The pursuit of justice and accountability cannot stop with ex-Philippine president's arrest. By BEH LIH YICommunity to Protect Journalists First published on Nikkei Asia on April 9, 2025 Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is now in The Hague awaiting his next court hearing in...
More consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) were released on bail today, in time for the resumption of formal peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the NDFP. Alan Jazmines, Tirso "Ka...
Nanay Lani, a sugar worker, earns only P43 for 15 days during Tiempo Muerto (dead season), made worse by the effects of El Niño. Photo by Nadja de Vera. BACOLOD CITY – Nanay Lani holds up her pay slip, a small piece of paper more akin to a list of dues that the...
Atty. Edre Olalia of National Union of People's Lawyers talks about the importance of respecting human rights and due process amid President Duterte's "war on drugs."
The Comval North Davao South Agusan Subregional Command of the New People's Army (NPA) today said that the Philippine Army's 72nd Infantry Battalion and Alamara paramilitary troops were engaged in combat operations before the NPA ambush...
ANY INITIATIVE TO assure access to government-held information is a step towards greater transparency. For so long, the lack of a strong mechanism to ensure transparency in government records and transactions has allowed corruption and the culture of impunity to...
The AlterMidya, a national network of independent and alternative media outfits, welcomes Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s signing today of an executive order (EO) implementing the Freedom of Information (FOI). The EO is an important step in promoting transparency and...
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte seems to move towards his promise of reviving the steel industry by appointing steel industry pioneer Ramon Jacinto--more commonly known as a musician--as his economic adviser. As Jacinto shared in a Facebook status: “We agreed that reviving and...
May malaking pagkakataon si Pangulong Duterte na ayusin ang criminal justice system ng bansa. Pakinggan ang mga mungkahi ng National Union of Peoples' Lawyers.
Peace advocate Neen Sapalo and today's youth on why it's important for the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines to talk peace. #JustPeace
AlterMidya, a national network of alternative media practitioners, calls for the dropping of charges against the “Haran 15”, which includes one of our members from Kilab Multimedia, Jaja Necosia. The Haran 15 is a collective term for fifteen human rights advocates,...
Report by Danielle Isaac and Wowie Tubije Three days after Hacienda Ilimnan sugar farmers decided to cultivate food crops to address their hunger, police and military under orders from the Negros Occidental Provincial Government forcibly evicted them from their...
Halos araw-araw na sa balita ang pagsuko, pag-aresto, at pagpatay sa mga hinihinalang sangkot sa ilegal na droga. Nagaganap ang lahat ng ito sa gitna ng “war on drugs” ni Pang. Rodrigo Duterte. Silipin natin ang tinatakbo ng kampanya laban sa ilegal na droga, na ayon...