Family of slain youth IP files charges vs military
“Jay-El was a son, a brother, and a leader. He deserved a future, not a bullet."
Family of slain youth IP files charges vs military
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First person | Rights lawyer shares his story in new book – ‘Ransomed by Love: A Happy Changemaker’s Unfinished Journey’
First person | Rights lawyer shares his story in new book – ‘Ransomed by Love: A Happy Changemaker’s Unfinished Journey’
“His memoir allows us to see not only his success and glory, but also his faults and a vulnerability rarely seen from him.”
Irene Khan asks PH: Have you reviewed cases vs journalists already?
Irene Khan asks PH: Have you reviewed cases vs journalists already?
United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion Irene Khan urged the Philippine government to review cases of journalists facing charges in court, asking as well about the status of yet unsolved media killings in the country.
Int’l rights body criticizes failed PH drug policy under Duterte, Marcos Jr
Int’l rights body criticizes failed PH drug policy under Duterte, Marcos Jr
Jerrie Abella, an AI campaigner, detailed the three critical stages where human rights violations occur: during arrests, within drug detention centers, and post-release. Abella described so-called "drug rehabilitation centers" as punitive detention facilities where individuals, including adolescents, are subjected to invasive drug tests and forced treatment. These centers, he said, do not offer rehabilitation but instead serve as sites of coercion.
COP29: What did agri-food gain from Baku?
COP29: What did agri-food gain from Baku?
The deal forged in Baku is an appalling development for the climate and planet, especially for the agri-food systems and all the vulnerable and marginalized social sectors that rely on it for their life and livelihood.
Network to hold Rodrigo Duterte accountable launched
Network to hold Rodrigo Duterte accountable launched
"Justice is holding Duterte and his accomplices accountable. They are responsible for thousands of extrajudicial killings."
Molbog leader charged with grave coercion for asserting right to ancestral land
Molbog leader charged with grave coercion for asserting right to ancestral land
Eusebio Pelayo, 69, a community leader and a Molbog resident in Mariahangin, Bugsuk, Palawan, is summoned to court on December 4 due to a criminal complaint filed by Caesar M. Ortega, described as the “Authorized Representative of Land owners situated within Bowen Island” in the document. Ortega is NCIP’s former OIC executive director of the NCIP and Ancestral Domain Office’s (ADO) former director.
15 years later, still no justice for Ampatuan Massacre victims
15 years later, still no justice for Ampatuan Massacre victims
“I can’t accept until now. It has been 15 years, but there is still no further action. I lost my trust in the government,” said Catherine Nuñez whose son Victor, a UNTV reporter, was one of the 32 media workers and 26 others killed in the bloody massacre.
When a national expressway destroyed rice fields in Nueva Ecija, farmers’ debts and floods deepened
When a national expressway destroyed rice fields in Nueva Ecija, farmers’ debts and floods deepened
As the Philippines loan burden rises from internationally-funded projects like the P11.8-billion (USD 200, 218, 740) Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX), local farmers are forced to constantly borrow money to sustain their livelihoods and families for day-to-day survival.
Marcos Jr. gifts deeper military presence to US
Marcos Jr. gifts deeper military presence to US
All these evasively general, vague statements are surely covering up something much bigger. The Filipino people are entitled to know.
Balik-Tanaw | Bringing about the kindom of God
Balik-Tanaw | Bringing about the kindom of God
In the year 600 BC, the kingdoms of Jerusalem and Judah found themselves subjugated, first by the Egyptian and then by the Babylonian empires. The empires, as ruling authorities, had control over various aspects of governance. They dictated policies, imposed heavy taxes, and appointed tyrannical vassal kings, with all facets of rule falling under their command.
Konteksto | ‘Negosyonibersidad’
Konteksto | ‘Negosyonibersidad’
Bagama’t nangangakong hindi palalayasin ang mga manininda, nakapagtatakang mas binibigyan ng prayoridad sa espasyo ng kampus ang mga “taga-labas” sa halip na ‘yong mga bahagi ng komunidad.
UN experts raise alarm over terrorism charges against dev’t workers
UN experts raise alarm over terrorism charges against dev’t workers
MANILA – United Nations mandate holders expressed deep concern on the terrorism and terrorist financing charges against 27 development workers of Cebu-based non-government organization Community Empowerment Resource Network Inc. (CERNET). The UN mandate holders...
Calumpit residents brace for worse flooding, displacement with the construction of the Malolos-Clark railway project
Calumpit residents brace for worse flooding, displacement with the construction of the Malolos-Clark railway project
“Development projects should be planned and implemented in the context of the country's urgent needs and solutions to current dilemmas, and with thorough consideration of its long-term effects on the environment."
IP community prevents PNP, alleged SMC elements from entering ancestral land
IP community prevents PNP, alleged SMC elements from entering ancestral land
“We cannot sleep well these days because we fear that they will enter the community. Our husbands have skipped work and our livelihoods have been paralyzed just so we can defend our ancestral land from their attempts to seize it. Our children sometimes do not have anything to eat.”
News in Pictures | Journos remember 15th year since Ampatuan massacre
News in Pictures | Journos remember 15th year since Ampatuan massacre
As the 15th anniversary of the Ampatuan massacre draws near, journalists from across the Visayas region paid tribute to the 58 victims of one of the deadliest attacks against journalists that left including 32 media workers killed. Veteran journalist and MindaNews...
Mary Jane Veloso will soon be home
Mary Jane Veloso will soon be home
Veloso’s case was brought to international attention after she was sentenced to die in Indonesia. Prior to this, her family spent more than five years seeking government assistance to prove that she was a victim of human trafficking.
Making them visible: Invisible Labor archives the workers’ struggle
Making them visible: Invisible Labor archives the workers’ struggle
Invisible Labor's director Joanne Cesario said that the documentary’s success was a collective effort by the workers’ movement and advocates dedicated to preserving labor history. Reflecting on a 2022 gathering of labor rights advocates, Cesario shared how they recognize the urgent need to mainstream labor history, even within the workers’ movement itself.
Unstable platforms: How the ‘gig economy’ is pushing workers off the edge
Unstable platforms: How the ‘gig economy’ is pushing workers off the edge
Platform workers often fall into debt either as a result of working or in the process of getting into the industry. Dr. Cheryl Ruth Soriano noted that in many cases, workers took out loans to use as initial capital, usually to purchase motorcycles, fuel, shoulder maintenance costs, and so on.
Karapatan pushes for DOJ cooperation with ICC probe on Duterte’s drug war
Karapatan pushes for DOJ cooperation with ICC probe on Duterte’s drug war
"Ignoring this reality would be counterproductive and will only prolong the entire process and open it to manipulation by the Duterte camp, besides prolonging the agony of the families of victims who have long been seeking justice for their loved ones,” Cristina Palabay said in a statement.
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