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
3
Concerned OFWs urge Canadian government to declare red-tagger ‘Ka Eric’ inadmissible to Canada
“Given Celiz’s direct role in this practice, his continued presence in Canada contradicts Canada’s commitment to human rights and public safety."
Mar
2025
3
Reported aerial bombings in Oriental Mindoro alarm rights groups
Not long after the first reported aerial strafing in the province of Oriental Mindoro, another case was reported on March 1 by a human rights group, endangering farmers and Mangyan-Hanunuo indigenous peoples.
Mar
2025
1
Experts insist Senate should proceed with impeachment trial immediately
"One of the main purposes of the impeachment proceeding is to protect the rights, protect the people… so the faster the proceedings go, the better for the people."
Mar
2025
1
Farmers demand fair tomato prices, government intervention amid price crisis
"This happens every year—once harvest season comes, prices crash. Farmers can no longer recover their investment. Now, they can’t even sell their produce; they’re forced to give tomatoes away or throw them out. There must be immediate compensation for the farmers who have suffered losses."
Feb
2025
28
International groups condemn military offensives in Oriental Mindoro
Asian indigenous peoples and advocates from Indonesia, India, Tripura, Bangladesh, Nepal, Denmark, and Australia express their solidarity with the Mangyan indigenous peoples in Mindoro and join the call to uphold Mangyan rights to ancestral lands and self determination, to stop the militarization, and uphold the International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
Feb
2025
28
The Philippines’ worst municipal fish output in 2024 mirrors the decade’s plunging trend
The Philippines’ worst municipal fish output in 2024 mirrors the decade's plunging trend
Feb
2025
28
For today’s youth, EDSA is not only about the past
"By honoring its legacy, we integrate its lessons into our daily lives. Meaning, we empower ourselves to stand up against injustices, as it is our right as youth."
Feb
2025
27
My heart lives in a big town!: A glimpse into a child’s fascination with life
“My heart lives in a big town!” is a child’s hopeful ode to a violent world — the wonder for greeneries, of diamond-bright stars, of rainwater and rivers in a world that permits genocide.
Feb
2025
26
Veterans and youth remember EDSA with pledge for justice
“Our fight does not end with EDSA. The EDSA did not start on February 22 to 25. It started even before the martial law declaration of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. We can trace the revolutionary roots of our struggle in the fight of our ancestors against the colonizers. Even now, we continue this tradition."
Feb
2025
26
Groups oppose liquefied natural gas plant project in Lanao del Norte town
Concerned groups expressed strong opposition to an energy company’s plan to construct a 600-megawatt liquefied natural gas power plant in Barangay Tacub, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte.
Feb
2025
26
Activists decry ‘shrinking of civic space’ in United Nations confab in Bangkok
"If this space is threatened, this raises the alarm for civil society and peoples’ organisations for their democratic participation in these multilateral spaces."
Feb
2025
25
Police memo links PH’s exit from money laundering ‘grey list’ to activist crackdown allegations
A memorandum issued by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Regional Field Unit based in La Union province reveals the existence of “Project ‘Exit the Greylist.’” It directly links the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) process to at least one terrorist financing case against an activist.
Feb
2025
25
‘Ph gov’t lied to the UN’
“NTF-ELCAC’s reason for being has always been to target open, legal organizations it accuses of being ‘communist fronts.’”
Feb
2025
24
Brutal killing of trans woman in Caloocan prompts calls for investigation, passage of SOGIE bill
“The brutal and senseless killing of a trans woman, Shalani (37), in Brgy. 176, Bagong Silang, Caloocan is a horrific act of violence that underscores the dangers that LGBTQ+ individuals continue to face,” said Bahaghari in a statement.
Feb
2025
24
DENR urged to revoke permits of 22 Manila Bay reclamation projects
There is already a strong basis to stop the reclamation in Manila Bay but the DENR continues to turn a blind eye.
