Prison officials accountable for P7 million missing fund
The Bureau of Corrections should investigate its erring personnel, file the necessary charges and demand that she return what she embezzled instead of squeezing the PDLs dry.
Mar
2025
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Ronnel Arambulo: From a shy fisherman to a Makabayan Senatorial bet
“We are considered the ‘poorest of the poor.’ It’s time for fisherfolk to have representation in government.”
Mar
2025
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Mar
2025
29
NTF-ELCAC spells widespread rights violations
Does he mean reports that there were 119 extrajudicial killings, 76 frustrated extrajudicial killings, 14 enforced disappearances, 762 political prisoners and 3,706,431 cases of threats, harassment and intimidation as of the end of 2024?”
Mar
2025
29
Progressives wish for Duterte’s conviction as he turns 80
"My wish is for Duterte to be convicted. I pray that God grants him long life so he can be held accountable for all the killings he ordered. This way, we can achieve justice. He can grow old in that place."
Mar
2025
29
In the Philippines, women brave the frontlines to find the disappeared
“It takes a lot of strength for women to deal with something as devastating as the disappearance of a loved one. To be able to confront it,” Rutsi said. “They humanize the victims, in a way that does not undermine their political cause.”
Mar
2025
28
SC rules against SSS mandatory fees for OFWs but fight does not end there
“We call on fellow Filipino migrant workers to continue fighting for the right to social service programs that are subsidized by the government and that genuinely benefit the public."
Mar
2025
27
Esperon no-show in website blocking hearing, forgoes presentation of evidence
“The important issue we need to submit here is whether the memorandum issued by the NTC should be nullified in its entirety."
Mar
2025
27
US Defense secretary’s visit undermines PH sovereignty – groups
“Standing up to assert our national sovereignty is necessary when foreign interests create artificial islands in our territory, destroy our marine habitat to create a military base on our shoals, and deny our fishermen of their livelihood.”
Mar
2025
27
Statement | Esperon’s evidence: zero
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Mar
2025
27
Youth groups bat for disqualification of Duterte Youth party-list
The grounds for Duterte Youth's cancellation as per the petition included false representations from four out of five of its nominees; support for the unlawful and violent war on drugs of former president Rodrigo Duterte; and the partylist's bogus representation of the youth sector.
Mar
2025
26
Michelle Campos: A martyr’s daughter and product of Lumad school
“I find Michelle as one of the brilliant and intelligent Lumad students of Alcadev. Like many indigenous youth who received education from this alternative learning institution, they have a stark characteristic: they are empowered enough to live and assert the indigenous peoples’ right to self determination.”
Mar
2025
26
Humanitarian mission uncovers warrantless arrest of Lumad leader, 3 others
A notable finding from the report is the confirmation of the identities of three other individuals who have been under strict military custody in the hospital, together with Lumad leader Michelle Campos: Aldren Baguio, Jun Rey Tejero Misoles, and Rovelyn Acevido. The three have been arrested without warrants, while Campos was served a warrant of arrest five days after (March 11) her arrest.
Mar
2025
26
Arraignment of abduction survivors postponed anew
"We arrived here in Plaridel only to be told that the arraignment was canceled. This is part of the slow justice system in the Philippines. To begin with, there should have been no case filed against us, yet here we are, being made to suffer. Time and resources of environmental organizations and human rights advocates are being wasted."
Mar
2025
26
Thomas Franco: The defiant voice of Tarlac’s youth activism
In Tarlac, a province deeply intertwined with agrarian struggle and historical resistance, Thomas Franco emerges as a voice among the new generation of activists. As the assistant vice president (AVP) for Luzon and regional coordinator of Kabataan Partylist, Franco embodies the resilience of youth organizing in Central Luzon.
Mar
2025
26
Fragments of struggles and resistance in ‘Tipak, Tibak na Danas’
“Tipak, Tibak na Danas” by Malaya Nicolas, a feminist writer and chairperson of Valenzuela Arts and Literary Society (VALS), is just one of the 20 zines under Bente-bente Zine’s (BBZ) Volume 3.
