Student leader urges CHR to probe red-tagging, house visits
Members of the volunteer group were photographed and recorded during the activity without their consent.
Feb
2025
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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.
Feb
2025
6
Palawan residents condemn government’s claims of ‘no harassment’
“What happened on Nov. 20 and Dec. 4? Women were almost stripped naked. And just this January 31, 2025, SMC staff and the Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative of Balabac, along with NCIP staff, stormed in,” Angelica Nasiron, a Molbog resident, said.“What happened on Nov. 20 and Dec. 4? Women were almost stripped naked. And just this January 31, 2025, SMC staff and the Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative of Balabac, along with NCIP staff, stormed in,” Angelica Nasiron, a Molbog resident, said.
Feb
2025
6
Makabayan bloc urges Senate to hold impeachment trial
“All senators running for re-election who refuse to stand up and hold Sara Duterte accountable should be the first ones voters must remember,” urban poor leader and Makabayan senatorial bet Mimi Doringo said.
Feb
2025
5
SC issues protective writs in favor of abducted environmental activist
"Each day that they remain missing is torture for their loved ones. James and Felix did not commit any crime. James is an activist, who served the workers. Felix is a cyclist, and an environmental defender," the leaflet of two missing activists read.
Feb
2025
5
Indigenous peoples’ rights activist freed after week-long detention
Indigenous peoples’ rights activist Myrna Cruz-Abraham was released on bail on February 4, after spending eight days in detention following what rights groups described as her illegal arrest in San Rafael, Bulacan.
Feb
2025
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Feb
2025
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Bestlink students call for transparency, reforms due to controversial off-campus activity
Amid growing concerns over the state of education at BCP, students are demanding administrative reforms, citing issues with alleged top-up fees, poor academic policies, and restrictions on their right to voice concerns without retaliation.
Feb
2025
3
COCOPEA withdraws NTF-ELCAC membership, upholds academic freedom
Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raoul Manuel said that the move was “a step in the right direction” but he warned that merely withdrawing from the task force is not enough. "There is no place for agencies that put students and teachers in danger within our educational institutions."
Feb
2025
1
Teachers, health workers join protest against corruption
“If we do not act, then what will happen? We have had many dialogues and posted our calls in social media but I think our voice and our calls are still not heard by the government.”
Feb
2025
1
Calls to impeach Sara Duterte intensify as May polls near
“They have no moral ascendancy. It is urgent for us to call on Congress, the Senate, and Marcos Jr to act now. Let us push for the impeachment of Sara so that we would have justice. If the impeachment would not push through, this means that Marcos Jr is complacent amid the corruption in our country.”
Feb
2025
1
Solons honor Edcel Lagman as rights defender
A statesman, legislator, and defender of human rights. These encapsulate how Makabayan lawmakers remember Albay First District Rep. Edcel Lagman who passed away on January 30 due to cardiac arrest.
Feb
2025
1
Cagayan de Oro residents push to end quarrying due to flooding
Residents called on the local government of Cagayan de Oro to revoke the permits of all quarry operations in Sitio Suntingon in Barangay Bugo. They expressed alarm over the severe flooding they experienced which they believe is aggravated by the mountain quarry activities.
Jan
2025
30
Family, colleagues of Myrna Cruz-Abraham denounce second arrest
“The State has failed us. The very institution that promised to serve the people is once again oppressing our family. After 15 years, our mother is once again arrested on charges she never committed. The dismissal of previous trumped up charges against her is proof that the concocted stories and lies against her are baseless and malicious."
Jan
2025
30
Karapatan condemns police for planting evidence, staging arrest of Central Luzon activists
Human rights group Karapatan denounces the Philippine National Police's involvement in framing four activists, highlighting the use of staged crime scenes and planted evidence in their unlawful arrest and detention.
