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.
Feb
2025
13
EXPLAINER: How to report election fraud and anomalies
An alliance of election ICT professionals and election watchdogs provides a step-by-step guide on how to report election fraud in the 2025 midterm elections.
Feb
2025
13
Red-taggers, rights violators vying for 2025 elections flagged
“The common denominator of these candidates is their direct hand in the atrocities committed against the Filipino people. We appeal to the people not to vote for these human rights violators,” said Cristina Palabay, human rights group Karapatan’s secretary general.
Feb
2025
13
‘Use AI within planetary bounds’ – coalition for digital rights and climate justice
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more part of our lives, a coalition of civil society groups calls for an end to tech companies’ reliance on fossil fuels to protect the planet.
Feb
2025
12
Farmers’ group slams onion imports, calls for agricultural reforms
“Once again, the DA has shown where its loyalties lie—not with our struggling farmers but with big traders and importers who benefit from these policies. Importing onions at this time will push down farm gate prices, leaving our farmers in deeper debt and losses,”
Feb
2025
12
Manila prosecutor junks illegal assembly charges against Makabayan senatorial bets
The Office of the Prosecutor of Manila dismissed the illegal assembly charges against the 10 senatorial candidates of the Makabayan bloc, and other progressive leaders.
Feb
2025
12
More than half of party-lists linked to political dynasties, big businesses and corruption cases
The original intent of the party-list law is to give the marginalized and underserved sectors of society a chance to participate in the elections and lawmaking. But a recent study by election watchdog Kontra Daya flagged 55 percent of the party-list groups participating in the 2025 elections for their links to political dynasties, big businesses, police/military connection, corruption, and dubious advocacy.
Feb
2025
12
Church, environmental groups and other sectors join fight for small fishers’ rights
Fisherfolk groups, coalitions, and institutions held the National Assembly of Fisherfolk at the University of the Philippines College of Social Work and Community Development (UP-CSWCD), February 4, to echo the call to uphold small-scale fishers’ preferential rights within municipal waters.
Feb
2025
11
Groups denounce attack vs student-led poll in Camarines Sur
“Student publications play a significant role in representing the youth and amplifying their voices on issues that matter.”
Feb
2025
11
Bicolano youth denounce Villafuerte’s outburst vs campus publication
Solidarity and support calling for the protection of student publications and accountability from authorities poured in from different campus publications and university councils in the Bicol region against Villafuerte who is running for governor.
Feb
2025
11
‘O, Pag-ibig na Makapangyarihan’ dares where others fear to tread.
History can be boring with just a narration of names, dates and linear events that students endure only for added credits. But Ilagan went for history that is catchy and entertaining while insightful as well.
Feb
2025
10
Global voices unite at the first World Congress on Enforced Disappearances
For 17 years, Edita Burgos has been searching for her son, who was forcibly disappeared in the Philippines.
Feb
2025
9
Nationalists demand probe on US espionage after spy-plane crash
“We demand full transparency on this incident and a halt to all U.S. military operations on Philippine soil.”
Feb
2025
8
‘They want to scare us’ | Accused journalist denounces gov’t over trumped-up charges
“Why did they attack activists in Cagayan Valley? Why was I included in trumped-up charges? Like Frenchie Mae, I witnessed the problems in the society. An attack on journalists is an attack on the core of democracy.”
Feb
2025
8
Detained Filipino migrants neglected in the US
Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, concerned Filipino migrants denounced the ‘dehumanizing’ and ‘negligent’ conditions inside detention facilities of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as the lack of support from the Philippine government amidst the worsening cases of raids and arrests.
Feb
2025
7
No end to attacks against journalists while ‘terror’ laws remain in effect
We assert that journalism is no crime. The public service that journalism brings is essential now more than ever amid our increasingly fragile democracy. We urge the public to join our call: End the systematic use of anti-terrorism policies against civilians, junk the Anti-Terror Law, and abolish the NTF-ELCAC.
