“The publication started because there is a need for local coverage in the university and an agenda shift to bridge campus, local, and national issues for the students. It’s an initiative born out of student volunteerism.”
Month: November 2022
Bikers for clean energy say no to proposed BNPP revival
“This bike ride is in response to the many issues confronting the planned revival of the BNPP, the calls for clean energy, and how the government should respond to the impacts of climate change.”
UN Human Rights Committee urges Philippine government to stop red-tagging
The UNHRC said they are concerned at the “reports of increased crackdowns, including in the context of the government’s counter-terrorism and anti-illegal drug operations, on human rights defenders, activists and other civil society actors to discourage them from carrying out their legitimate activities.”
Civilians forced to ‘surrender,’ red-tagged activists band together to defend human rights
“We gather to put a stop to repeated attempts by the NTF-ELCAC and other state agencies to sow terror, confusion, and intimidate our people into silence and inaction. We gather to stand as one with the people in their struggles for democracy, social justice and genuine peace.”
TEKA SANDALI | Bakit wala pa ring cabinet secretary ang DOH at DA?
It has been nearly five months since Marcos Jr. was inaugurated as president but the Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture have yet to have full-time secretaries.
The Review
By DEE AYROSO
In Bacoor, residents decry ‘too little help’ as they rebuild their lives after Paeng
“We can hardly sleep at night. We don’t know where to ask for help.”
The people’s burden
By DEE AYROSO
Kin of the disappeared decry absence of accountability
Families of the disappeared commemorate their loved ones on All Souls Day, decrying what they described as the “state’s apparent disregard for accountability and justice.”
Paeng’s reminder
By DEE AYROSO
What is Universal Periodic Review and why citizens must participate in it
This is the fourth cycle of the UPR. In the past years, different people’s organizations and human rights groups in the Philippines have participated in this process to add their voice and at the same time to demand from the Philippine government to fulfill its human rights obligations.