Aaron Pedrosa is a public interest lawyer assisting and representing urban poor, workers, fisherfolks, Indigenous peoples, and mining and coal-affected communities in the Philippines. He represented communities affected by Asian Development Bank-funded coal plant in Cebu using ADB's accountability mechanism and is currently representing the first climate complaint involving 19 coal plants indirectly funded by the International Finance Corporation. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines Cebu and a law degree from the School of Law and Governance, University of San Carlos — Cebu.