Memory as defiance: Remembering RJ Ledesma
Death is used as a warning but memory becomes a form of defiance.
Jul
2025
23
Trafficking victims in Cambodia decry abuses, lack of government assistance
Joanna Concepcion, chairperson of Migrante International, said that the Filipino trafficking victims in Cambodia were able to come home because of the persistent efforts and constant follow-ups of their families with various government agencies. Concepcion criticized the government’s process of providing assistance to the victims and how it delayed their return to the Philippines.
Jul
2025
20
Rights group calls on authorities to probe harassment of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, colleague
“Kapatid expresses grave concern over mounting reports of neglect, discrimination, and abuses against political prisoners Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Marielle Domequil, and other inmates at TCJFD under Warden Eva Naputo and Senior Jail Officer 1 Dalmacio Canayong."
Jul
2025
20
Government official admits inmates subjected to torture in jails
“Unlike prisons in some other countries, food is delivered to our PDLs inside their crowded cells, forcing them to eat on their beds and making their surroundings stink. Our jails smell really bad, itself a form of torture."
Jul
2025
20
‘We don’t cry in front of the enemy’ | Activist mother fights for release of two detained daughters
Activists and community organizers like the Banjawan sisters are no longer just “arrested” or “disappeared”. They end up experiencing torture to break their spirit before returning them to the land of the living, denied of their liberty for the crime of finding a cause worthy of their life and dignity.
Jul
2025
20
People’s exhibit pushes art for the people
"Art belongs to the people and it is part of holding those in power accountable."
Jul
2025
18
Group gets details of Cagayan de Oro journo’s red-taggers
“This advocacy is especially vital considering the odious impact and chilling effect that red-tagging has on the work of journalists in delivering news to the public.”
Jul
2025
18
Residents sound alarm over dredging operations in Ilocos Sur
“They said that it’s for flood mitigation, but why are they dredging the offshore area and not the shallow part of the Banaoang River instead? The ships are scaring the fish away. What’s worse, some of the island’s coast has already eroded."
Jul
2025
18
Rights groups demand reversal of Talaingod 13 conviction
The rescued Lumad student continues to urge for the reversal of the unjust conviction of Talaingod 13.
Jul
2025
18
Fisherfolk face displacement from Laguna Lake
“There are months when we catch nothing. But we keep fishing because we have no choice.”
Jul
2025
17
SC ruling on ‘hiding homosexuality’ as ground for annulment may legitimize gender-based violence
"We wish that the Supreme Court could have recognized that this law only targets a specific portion of the community."
Jul
2025
17
Makabayan bloc files bill seeking release of elderly, sick political detainees
“It’s deeply troubling to think that someone like Imelda Marcos—who was found guilty of plundering public funds—remains free, supposedly due to her age and health. Meanwhile, elderly or ill detainees who are just ordinary citizens must go through extreme difficulty just to be granted consideration."
Jul
2025
17
A Vulcan Point
The truth is like an islet in Taal.
Jul
2025
17
Media group files complaint vs Tacloban jail warden for ‘abusive behavior’
Frenchie Mae Cumpio reportedly saw jail officials taking photos of written communication and documents handed to her by her visiting lawyers, which is a direct violation of her right to private communication with legal counsel.
Jul
2025
17
Filipino green card holder released amid Trump’s crackdown vs migrants
"Kuya Max's release is a triumph of the people, not the Philippine government, which had abandoned him and numerous other Filipino migrants to languish in detention."
Jul
2025
15
Political prisoners support group decries retaliation after BuCor’s permanent ban
“They should check their double standards where high-profile human rights violators and criminals such as Gen. Jovito Palparan, guilty of the disappearance of UP activists Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan, has allegedly been receiving VIP or ‘Very Important Prisoner’ treatment."
