Memory as defiance: Remembering RJ Ledesma
Death is used as a warning but memory becomes a form of defiance.
May
2026
8
Environmental activists detained over ASEAN Summit protest
The organization condemned the detention and called for the immediate release of the activists, saying communities across Southeast Asia continue to suffer from landfill collapses, toxic fires, polluted air, and plastic pollution linked to unsustainable waste systems and fossil fuel dependence.
May
2026
8
Forensic expert raises questions on Toboso killings
If what happened on April 19 was indeed a gunfight, Fortun said, “Maybe we can speculate. Why were some of the gunshot wounds at the back if this was supposedly a confrontation? That’s my question.”
May
2026
8
Attacks on community journalism meant to silence people’s issues
“RJ symbolizes the best of us in community journalism, but his life was cut short when the military killed him."
May
2026
8
Displaced Marawi residents face eviction from temporary shelter
“The government prioritized infrastructure and tourism projects such as the Ferris wheel overlooking Lanao Lake over helping displaced families return and rebuild their homes."
May
2026
7
Teachers reject Ched’s plan to reduce General Education units
The proposed GE cuts are part of a neoliberal approach to education that prioritizes efficiency, cost-cutting, and marketable skills over universities’ broader mission of fostering critical inquiry.
May
2026
7
Rights commission report affirms detrimental outcomes of red-tagging — groups
For human rights alliance Karapatan, CHR’s conclusions reinforced its long-standing calls to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, a state-run agency that has been blatantly red-tagging progressive groups and advocates.
May
2026
7
Elizabeth Magbanua
Labor organizer Elizabeth "Loi" Magbanua has been missing since May 3, 2022.
May
2026
7
Toronto-based Filipino community seeks justice for Negros 19
The concerns shall be transmitted to the Philippine government, stressing that the petition and recommendations will be sent to the concerned agencies.
May
2026
7
Groups slam Tomahawk missile firing under Balikatan exercise
“All missile systems [...] should be immediately removed since they endanger our communities and undermine our national security."
May
2026
6
Groups decry Negros organizer’s arrest, cite ‘planted evidence’
Julie Ann Balora an organizer of the National Federation of Sugar Workers, was traveling with companions from Victorias City when an unmarked vehicle cut off their van along a circumferential road in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City.
May
2026
6
Why her impeachment case matters
Despite repeated communication for Duterte to directly respond to these allegations, she did not attend the hearings.
May
2026
5
Lawmakers, rights lawyers slam DND’s rejection of peace talks
“If we are ‘at peace,’ why does the armed conflict persist?”
May
2026
4
Humanizing the victims: Toboso massacre not a win for the Philippine military
“She was happy with what she did and we cannot stop her from doing something that gives her happiness. We have to respect that."
May
2026
4
Cebu’s waste crisis needs zero-waste solutions, not waste-to-energy, advocates say
Jorge Emmanuel, a chemical engineer, cautioned that all waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies emit toxic substances, making them a questionable solution.
May
2026
4
Binaliw landfill reopens amid unresolved issues after landslide
Experts and citizens continue to express concern over the resumption of the Binaliw landfill, citing unresolved issues that remain unaddressed by Prime Waste Solutions.
