Duterte and Robredo belong to different political parties in the Philippines, where the president and the vice president are elected separately. “I was a human rights lawyer for a long time and the way we’re doing things before, it seems that they are not working now. The vice president however was quick to emphasize that despite the roadblocks, human rights campaigners and advocates are looking for avenues to be more creative and to push back efforts to curtail fundamental rights. Roadblocks to rights advocacyRobredo lamented how the focus of the issue changes whenever she discusses human rights. She cited for example that some people thought that she was “ambitious” and was after Duterte’s job whenever she criticizes the Philippine government’s record on human rights.

Source: Philippine Star April 09, 2018 02:59 UTC