“Development projects should be planned and implemented in the context of the country’s urgent needs and solutions to current dilemmas, and with thorough consideration of its long-term effects on the environment.”
Category: Special Reports
Special Report: Revealing the lies behind fake surrenders in Bicol
“These people are innocent civilians being tagged by the NTF-ELCAC as NPAs. Out of their desperation, they are using the civilians for their report on the counter-insurgency program.”
Yearender 2023: Anti-Terror Act as state’s weapon against dissent
The warning declared by various groups in 2020 – that the ATA would be used by the government to intimidate and harass human rights defenders, activists and dissenters – has become a reality.
Reaping the benefits of unionism, the Nexperia Philippines workers’ experience
For workers in Southern Tagalog, repression is as normal as resistance.
Amid attacks, urban poor persist in fight for right to housing
The struggle for their right to housing taught them that they have bigger fights to win.
A decade-long suffering: Yolanda survivors still deprived of essential services
A decade after Yolanda, survivors have to grapple with the absence of reliable and potable water supply, inadequate housing space and absence of certificate of ownership, high transportation costs, limited income opportunity and food insecurity, and absence of clear mechanism to hear grievances.
Special Report | With budget cuts, technological state universities not so techie
Students from state universities are calling for higher budgets for science laboratories, classrooms, and equipment amid expectations of excellence.
Teachers tell PH gov’t: address perennial problems of education sector
“Teachers have long suffered from an atrocious education system in the country. It is high time for the government to address these problems.”
SONA 2023 | Press freedom no better under Marcos Jr.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was silent on press freedom issues during his second State of the Nation Address. The situation on the ground is no better.
SONA 2023 | Still no justice for victims of enforced disappearances despite anti-disappearance law
A decade after the enactment of the Anti-Enforced Disappearance Act of 2012, relatives of victims of enforced disappearances continue to decry lack of accountability.
SONA 2023 | Agrarian reform beneficiaries await the fruits of their struggle
Agricultural workers and farmers remain in endless wait as agrarian reform takes a backseat under the Marcos Jr. administration.