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...
A new CCTV footage has emerged indicating that state forces may have been involved in the recent abduction James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr. in Tabaco City, Albay. Jazmines and Salaveria Jr. were abducted on August 23 and August 28, 2024, respectively. Karapatan...
The visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to the Philippines was met with a strong backlash from people’s groups, including Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan). ...
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...
A report released by human rights group Karapatan on July 19 debunked claims by the current administration that the number of human rights violations in 2023 fell by half compared to 2022. “Contrary to Pres. Marcos Jr.’s declaration, there were significant increases...
Leaders of various faith-based and civil organizations in the Philippines urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to make “a clear and unqualified” commitment to peacefully address the root causes of the world’s longest ongoing communist revolution. The newly formed...
The installation of 93 farmers on the 68.1-hectare piece of land Hacienda Tinang in Concepcion town, Tarlac province is a result of the community’s collective action and “not due to anyone’s goodwill”, a peasant leader said. “We owe this installation to...
Human rights groups on April 2 sounded the alarm over the increasing cases of abduction of activists and victims of enforced disappearances under the Marcos Jr. administration. In a ‘Sunset Gathering’ at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, led by the Free Jonas Burgos...
The well-lit conference room, adorned with Christmas garlands, helped ease the anxiety of those who would tell their stories to Ian Fry, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change. It was the...
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.
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.
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), along with several rights groups welcomed the Court of Appeal’s issuance of the privilege of the writ of amparo for missing labor organizers Elizabeth “Loi” Magbanua and Alipio “Ador” Juat, who were last seen in Valenzuela City on May 3.
Human rights groups demanded a local court to immediately issue a release order for three political activists – including Reina Mae Nasino, whose newborn child died weeks after being separated from her.