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Human rights group Karapatan Southern Tagalog criticized the Marcos Jr. administration, linking Tallow’s abduction to a broader pattern of attacks against peasants and activists in Southern Tagalog and Bicol.
Increased militarization and attacks on human rights defenders can cause longstanding effects on children’s growth and development like displacement, forced early participation in the labor force, hunger, and trauma.
For the families left behind by the brutal anti-illegal drug campaign of Rodrigo Duterte, the prosecution of the International Criminal Court is ‘their court of last resort’. The recent postponement of the hearing about the confirmation of charges, for them, is a delaying tactic.
“Our livelihoods were destroyed by the storm. Now, they want to destroy our lives too. If something bad happens to us, it is the 59th IBPA who must be held accountable.”
Her commitment to volunteering for farmers’ rights was vilified by the government and she became one of the targets of its counterinsurgency programs.
"Every mother, every family of the disappeared lives in a prison of uncertainty. Our loved ones are gone but our fight for them is not."
"They told us that there is already a law in place. But we have repeatedly told them: it does not work,” said Edith Burgos, mother of disappeared activist Jonas Burgos and the chairperson of International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED).
For Cora, the loss is most acute in the everyday details.
Mags serves as spokesperson of Defend Workers Southern Tagalog, an alliance formed to protect workers’ rights in a region that has seen both industrial growth and intensified repression.
“Another challenge arises from the kind of climate where full cooperation from state forces cannot be expected. Even the safety and security of the search missions themselves are often at risk.”
Witnesses said that Man-aning, upon being taken by the military, was sobbing, showing visible distress, fear, and unwillingness to be taken by the military.
Despite his enrollment being revoked, Baltazar stated that his fight is not yet over. “Education is a right of all, not just of a few who can turn a blind eye just to follow your wrongful governance. Despite what they did to me, they will never be able to take away my principle to stand firm, my courage to speak out, and my commitment to fight for the rights not just for myself, but also for my fellow student,” he stressed.
For Mercedita and Generoso, memories of Bazoo are inseparable from the wisdom he carried.
In a report by SunStar Cebu, the second hearing revealed that the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) failed to provide evidence during the second hearing to prove CERNET’s association with a designation of persons or entities. Prior to that, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed the consortium’s legitimacy.
“The incidents we are reporting happened in a month when we should be observing International Humanitarian Law."
The group said that this pattern of harassment and forced surrender is a continuation of what was done in previous years.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed the terror financing complaint against Myrna Zapanta, a church worker and peasant rights advocate, citing lack of credible evidence.
Under the Geneva Conventions, persons rendered hors de combat (unable to fight), through surrender, capture, or injury, must be spared from attack and treated humanely. If proven, Domingo’s killing constitutes a war crime.
The Philippines’ so-called legacy and consistent championing of IHL does not reflect the lived experiences and records of its people, particularly under the administration of Marcos Jr.
The court said that the state forces chose to interpret the narration of the key witness in a manner favorable to their position, calling it selective and self-serving.
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