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“The Truth Commission was created to ensure that the stories of victims, survivors, and families are heard, verified, and preserved."
Even if non-binding, the ICJ advisory opinion is expected to influence international labor jurisprudence and state compliance with labor conventions.
“How can the Marcos administration sacrifice the fishing rights of Filipinos at the altar of US geopolitical agenda?”
“The Mangyan-Iraya are being called trespassers on their own ancestral land simply because they refuse to surrender it to big business interests."
It is illogical for the accused to evade judgment as they already served half of the minimum penalty.
From an ecosystem service and climate mitigation perspective, mature trees cannot be treated as equivalent to newly planted seedlings.
The roots of armed conflict cannot be resolved through state terror.
At least one worker dies every day from preventable accidents.
“Such acts of violence must not go unpunished and should be addressed in accordance with the law.”
"Non-cooperation with the ICC, especially at this point, denies victims and the Filipino people the due process and justice that they have long sought."
“While the government arrogantly parades its modern, state-funded infrastructure, our people face a catastrophic lack of basic housing, water, electricity, sanitation, and livelihood."
Residents’ legal counsel is keen on checking if the city ordinance mentioned did not supersede national laws.
"The sudden stoppage of production is a threat to our job security."
For rights defenders, the Cauayan incident cannot be separated from this broader climate of militarization and impunity.
Cases of sexual harassment in newsrooms and media industry remain underreported.
“This ruling is important. It affirms that attempts to block arrest through last-minute petitions and technical maneuvers should not be used to frustrate justice."
“For the months that they were in Barangay Salamanca, Errol reported that 18-hectares of land being cultivated by 16 peasant worker families, or 32 individuals, should have long been awarded to the farm workers. Based on Errol’s research, the person controlling the land only holds a tax declaration, not title."
A national fact-finding mission organized by human rights groups revealed that the Armed Forces of the Philippines used excessive military force on April 19. Residents also confirmed that at least six of the 19 killed were civilians.
“Resignation in the middle of this COA audit can be construed as an admission of guilt, or an abandonment of duty.”
“This appears to be another attempt of the Marcos Jr. regime to hide its war crimes from international eyes.”
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