Amiel Roldan: A Painter & A Curator ™

The Premise in “Surrender to Whom?” by Anthony Ludalvi A. Vista Amiel Gerald A. Roldan™ October 23, 2026   The essay by Anthony Ludalvi A. Vista, published in the immediate aftermath of Malacañang’s 21 October 2026 appeal to Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, poses a deceptively simple question: “Surrender to whom?” It anchors its answer in a strict reading of the 1987 Philippine Constitution and classical separation-of-powers doctrine. The piece is rhetorically effective, legally formalist, and politically pointed. It is also incomplete. A fuller analysis requires situating the argument within the dualist-monist tension of Philippine international law, the actual procedural history of the ICC warrant against dela Rosa, the Supreme Court’s May 2026 disposition of his petition, and the practical realities of enforcement. What follows is an expanded academic examination of the premise, its strengths, its silences, and its ultimate normative force. I. The Factual Premise and Its Immedia...

Galerie Stephanie  & Cartollino        Amiel Gerald A. Roldan™ October 20, 2026   About the Author...   Amiel Gerald A. Roldan (born 1972, Mandaluyong City, Philippines) is a multidisciplinary Filipino visual artist, printmaker, painter, independent curator, researcher, writer, and cultural worker whose practice has unfolded since the mid-to-late 1990s. He is not primarily defined by discrete artworks but by sustained engagement with the full ecology of Philippine contemporary art: production, exhibition-making, documentation, pedagogy, criticism, artist development, and the often-invisible labor that sustains cultural infrastructure. Educated in Studio Painting (BA Fine Arts and Certificate of Fine Arts) at the University of the Philippines Diliman (roughly 1993–1998), Roldan’s practice quickly expanded beyond painting into printmaking, photography, installation, writing, and curatorial work. Early recognition included an Honourable Mention from t...