Farmers and fisherfolk groups are demanding the immediate release of government assistance as worsening El Niño conditions threaten crops, fisheries and rural livelihoods across the country. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said government agencies must release the remaining funds for...
“This is nothing but a SLAPP suit meant to prevent me from choosing the difficult path of defending the poor and the environment,” Santos said.
Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos backed a fact-finding mission that disputed the military’s account of the April 19 killings in Toboso, Negros Occidental, and renewed calls for peace negotiations to address the roots of armed conflict in rural communities. A...
The Philippines is facing intensified legal pressure on journalists, as press freedom worldwide falls to its lowest level in 25 years, according to the 2026 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders. Ranked 114th in the latest index, the...
Church workers, rights defenders, and civil society groups in the Philippines marked April 11 with prayer vigils and protest actions, as global conflict continues to drive rising costs and deepen hardship among ordinary Filipinos. Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San...
Advocates warn that Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s prolonged detention signals shrinking civic space, rising risks for Filipino community journalists
Journalists from 35 countries issued a demand to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the immediate release of Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a 26-year-old community journalist who has been in jail for more than five years on what colleagues and rights defenders call...
Families of victims of the Duterte administration’s bloody “war on drugs” and human rights advocates have condemned the indefinite postponement of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing before the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a...
Binatikos ng grupong Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) ang plano ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na magpatupad ng 60-araw na suspensyon ng rice imports simula Setyembre 1. Ayon sa grupo, desperadong hakbang ito para pagtakpan ang lumalalang krisis sa bigas na...