International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a strong warning against the Philippine government’s increasing use of “red-tagging,” a practice in which labor leaders and union members are linked to armed communist rebels. HRW is a New York-based organization that investigates human...
MONTHS before the upcoming election season, a total of 315 journalists and 40 media organizations promised to provide credible and contextual media coverage of the 2022 polls. Through a signed pledge, all signatories vowed to put voters at the center of reportage,...
by Yana Padolina Labor unions and progressive groups gathered at the University Hotel in UP Diliman, Quezon City on June 30 in time for the 32nd birthday of Romina “Sham” Astudillo, one of the seven labor union activists who were arrested on International Human Rights...
THE NINE ACTIVISTS killed in the Bloody Sunday raids in Southern Tagalog last March were all “shot to be killed”, a forensic pathologist said in a news conference on July 7.
On June 13, 2020, four armed men, masked and clad in black, reportedly put a tape on community worker Elena Tijamo’s mouth and tied her hands before taking her away.
Civil society groups and people’s organizations worldwide launched the Global People’s Summit on Food Systems on June 5. Their goal: to gather support for their call to dismantle corporate control over food and restore our ecosystems. The counter-summit was organized...
By Romae Chanice Marquez “Maraming salamat,” were the first words that Lumad teacher Chad Booc shared after he walked free from detention yesterday, May 14. “Napakalaking tagumpay ang nakamit natin at hindi natin ito makakamit kung hindi tayo nagtulungan.” Booc,...
Longtime peasant leader Joseph Canlas, who had been detained over trumped-up charges, has passed away today, May 11, after he was rushed to a hospital three days ago, according to peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas. "We condemn in strongest terms the jail...
by Kristel Ogsimer PUBLIC PRESSURE is mounting on the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to fully disclose to the public how it is using its multi-billion budget, following reports of the agency’s “questionable” fund releases and...
After being detained for over a year, how is Frenchie Mae Cumpio?
Physician and academic Gene Nisperos of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine criticized the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for prioritizing its public image over improving the country’s pandemic response. This comes after the Presidential...
A memorandum and attached project brief from Philippine National Police (PNP) Cagayan de Oro are instructing cops to employ pre-designated beneficiaries in the rollout of their Barangayanihan initiative, which is inspired by the Maginhawa Community Pantry. Under the...
The nation waited with bated breath for President Rodrigo Duterte to take a strong stance on Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). When he finally made a statement, many were disappointed that he practically surrendered the Philippines’ claim to these...