Memory as defiance: Remembering RJ Ledesma
Death is used as a warning but memory becomes a form of defiance.
Nov
2025
14
Activists demand Israel’s ban from COP30
“What we have been calling for, as part of the Palestinian movement for more than 20 years, is to hold Israel — and all those who support it — accountable for the crimes being committed."
Nov
2025
13
Probe Davao flood control projects: solon
"Billions of pesos meant to protect communities from flooding have been plundered through ghost projects, overpricing, and kickbacks."
Nov
2025
13
Mayo Uno 6 activists acquitted of all charges
"Their victory reaffirms a basic truth: joining a protest to demand fair wages and job security is not a crime, but a constitutional right."
Nov
2025
13
Disinformation intensifies worldwide
Disinformation is becoming more easier to distribute not only because of its nature to exploit emotions but also because of its rapid creation and distribution now due to artificial intelligence (AI).
Nov
2025
13
Groups slam baseless charges, excessive bail vs Sept. 21 student protesters
“No one should be criminalized for standing up against corruption.”
Nov
2025
12
Cebu union leader shot dead while on duty
The group strongly condemned the incident, saying it highlights persistent gaps in workplace safety for Coca-Cola delivery workers.
Nov
2025
11
Youth activists in Cagayan de Oro slam series of surveillance
“We should resist fear or intimidation from the state because we know that we did not violate the law,” one of the youth leader said.
Nov
2025
10
Right(s) Up: Workers have the right to refuse unsafe work
The decision of BPO companies to continue operations without regard for their employees’ safety tramples on the right of employees to refuse work by reasons of imminent danger without fear of retaliation from the employer based on the Occupational Safety and Health Standards of 2018 or R.A. 11058 and DOLE Labor Advisory No. 17, s. 2022.
Nov
2025
10
Peasant woman killed in Negros Occidental militarized area
The victim, identified as 36-year-old Joe Ann Escudro, a peasant organizer, was reportedly shot twice in the chest by an unidentified armed assailant who forcibly entered her residence, according to Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas – Negros (KMP-Negros). She died on the spot.
Nov
2025
10
Impunity as war on journalism in the Philippines, Palestine
Journalists are not martyrs by choice. They pursue facts so citizens can choose.
Nov
2025
10
Overseas Filipinos raise fund to aid typhoon-struck kababayans
Each year brings record breaking typhoons, while the government is steeped in the corruption of public funds, meant for services and the livelihood of our kababayan.
Nov
2025
9
Bato not immune from ICC arrest
The Senate should not be used as a refuge to evade arrest. The Supreme Court should also not stand in the way of the pursuit of justice.
Nov
2025
9
BPO employees network demands DOLE to protect workers, urges firms to suspend work
BIEN called on BPO companies to suspend work and grant emergency leave with pay. The group said that the “few considerations that companies extend to their employees are not acts of compassion but token measures meant to sustain business continuity at the expense of workers’ safety.”
Nov
2025
9
Green groups tell Philippine government to stop deceptive rhetoric at COP 30
It will promise bold action and demand reparations and climate finance from the Global North while boasting about its role as board chair on loss and damage. Beneath this spectacle, the government glaringly tramples climate justice at home
Nov
2025
9
[LIST] Grassroots relief drives responding to #UwanPH
"Mutual aid and government accountability go hand in hand — one builds community, the other justice," stated in a post by Community Pantry Philippines founder Patreng Non.
