Memory as defiance: Remembering RJ Ledesma
Death is used as a warning but memory becomes a form of defiance.
Nov
2025
19
Youth demand to end corruption, repression on National Students Day
“Despite the fear that the state wants to instill on us, they just proved that protesting against corruption is just and the right thing to do,” Raven Racelis said.
Nov
2025
18
Wife of slain botanist demand just, right judgement in 15-year pursuit for justice
Recalling the difficulties that she had to go through and the patience she had to muster with the slow judicial process in the Philippines, especially when state forces are involved, Glenda could only hope for a right and just decision.
Nov
2025
18
REALITY CHECK: Si Sara Duterte mismo ay sangkot sa korapsyon
Sumailalim din sa matinding pagbusisi ang OVP matapos nitong gastusin ang P125 milyong confidential funds sa loob lamang ng 11 araw noong 2022. Ang pondong ito ay ipinasa sa tanggapan ni VP Duterte mismo mula sa opisina ni Marcos.
Nov
2025
18
Detained for nearly 4 years over false charges, rights defenders file countercharges vs police
“In our filing of the charges, we register that the government should be accountable, along with its agents and institutions, who violate our human rights.”
Nov
2025
18
Charges faced by detained Filipino journalist dropped to 2; Is her release near?
The NUPL viewed the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act as laws “to punish those who stand with [the people],” recounting many cases of human rights workers who had been slapped with these cases to silence them.
Nov
2025
17
Study shows reporting of online sexual abuse of Filipino children very low
“There is still a lot of underreporting and we still need a lot to talk to in order to expand information dissemination and awareness raising, and ensure that those who report will not experience victim blaming.”
Nov
2025
17
Kawasaki union officials prevented from returning to work as strike ends
“There might be an Assumption of Jurisdiction order from Labor Secretary Laguesma, but we will continue to fight until we fully achieve our benefits, just wages, and the return to work of our seven fellow unionists that were illegally dismissed by the company.”
Nov
2025
17
Urban poor declare Marcos Jr. administration ‘guilty of corruption’ as homelessness worsens
“While millions remain homeless, the corruption of housing funds continues. Government officials benefit from each hollow block, while the poor are being thrown away in floods, death zones, and hunger,”
Nov
2025
15
National Day of Action Against Corruption held as a build up to ‘Baha sa Luneta 2.0’
The human cost of corruption: 13.7 million families now live in poverty and 4.5 million families reported going hungry because state funds intended for social services were lost to graft.
Nov
2025
15
‘Corruption drowned Cebu’ | Youth decry systemic failures after typhoon Tino
“What drowned Cebu was not just rain, it was the flood of corruption, of negligence, of a government that has long abandoned its duty to the people.”
Nov
2025
15
Drug war families warn, ‘We will not allow Duterte go unpunished’
Pasco further emphasized that the ICC’s prosecution of Duterte is crucial especially when the domestic courts failed them.
Nov
2025
15
Duterte lawyers ask ICC to stop proceedings, demand immediate release
In its October 23, 2025 decision, the PTC held that the interpretation of Article 127, which outlines the withdrawal of a State Party from the Rome Statute, must be consistent with the overall object and purpose of the Statute—to "put an end to impunity and ensure that the most serious crimes do not go unpunished.”
Nov
2025
15
‘Trafficking victim, not criminal’ | Kin, supporters turn to SC to free May Jane Veloso
“She does not deserve to suffer behind bars not only because she is not a criminal under our legal system, but because she is a victim of trafficking,”
Nov
2025
15
World leaders urged to prioritize health in climate action
Health systems are challenged to deliver universal health coverage even at current levels of warming, with the majority of countries (108/194) experiencing worsening or no significant improvement in service coverage since the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015.
Nov
2025
14
Enrile remembered as rights violator, plunderer
CARMMA summed up Enrile’s legacy as defined by “lies, deception, and a complete lack of integrity – qualities unworthy of honor.”
