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.”
Sep
2023
15
Teachers group decries possible delisting of PLM from free tertiary education list
“This is not only unreasonable but also more stringent than what the constitution demands for a presidential candidate. It is hypocritical even, for a country with a president who does not hold a college degree, and an education secretary who lacks a background in education."
Sep
2023
15
Lawyers condemn killing of colleague in Abra
"We strongly condemn this heartless attack against our sister in the profession. We staunchly urge government authorities to act swiftly in the apprehension of the perpetrators."
Sep
2023
14
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.”
Sep
2023
13
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act approved in third and final reading
House Bill 8910 or Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act aims to provide appropriate sex education for the Filipino youth and other social services such as health services, workshops and livelihood programs for adolescent mothers.
Sep
2023
13
‘State agents may be involved in the abduction of 2 envi defenders,’ probe reveals
Those who saw the incident said that the Innova vehicle stopped beside the two women who were then walking. Both struggled while they were taken inside the vehicle. “One of them managed to run away but was immediately dragged back to the vehicle. The other young woman tried to pry open or climb over the gate of one of the residents, but was also dragged back into the Innova vehicle,” the report read.
Sep
2023
13
Pasig court acquits Ressa, Rappler of final tax evasion case
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC) have been acquitted, Sept. 12, of the remaining tax evasion charges filed against them by the previous administration.
Sep
2023
12
Broadcast journo files P2M civil case against red-taggers
Atom Araullo has been at the center of a red-tagging spree since early 2022, targeting both him and his mother Carol, long-time activist and former chairperson of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan.
Sep
2023
11
‘Waste of funds,’ SONA protesters on charges filed by police
Bayan ST asserted that the QCPD is “wasting funds” through its actions. Kyle Angelo Salgado pointed out that the QCPD “had a videoke session during the SONA protest, insulting the rights of citizens to peacefully protest while wasting people’s funds.” More recently, the QCPD also “gave platform to a gun-toting ex-cop through a press conference.”
Sep
2023
10
TWIPH | La Independencia’s first issue
Balikan natin ang pagkakalimbag ng pinakaunang isyu ng La Indepencia, isa sa mga pinakatanyag at mahalagang pahayagan noong ikalawang yugto ng himagsikang Pilipino.
Sep
2023
7
Esperon not off the hook in website blocking case
“We reiterate that Esperon should be held accountable for masterminding the blocking of more than a dozen websites of media outfits and progressive groups.”
Sep
2023
6
No encounter? | 3 Masbate residents killed by soldiers, says NPA
hree residents of Guindawhan village in the town of Pio V. Corpus, Masbate were killed on Aug. 30 by soldiers belonging to the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, said the New People's Army - Masbate in a statement.
Sep
2023
6
Effigy is art, not waste, says artist behind ‘Doble Kara’
“Challenging this suit and condemning such action from the QCPD is necessary to keep the state’s armed forces from dictating how we practice our freedom of expression and set a precedent– especially for artworks that are anchored towards the current administration and the system."
Sep
2023
4
2 arrested in San Juan, Batangas released
Tanggol Batangan, a Batangas-based human rights group, reported the release of Jose Escobio and Junald Jabonero who were arrested last Aug. 24.
Sep
2023
4
2 envi activists missing
Two young environment activists were reported missing after researching on the massive flooding in Bulacan and the impact of reclamation on their livelihoods.
Sep
2023
2
Progressive groups air concerns on CBCP’s joining NTF-ELCAC
For Karapatan, this recent development is “obviously part of the NTF-ELCAC's so-called ‘whole of nation approach’ of harnessing all available resources to surveil, profile, red-tag, marginalize, persecute and inflict other human rights violations against the poor and other critical voices, including the institutional church.”
