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.
Dec
2025
20
Closing Lumad schools not enough, gov’t targets humanitarian mission activists
"We will not stop until justice is served. We have done nothing wrong. Their accusations bear no truth and we will continue to challenge it and push for any legal remedies available to us."
Dec
2025
20
Bayan rejects 2026 budget, exposes pork barrel in bicam version
The deadlock exposed the bicam not as a venue for reconciliation but as a bargaining table over pork.
Dec
2025
20
On International Migrants Day, Filipino migrants in Canada demand genuine protection and services from the PH gov’t
Migrante Canada joined Migrante International in declaring December 18 as Zero Remittance Day, expressing outrage against systemic government corruption in the Philippines, where hard-earned remittances sent daily by Overseas Filipino Workers are pocketed by the state.
Dec
2025
20
Human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares receives honorary doctorate from University of Melbourne
The university cited Colmenares’ role in advancing legal accountability in the Philippines and beyond, particularly through international human rights mechanisms and domestic legal reforms.
Dec
2025
20
Sitio Marihangin residents fight unfavorable temporary restraining order
“Many people were crying because of the Court's decision. It was as if they had lost hope."
Dec
2025
19
Leaving to survive: How joblessness pushes Filipinos into trafficking hubs across Southeast Asia
For Migrante International, the human trafficking cases surfacing in recent months—particularly those involving “scam hubs” in Southeast Asia—are not isolated incidents. They are symptoms of a deeper crisis forcing Filipinos to leave the country in search of work.
Dec
2025
18
Marcos Jr. denies entry, blacklists Filipino-American woman activist
At immigration, Julie Jamora was told she had been blacklisted and denied entry into the Philippines and told to return to the United States.
Dec
2025
18
ASEAN’s EV surge runs on untraceable Philippine nickel
While these communities grapple with the fallout of extraction, Southeast Asia is racing to an electric?vehicle future.
Dec
2025
18
Filipino workers win labor case vs Dutch gym
Workers said that they were required to work extremely long hours and were housed to cramped, undignified conditions, often sharing beds while fearing reprisals if they complained or left their jobs.
Dec
2025
17
Kung sana ako’y isang bato
Wala na akong aasamin
walang kahapong lilipas, walang darating na bukas
at ang ngayon ko’y hindi sumisikad o umaatras
walang nagaganap sa akin!
Dec
2025
17
Kung ako’y mamamatay
Kung ako’y mamamatay
Kailangan kang mabuhay
Upang ikwento ang kwento ko
Ipagbili ang mga gamit ko
Upang makabili ng kapirasong tela
At mga tali
(y’ung puti na may mahabang buntot)
Dec
2025
17
Tribunal finds Israel guilty of genocide, ecocide
“One hundred thousand tons of explosives – equivalent to nine nuclear bombs – were dropped on Gaza. Every environmental sector was shattered.”
Dec
2025
17
Plight of jobless graduates
Like many young workers, she has been unable to access government aid, citing strict qualifications she and others do not meet.
Dec
2025
15
Defending the environment, fighting for human rights
Because ancestral lands are rich in natural resources, the extreme militarization is driven by corporate greed.
Dec
2025
15
Flames of memory in Kentex tragedy zine
The zine, published days before the 10th year of the Kentex fire tragedy, serves as a reminder not just of the tragic fate of the workers but also of how labor exploitation kills and continuously takes lives.
