldo being abducted by Americans in 1901 130
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Hey 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 040
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Living 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!!! 092
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Gonna 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. 010
Reposted by Ross TugadeNtina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 05/01/2026If you want to know how bad this situation is, I am out here doing doctrinal analysis. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...abc.net.auTrump accused of blatant breach of international law - ABC listenLaw experts and politicians are labelling US President Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela a clear breach of international law. 1257
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 05/01/2026A 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. 120
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 04/01/2026What 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. 151
Reposted by Ross TugadeNtina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Reason-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 3242
Ross Tugade @rosselle.bsky.social · 03/01/2026America’s violent imperialism only ever gets more grotesque but also still the same? The Ship of Theseus of empires?? 070
Reposted by Ross TugadeSenthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 03/01/2026International 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. 03514
Reposted by Ross TugadeDr Tamsin Phillipa Paige @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social · 03/01/2026If 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 28436
