“Congress should investigate why Meralco was not held accountable and how laws could be strengthened to truly defend the rights of the people."
"It's infuriating that those who are protesting to demand for a daily living wage of P1,200 ($19.53), lower prices of basic goods, and respect for the rights of workers and ordinary Filipinos are the very ones being charged."
Indigenous Peoples and environmental groups trooped to the offices of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday, July 14 following the recent mining exploration activities of the North Luzon Mineral Resource Corporation (NLMRC) in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya.
Kapag binabasa natin ang talinhaga ng manghahasik, madalas na nakatuon ang ating pansin sa iba’t ibang uri ng lupa. Ngunit kung babalik tayo sa mismong tagpo ng Ebanghelyo, may isang taong hindi natin gaanong napapansin—ang manghahasik. Siya ang unang lumabas. Siya ang unang nagpagod. Siya ang unang umasa.
“The states do not appear to actively care about human rights, nor do they even pay lip service to it to appear that they uphold [the fourth pillar].”
This is the second time that Duterte got impeached at the House of Representatives.
Various sectoral leaders expressed rage over billions of misused funds that could have been used for social services.
In this fast-paced society where many of us easily experience burnout, exhaustion, weariness and fatigue, we deeply long for rest.
“There can be no genuine friendship between an imperialist power and its neocolony.."
“Punishment is not the answer. Proper intervention is needed to guide children towards reason."
Aside from being displaced from their lands, farmers were subjected to intimidation from private armies, harassment, and fabricated charges.
Brimming with colors and hope, progressive and multisectoral groups gathered at UP Diliman to banner calls for equality and inclusivity on Saturday, June 27.
“As queer people living in Eastern Visayas, it is our responsibility not only to fight for our rights in the LGBTQIA+ community, but to also fight alongside the fisherfolk in Tacloban who bore the brunt of the Balikatan exercises that took place from April 20 to May 8.”
Across many Indigenous Filipino communities, expressions of gender and identity have long existed outside mainstream definitions.
Beyond LGBTQIA+ rights, participants called for lower prices of basic commodities, a living wage of P1,200, the removal of the 12-percent value-added tax on essential goods, and greater government accountability.
The LGBTQIA+ community in the Philippines remains vulnerable to discrimination and hate crimes. The Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Equality Bill is still pending in Congress after 25 years. For the Filipino queer community, Pride serves as a venue for protest as systemic problems persist.
There have been 1,240 documented cases of red-tagging in 2025 which is double the amount of red-tagging incidents in 2024.
Every generation faces a defining question. Not whether people believe in God, but which god they actually serve.
For progressives, pride is inseparable from the fight for climate justice, higher wages, to end militarization. For them, celebrating pride is to struggle for genuine and systemic solutions.
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