Nina Ronald Sayson at Ayesha Tale “Nakikita natin ito bilang sovereignty issue, environmental issue, na dapat po kagyat na i-address sa isang imbestigasyon.” Ito ang panawagan ni Atty. Renee Co, Kabataan Partylist representative, at ng mga grupong makakalikasan matapos ihain ng Makabayan Bloc...
Nina Moi Balisacan and Jahzeel Sarino Umaalma ang mga tsuper ng jeepney sa Katipunan Jeepney Terminal sa nakaambang pagpapaalis sa kanilang terminal. Bibigyang-daan ang itatayong parke sa ilalim ng Urban Regreening and Renewal Program ng Metropolitan Manila...
Child rights groups led by the Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns, together with church, student, and youth groups, gathered at the House of Representatives on June 29 for a roundtable discussion opposing the lowering of the minimum age of criminal...
Ni Jayson Enebrad LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – “BUeños, Serve the People!” Ito ang mensaheng bitbit ng mga nagsagawa ng iglap-protesta sa ika-56 na Commencement Exercises ng Bicol University (BU) noong Hunyo 15-16, 2026 sa Legazpi City. Pinangunahan ng mga...
By Devian Bersales and Jahzeel Sarino QUEZON CITY—Families of the victims and human rights advocates called for a more thorough investigation into the deaths of 19 individuals in Toboso, Negros Occidental, launching the Justice for Negros 19 Campaign Network at the UP...
The Kasibu Municipal Trial Court has dismissed a forcible entry case filed against a Catholic bishop, a priest, and several community members involved in anti-mining barricades in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, marking a legal victory for environmental defenders opposing a...
Church leaders warned Thursday that corruption and political impunity continue to erode public trust in the Philippines, as accountability cases involving top officials expose what they described as the selective application of justice. Bishop Colin Bagaforo of...
Church leaders, human rights defenders, forensic experts, and academics launched a civilian-led truth commission on Wednesday, May 27. The commission aims to document extrajudicial killings linked to former president Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign and preserve...
HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS representing community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Church worker Marielle Domequil have asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to overturn a lower court ruling denying their bail pending appeal. The counsels argued that their terrorism financing...
DUPAX DEL NORTE, Nueva Vizcaya — Anti-mining leaders Florentino Daynos II and Novy Tagure posted bail on Wednesday morning for grave coercion charges linked to an incident involving Woggle Corporation in Barangay Bitnong. The two posted bail amounting to P36,510 each...
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...
FORENSIC pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun has raised a series of disturbing concerns over the military’s handling of both the remains and the alleged crime scene where 19 individuals were killed in Toboso, Negros Occidental, on April 19. In a press conference at the...
By Abegail Lupaas Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya — After weeks of sustained barricade and community resistance, Woggle Corporation has agreed to pull out its remaining drilling equipment from Sitio Keon in Barangay Bitnong. The agreement was reached during a dialogue...