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More than 8,000 soldiers from the United States, the Philippines, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Canada are participating in consecutive “war games” this year.
These arrests only serve to worsen the already worrisome state of human rights.
Seven detainees were taken in groups to a conference room and questioned without the presence of lawyers.
“Marcos Jr., mahiya ka naman.”
“They are going house to house just to intimidate us."
“It sets a bad, dangerous precedent. They conducted the arrest in the middle of the protest. Even police protocols and the law prohibits it."
"For years, the ATA and the TFPSA have served as legal weapons for unjust arrests, prolonged detention, bank account freezes and other forms of political repression, threatening the people’s fundamental rights and freedoms."
“Any act by law enforcement that prevents members of the press from documenting public assemblies undermines press freedom."
"We learned so much, including the daily indignities they experienced."
The two witnesses testified that no “Carlos De Dios” had lived in the barangay where the three accused were arrested.
“By sustaining this conviction, the State codifies a chilling precedent."
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defender Mary Lawlor urged the Philippine government to reopen the investigation, stressing that the documentary evidence tends to support wrongful death litigation.
The cyberlibel complaint against Santos comes amid continuing opposition to NLMRC’s exploration activities, with residents maintaining a barricade to protest the company’s operations.
"The establishment of the Hands Off Mindanao Youth Activists Network is a declaration that the youth will continue to stand together in defense of our rights, our communities, and our future."
Since the arrest was unlawful, the court held that the search conducted afterward was likewise unconstitutional.
“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].”
“Six-months suspension is entirely disproportionate to the severe, life-threatening danger she has inflicted upon the medical community.”
Memory is brutal for the families of drug war victims.
"What is deeply painful and infuriating is that Palparan is the one we ended up speaking with."
There have been 1,240 documented cases of red-tagging in 2025 which is double the amount of red-tagging incidents in 2024.
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