Rhomir S. Yanquiling is a researcher, local development professional, lawyer, and disability advocate committed to advancing social, environmental, and economic equity located in the Philippines. His interdisciplinary work centers on amplifying the voices of marginalized communities, particularly Indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities for the past 12 years. His work has brought him to cities like Bangkok, Yogyakarta, Taipei, Hanoi, Beijing, Brussels, Strasbourg, London, and Frankfurt for fellowships, policy dialogues, and conferences that led to international publications. He leads the Persons With Disability Inclusion Network (Pangasinan, Philippines), a volunteer-led initiative and grassroots advocacy platform that helps people with disabilities  navigate government processes to access benefits—such as disability IDs, healthcare, and social protection—and provides legal support for workplace discrimination, denied entitlements, and recognition of disability status.

He has been an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity at the London School of Economics (UK), a UNESCO-Keizo Obuchi Research Fellow (Tokyo and Paris), and a Climate Adaptation Finance Fellow (Frankfurt and Bangkok). He holds a Joint European Master’s in Comparative Local Development Studies (Hungary/Slovenia/Italy/Germany) as an Erasmus Mundus scholar of the EU, an MSc in Water Management and Governance (IHE Delft, The Netherlands), a law degree, and a BA in English. He is published in Journal of Historical Geography, Earth System Governance, and the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.