Gov’t urged to respect right to protest vs. Pax Silica
"People's rights do not become suspended whenever the President is courting foreign investors.”
Nov
2023
10
Proposed military pact with Japan to intensify conflict in West PH Sea, groups say
Women’s group Gabriela similarly denounced the Reciprocal Access Agreement, citing that Japan has yet to apologize for its atrocities during the war that involved sexual slavery.
Nov
2023
9
Filipino artists group launches recipe booklet in Hong Kong
SAKA, or Sama-Samang Artista para sa Kilusang Agraryo, was recently invited by arts center Para Site to visit Hong Kong and share about the struggle for agrarian reform in the Philippines. They produced a booklet entitled, "Three Songs, Three Recipes." SAKA, an alliance of artists concerned with genuine land reform, rural development, and food security, bonded with migrant workers over food and music.
Nov
2023
8
Indigenous peoples’ groups call for independent probe of the human rights situation in PH
"The visit of Special Rapporteur Ian Fry marks a critical moment in bringing our fight for climate justice and human rights to the international level."
Nov
2023
8
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.
Nov
2023
8
New agri chief told to boost local productions, scrap import liberalization
“If Marcos Jr., as the president of the country and a former head of this department, didn’t resolve the agriculture and food crisis, now, he appointed an oligarch."
Nov
2023
8
Press freedom advocates light candles for slain journalists in the Philippines and Gaza
"Out of the almost 200 cases of journalist killings in our country, only 11 percent of the cases have resulted in convictions."
Nov
2023
7
News in Pictures | Filipinos in the US march in support of Palestine
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-USA said the action was the largest mobilization for Palestine in US history where at least 300,000 individuals reportedly joined.
Nov
2023
7
News in Pictures | 2 envi activists filed counter affidavit against perjury case
"Jonila and Jhed deserve their complete liberty from any form of harassment and intimidation, for them to continue their advocacy work in the coastal communities.”
Nov
2023
7
News in Pictures | Filipino journalists light candles for colleagues slain in Gaza
According to Committee to Protect Journalists, as of Nov. 7, thirty-seven journalists and media workers were confirmed dead. Majority of those who died were Palestinians with 32 deaths.
Nov
2023
7
Marcos Jr. urged to end pattern of disappearances, rights violations
“To the president, I can only hope that you heed the calls of the masses and end this pattern of disappearances and human rights violations. I hope to see a nation whose leaders direct their efforts not to oppression but to what its countrymen need."
Nov
2023
6
Sisters of abducted farmers demand their brothers’ release
Sisters of two farmers who were abducted in a farming community in Nueva Ecija are still looking for their loved one. Their alleged abduction brings to 11 the total number of disappearances in a span of 16 months under the Marcos Jr. administration.
Nov
2023
6
PH continues to decline in global press freedom rankings
The Philippines continues to be one of the countries in the world with the worst record on prosecuting killers of journalists.
Nov
2023
3
Remembering the disappeared
Families of the disappeared gathered on Nov. 2 at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani to remember their loved ones who are believed to have been abducted by state forces.
Oct
2023
30
Progressives assail PH gov’t abstention from UN reso for humanitarian truce
"No amount of explanation can bury the fact that the Philippines refused to support a humanitarian resolution and legitimized genocide as a form of so-called right to self-defense of an imperialist-backed occupation state.”
Oct
2023
28
‘Stop enabling genocide’ – groups to PH gov’t
“We are linked by a common fight against US imperialism which is the main backer of Zionism."
