Families and human rights advocates marked the 20th anniversary of the Hacienda Luisita massacre with a renewed call for justice for the victims who lost their lives and those left traumatized. “We chose to rise again despite the oppression from the state and the military, for our comrades who...
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.
Migrante International appealed to the government to look into the cases of Filipino migrant workers who are on death row in foreign countries.
On Sept. 1, human rights and indigenous people’s groups marked the 7th year of the bloody Lianga massacre with a renewed call for justice for the slain tribal leaders.