What Filipino Gen Z first-timers think of COP
“We know that COP will not solve the climate crisis especially when the governments are offering false solutions to the negotiating table."
What Filipino Gen Z first-timers think of COP
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Workers decry Marcos Jr. pay hikes for security forces as wages remain frozen
Workers decry Marcos Jr. pay hikes for security forces as wages remain frozen
“The government continues to reward institutions long linked to serious human rights violations while workers are left behind.”
Marcos, Duterte face corruption, rights violations
Marcos, Duterte face corruption, rights violations
“State-sponsored terror under Marcos Jr. continues to weaponize laws and fully mobilize the state’s armed forces to silence staunch defenders of people’s rights and anti-corruption advocates, to intimidate citizens and activists in protests, and to terrorize communities."
Close to 300 Palawan residents accused of squatting on their ancestral lands
Close to 300 Palawan residents accused of squatting on their ancestral lands
“We will not leave Marihangin. This is where we grew up, where our ancestors are buried. This is where our generation planted our crops and fished.”
Farmer in Leyte pressured into intel role, files CHR case vs 3rd IB for intimidation amid refusal
Farmer in Leyte pressured into intel role, files CHR case vs 3rd IB for intimidation amid refusal
Rights group Katungod, in an interview, said that this pattern of harassment by the military and other state agents against farmers has been happening on the islands of Leyte and Samar.
For Int’l Human Rights Day, CPJ urges Marcos Jr. to free detained Filipino journalist
For Int’l Human Rights Day, CPJ urges Marcos Jr. to free detained Filipino journalist
Aside from calling on governments across the globe to free imprisoned journalists, they also called to end impunity for those who attack the press.
NPA fighter seeking justice for murdered brother killed in Negros Occidental
NPA fighter seeking justice for murdered brother killed in Negros Occidental
Those who knew him rejected the military’s characterization, describing Ka Marcos not as a “notorious” rebel but as a son and brother driven into armed struggle by grief and injustice.
Panay groups warn vs private monopoly in electricity
Panay groups warn vs private monopoly in electricity
“Replacing cooperatives with private corporations shifts control of vital infrastructure from local stakeholders to profit-driven shareholders.”
Groups decry ‘state repression’ after LTO seizes protest vehicles
Groups decry ‘state repression’ after LTO seizes protest vehicles
“These vehicles are the drivers’ sole means of livelihood. Impounding them is not just a form of harassment, it is economic punishment.”
Int’l mission confirms disruption of residents’ lives due to US–PH military exercises
Int’l mission confirms disruption of residents’ lives due to US–PH military exercises
Those whose livelihood were affected received meager aid or none at all.
Red-tagged Bicol disaster response group continues helping poor communities
Red-tagged Bicol disaster response group continues helping poor communities
“At a time when accountability must be demanded of those responsible for large-scale corruption and the misuse of public funds, it is unacceptable that humanitarian and community-based organizations are instead being targeted, discredited, and placed at risk,
Women journalists’ safety as human rights issue
Women journalists’ safety as human rights issue
From story assignments to newsroom culture and practices, gendered undertones or microaggressions are often overlooked.
Migrant workers’ plight continues in Canada so does their resistance
Migrant workers’ plight continues in Canada so does their resistance
While wage theft, precarious working conditions, job insecurity, workplace harassment, loss of legal status persist, so does the strength, courage, and perseverance of migrant workers and the migrant rights movement in Canada and across the world.
CARDINAL RULE: People must be more united than the competing thieves
CARDINAL RULE: People must be more united than the competing thieves
Malalim ang ugat, at malawak din ang sanga-sanga ng sistemang korap. Lahat ng sangkot, dapat managot.
Lawyers turn to SC to denounce courtroom red-tagging
Lawyers turn to SC to denounce courtroom red-tagging
By introducing the red-tagging document in the RTC case, NUPL stressed that the lawyer formerly associated with NTF-ELCAC may have violated provisions of the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA)
Groups renew call to abolish NTF-ELCAC, junk confidential funds
Groups renew call to abolish NTF-ELCAC, junk confidential funds
For the signatories of the unity statement, the struggle is not just about defunding an agency but also about reclaiming public resources for genuine social services and protecting democratic rights.
Detainees hold hunger strike due to inhumane treatment
Detainees hold hunger strike due to inhumane treatment
“The cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment persists, and so does our fight for dignity, justice, and humanity inside prisons where rights are routinely denied."
‘People’s warrant of arrest’ vs Marcos Jr.
‘People’s warrant of arrest’ vs Marcos Jr.
Human rights groups said that those who get arrested are anti-corruption protesters instead of government officials involved in corruption scandals.
Tacloban youth activist harassed after November 30 protest
Tacloban youth activist harassed after November 30 protest
“My mother said that the man was commanded by a fellow policeman to interrogate me about my supposed ‘officership’ in KPL-Tacloban as the one ‘handling finance and budget."
Rights group, kin denounce harassment in Kalinga
Rights group, kin denounce harassment in Kalinga
“Police personnel from Pinukpuk entered our home without any consent or permission. Many of them went inside our house. Some wore masks. Some wore bonnets like thieves. Is that how the police behave?”
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