Mark Saludes

Labor leaders targeted in deadly ‘red-tagging’ practice -report

International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a strong warning against the Philippine government’s increasing use of “red-tagging,” a practice in which labor leaders and union members are linked to armed communist rebels. HRW is a New York-based organization that investigates human...

Where is climate agenda in Marcos Jr’s SONA, groups ask

Where is climate agenda in Marcos Jr’s SONA, groups ask

Pro-environment groups in the Philippines have expressed dismay over what they claim is a lack of a concrete climate justice agenda in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA). On July 22, Marcos Jr. highlighted the country's role on...

‘Save Gubat Bay’

Various infrastructure and reclamation projects will destroy marine biodiversity in Gubat Bay, which is a breeding ground for king crab larvae, and will affect the livelihood of hundreds of fisherfolk.

After the storm: Tinang farmers rebuild and continue fight

After the storm: Tinang farmers rebuild and continue fight

The farmers were set to harvest the palay, but a super typhoon hit Luzon on the same week. On September 25, Typhoon Karding (international name: Noru) destroyed 148,091 hectares of farmlands in the northern Philippines, affecting nearly 89,000 farmers and fisherfolk.  

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