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Journalists barred from covering public consultation of controversial Dumaguete reclamation project
(UPDATED) — TWO JOURNALISTS were threatened and prohibited from covering a public consultation on the controversial ‘Smart City’ reclamation project ...‘Wag Kukurap’: PH media pledge to do better in 2022 election coverage
MONTHS before the upcoming election season, a total of 315 journalists and 40 media organizations promised to provide credible and ...‘Jam for Sham’: Groups press call to release labor organizer
by Yana Padolina Labor unions and progressive groups gathered at the University Hotel in UP Diliman, Quezon City on June ...Bloody Sunday victims ‘shot to be killed’, says forensic pathologist
THE NINE ACTIVISTS killed in the Bloody Sunday raids in Southern Tagalog last March were all “shot to be killed”, ...Still missing after a year: ‘Surface Cebu community worker Elena Tijamo’
On June 13, 2020, four armed men, masked and clad in black, reportedly put a tape on community worker Elena ...‘No to corporate control over food’: Groups launch alternative to UN summit
Civil society groups and people’s organizations worldwide launched the Global People’s Summit on Food Systems on June 5. Their goal: ...‘Bakwit School 7’ Free, All Charges Dismissed
By Romae Chanice Marquez “Maraming salamat,” were the first words that Lumad teacher Chad Booc shared after he walked free ...Peasant leader’s death sparks outrage, calls for justice
Longtime peasant leader Joseph Canlas, who had been detained over trumped-up charges, has passed away today, May 11, after he ...Lawmakers raise red flag in NTF-ELCAC’s use of multi-billion budget
by Kristel Ogsimer PUBLIC PRESSURE is mounting on the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to ...Frenchie Mae, locked up but not backing down
After being detained for over a year, how is Frenchie Mae Cumpio?
