By Edward Alipio | Baretang Bikolnon Daet, Camarines Norte — “Serbisyo sa tao, ‘wag gawing negosyo.” This was the chant of various consumers, labor workers, and youth representatives in front of the Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CANORECO) building in Magallanes Ilaod, Daet on...
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...
By Alexandra S. Demaisip Content warning: This article mentions suicide. According to 2022 Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data, 80% of suicide deaths in the country are among men, and in 2024, it found that men aged 15 to 29 years old are “four times more...
By Frenchie Mae Cumpio You would find her at her usual spot even in detention. A five-by-three-meter parcel of land designated as the garden for political prisoners in the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, now filled with vegetable...
They say that education is not limited to the four walls and corners of the classroom, but three elementary schools in Quezon City took that age-old adage further with a real-life lesson in addressing the worsening impacts of climate change. Diosdado P. Macapagal...
At least 1,240 women persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) have signed a petition demanding the return of their money and the abolition of the prison’s trust fund system after an audit reportedly found up to P7 million in...
The Philippine government continues to make a mockery of the international statutes it is bound to uphold by refusing to facilitate the release of Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Marielle Domequil, and Alexander Abinguna, three of the Tacloban 5 whose continued detention...
By Chryseis Mactal Human rights defenders and activists need all the mental help they can get. This is the reason why health advocates and supporters have launched a learning package to strengthen the psychological well-being of human rights defenders and...
A national fact-finding mission said the Philippine Army committed serious violations of international humanitarian law in the killing of 19 people in Toboso, Negros Occidental, including nine civilians, disputing the military’s claim that all those killed were armed...
Ni Donna Mae Delfin at Jenny Rose Flores Mas mahirap maging maliit na negosyante sa Pilipinas kaysa sa ibang bansa sa rehiyon. Ito ang hinaing ng mga negosyante, lokal na prodyuser, konsiyumer, at policymakers sa isang konsultasyon tungkol sa taas ng singil ng...
Ni Chryseis Mactal Naghain ng apela ang mga abogado nina Frenchie Mae Cumpio at Marielle Domequil sa Court of Appeals sa Cebu City noong Agosto 3 para hilinging baligtarin ang hatol na guilty sa kanila sa kasong terrorism financing ng Tacloban City Regional Trial...
Naghain ang North Luzon Mineral Resources Corporation (NLMRC) ng cyberlibel complaint laban sa isang residente ng Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya na lumalaban sa mineral exploration ng naturang kumpanya ng mina sa tinatayang 4,456 ektaryang lupa sa kanilang lugar. Isinampa ng...
By Kristine Villanueva NEW YORK CITY — More than 200 Filipinos and allies from across the Northeastern United States rallied in front of the Philippine Consulate General and Cerberus Capital Management on Monday, condemning President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s State of...