Rights defenders unsafe under Marcos Jr. admin
There have been 1,240 documented cases of red-tagging in 2025 which is double the amount of red-tagging incidents in 2024.
Feb
2026
2
‘Manindigan’ | Human rights campaign perseveres amid attacks, violations
“There are trials and hardships, but the victory born of our collective stand—and the freedom of those burdened with these cases—is far greater and far more meaningful.”
Feb
2026
1
Mindoro survivor denies NTF-ELCAC ‘terror-grooming’ claims
“The limits of youth’s social and political power to change the rotten system drive them to live the lives and join the struggle of the workers and peasants both in the cities and countryside,”
Feb
2026
1
Proposed socmed registration repressive – ICT experts
The lack of clear, strict limitations on further use and cross-referencing of verification data raises the concern of sensitive information being used beyond verification.
Jan
2026
30
Anti-corruption activists fight back against sedition complaints
“Doubling down on the persecution of anti-corruption protesters, only reinforces our doubts on the sincerity of the government’s drive against bureaucratic corruption."
Jan
2026
30
Church councils condemn Cumpio, Domequil conviction
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) issued public statements on January 26 rejecting the conviction and urging its reversal.
Jan
2026
30
Trump’s Board of Peace a clear departure from international law – critics
“This board is outside the framework of the United Nations and has not included the Palestinian authority, the future of Gaza nor the future of the West Bank.”
Jan
2026
29
Gov’t action demanded over Basilan ferry tragedy
The family of Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso’s wife reportedly owns Aleson Shipping Lines.
Jan
2026
28
Negros human rights workers face harassment
They constitute attacks against human rights defenders, as well as environmental and food defenders, who are working to protect land, livelihoods, and the environment for present and future generations.”
Jan
2026
28
Int’l groups call for Cumpio, Domequil release
Cumpio and Domequil were targeted because of their efforts to improve the lives of the poor people in Eastern Visayas.
Jan
2026
27
ICC finds Duterte fit for trial
The Court clearly finds that Duterte is a perceptive person who has a broad understanding of what he has been charged with.
Jan
2026
27
Bukidnon children’s exposure to military firearms denounced
Photographs posted by the Army online show that children were on the top of military armored vehicles, while some of them were assisted by soldiers in holding long firearms.
Jan
2026
25
Eruption after eruption, Albay’s disaster funding never breaks the cycle
“Unspent resources should support relocation outside danger zones. But livelihoods can’t simply be uprooted, so authorities must guarantee access between new sites and work. Without that, people will return."
Jan
2026
24
How ‘ex-rebels’ testimonies lead to conviction of Cumpio, Domequil
“It’s based on these self-serving testimonies of these military assets, whose credibility in the first place should be questioned."
Jan
2026
24
Justice still elusive 15 years after murder of journalist Gerry Ortega
"We also grieve over what we as a people have allowed to fester: public servants who steal before our very eyes and openly get away with murder."
Jan
2026
24
‘Plain as day, GMA talents are regular employees’ – SC
“Plain as day, there exists an employer-employee relationship between GMA and respondent."
