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.
Jan
2025
21
Rights lawyers ask int’ finance task force to look into gov’t abuses
“The FATF must ensure that its standards do not come at the expense of democracy, civic freedoms, and human rights. We urge you to reflect on their real-world consequences and act decisively to prevent further harm."
Jan
2025
21
‘Trump, biggest threat to world peace, justice and democracy’ – progressive groups
“Trump is expected to reward corrupt allies like Ferdinand Marcos Jr in exchange for allowing the US to conduct provocative military drills, store weapons of mass destruction, and install bases across the country. Since 2022, Marcos Jr has maliciously collaborated with his American patrons to advance the geopolitical agenda of US imperialism."
Jan
2025
21
Ancestral land title application in Palawan marred with delays
Nearly 20 years in the making, their application for CADT remains uncertain. Current Molbog indigenous leaders said that ten of their elders have already died waiting in vain.
Jan
2025
21
Coca-Cola’s Cebu plant to retrench over 200 workers
Coca-Cola Cebu is set to retrench the workers following the termination of their contract with manpower agency Exeltech Manpower and Services Incorporated. However, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights noted that the retrenchment actually comes following an order from the Department of Labor and Employment to regularize the workers, calling the move a “naked display of corporate greed."
Jan
2025
21
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Jan
2025
20
Violent demolition of urban poor community in Laguna reflects wider housing crisis
Under the 2025 National Expenditure Program, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development’s budget was cut down from a proposed P4.22 million to P3.55 million. The DHSUD, accordingly, announced that it was lowering its target of building low-cost housing units from 4 million by 2028 to 3.2 million. Kadamay, however, asserts that this target is too low to accommodate the current housing backlog, which the group estimates to reach “as high as 12 million” by 2028.
Jan
2025
18
Following arrest of development workers, PDG reports surveillance
Two men on board a motorcycle arrived outside the compound of Paghida-et sa Kauswagan Development Groun (PDG) in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, at approximately 9:30 a.m. One of them took photographs of the vicinity using a mobile phone, while the driver remained on standby.
Jan
2025
18
Negros-based NGO calls for CHR probe into the arrest of their workers
“The arrest and harassment of development workers not only undermine their ability to serve vulnerable communities but also erode the democratic freedoms enshrined in our Constitution,” said PDG in the letter.
Jan
2025
17
Marcos Jr’s policies worsen rice crisis
“This chronic rice crisis is an insult to the Filipino people. As an agricultural nation, it is unacceptable that the basic staple of rice has become a symbol of food insecurity and exploitation."
Jan
2025
17
Supreme Court urged to disbar ex-President Duterte for legal ethics, human rights violations
“With Duterte's invocation of his role as lawyer and prosecutor as some kind of authority in his recent testimony at the hearings at the House of Representatives and the Senate, we believe it is time for victims of human rights violations to speak up."
Jan
2025
16
Karapatan welcomes public inquiry on red-tagging
Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said the inquiry is an “important step in coming up with a clear picture of how prevalent red-tagging is across the country and its detrimental effects on the conduct of human rights work, and what accountability mechanisms can be adopted to put a stop to it.”
Jan
2025
15
Why fishers are against the SC ruling allowing commercial fishing within municipal waters
Fisheries groups are opposing the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing commercial fishing vessels to operate within 15 kilometers of municipal waters.
Jan
2025
15
Central Luzon Link Expressway guards’ salaries delayed since Christmas
At least ten security guards posted for duty along the Central Luzon Link Expressway spent last Christmas with no wages.
Jan
2025
15
Martial law survivors fear dismissal of ill-gotten wealth cases with new Sandiganbayan justice
Martial law survivors fear that the appointment of Geraldine Faith Econg could reverse hard-won gains in the anti-martial law struggle.
Jan
2025
15
Consumers and small businesses struggle with soaring rice prices
For Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, the maximum suggested retail price is just a band-aid solution and does not address the root cause of the continued rise in rice and food prices—the lack of support for local farmers, neoliberal agricultural policies, and the importation of cheap rice that undermines local production, as well as the absence of genuine rural industrialization.
