Laurel Fantauzzo, Lecturer (Writing) from the Humanities Division, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about the ground sentiments on Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, a year after he took office. The article highlighted the writer’s experience at Rise Up for Life and for Rights, a church-based organisation that supports the families of victims of the Duterte administration’s notorious antidrug policies. The Times noted that Ms Fantauzzo is the author of The First Impulse.