On August 23, 2024, labor organizer James Jasmines, 63, was abducted and disappeared in Tabaco City, Albay province. At around 10 p.m., he was biking to his rented home from a birthday dinner when he was intercepted by a group of men and forced into a white van.

His friend, cycling activist Felix Salaveria Jr., 66, reported that he was missing. A few days later, on Aug. 28, Salaveria was also abducted near his home. The incident was caught in a barangay CCTV.

The two men remain missing.

Read more about James and Felix in these articles:

Corazon’s search for her abducted husband and labor organizer

Cyclists, advocates, family call in unison: Surface Felix Salaveria

State forces involved in the disappearance of James and Felix

No urgency for Bicol police in investigating disappeared activists, kin say

In search of missing father, daughters get to know why he is loved by a small bicol village

SC issues protective writs in favor of abducted environmental activist

Honoring by remembering, two daughters endure father’s disappearance

A year after disappearance, Corazon finds more questions than answers

Hearing for disappeared labor activist starts almost a year after filing

CA rules gov’t reponsible for James Jazmines’ disappearance