Dr. Ma. Lourdes Veneracion-Rallonza is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Ateneo de Manila University.

As a feminist political scientist, she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on gender and transitional justice, women’s human rights, women peace and security.

Robert Francis Garcia is a human rights and transitional justice champion. He is the author of a number of books, including To Suffer thy Comrades: How the Revolution Decimated Its Own (National Book Awards winner and national bestseller in 2002).

Maricel “Eizel” Hilario-Patiño is an anthropologist working mostly on Indigenous Peoples’ concerns, particularly on the issues of massive dispossession, rights to ancestral domains and self-determination, cultural politics of “development”, and biodiversity conservation.

Marian Pastor Roces founded and leads the Philippines' pioneering and only museum development corporation, TAO INC. With this corporation, she established the Cultural Center of the Philippines' new online museum, 21AM; the University of the Philippines' Museum to a History of Ideas; BARMM's Bangsamoro Museum; the Museo ng Kaalamang Katutubo; the Yuchengco Museum; and the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design; among others. Roces curated 4 Philippine Pavilions for World Expos Aichi, Zaragoza, Shanghai, and Dubai -- with the Zaragoza and Aichi Pavilions awarded the best designed pavilions in the world.

Paul Formaran is a communications professional who advocates for ethical strategies and regimes. He currently works as a curatorial assistant with more than five years of experience in the cultural space, helping develop and open meaningful and thoughtful exhibits in the Philippines.

Maria Fe Pavino Quiroga has extensive experience working on a range of curatorial, research, and publication projects for more than 10 years. Her work in graphic design includes several exhibition and education materials and publication. Trained in curatorship and anthropology, she is dedicated to a reflexive curatorial practice grounded on meaningful partnerships with local communities and the public.

Karl Castro, b. 1986 is an acclaimed book designer for cultural and scholarly volumes, and poster designer for diverse works of Philippine cinema. He helps cultivate conversations and interventions across various creative fields, with a focus on art, design, and cinema. His areas of interest include culture, books, travel, craft, history, and Filipino identity.

Meynardo P. Mendoza, Ph.D. (Research Lead) is currently a Lecturer at the Department of History, Ateneo de Manila University. He was formerly the Director of the Ateneo Martial Law Museum as well as the Ateneo Center for Asian Studies. One major area of his research work is on collective memory and history, transitional justice and reparations in the Philippines (Marcos human rights victims) and in Cambodia (Khmer Rouge genocide trial).

Kristine Michelle Santos is the Executive Director of Ateneo Library of Women’s Writings (ALiWW) and assistant professor in the Department of History and Japanese Studies Program at Ateneo de Manila University. Her research focuses on social, cultural, at times historical, and affective interventions that impact women’s queer and transformative engagements with Asian media. Her studies examine a wide range of literacies related to comics production, fan networks, and Boys Love culture.

Feric Gaius L. Galvez is a faculty member of the Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University. His academic engagement is focused on social interactions and qualitative psychological research methods with special interest in peace, politics, and gender psychology. He is also a member of the Ateneo’s Analytics for Democratization Laboratory, a habitus or space where scholars convene, formulate ideas, investigate phenomena, and produce scholarly works on democratization with critical text analysis as the primary theoretical framework. Critical thinking is employed with three main thrusts – conceptual understanding, practical application, and ethical reflection.

Mucha-Shim Lahaman Quiling belongs to the Panglima Saipuddin clan of Laminusa island, Sulu Archipelago. Sama and Tausug by ancestral origin, she self-identifies as Bangsa Sug.

As educator and researcher on Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Processes, she has been university lecturer of over 20 years.

Ms. Fatmawati Tulawie Salapuddin (Local Researcher for Tausug-Sulu) served as Commissioner of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos from March 2016 to March 2020 and of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission from April 2013 to February 2016. She served as Director IV of Bureau on Peace and Conflict Resolution – National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (BPCR-NCMF) from August 2011 – March 2013.

Jenita Eko, a full-blooded T’boli, is the founder and president of Lake Sebu Indigenous Women Weavers Association, Inc. (2001-2021) and of Tnalak Tau Sebu (Federation of T’boli Handicraft Makers, 2017-2020). Its core value is the protection of the Communal Intellectual Property of Tboli Tribe over Tnalak Handicraft designs through Geographical Indication (GI) Mark.