By JAZHEEL C. SARINO Indigenous peoples (IPs) in Mindanao continue to suffer inequality, discrimination, and violence despite making up a significant portion of the region's population. This was pointed out by lawyer Raymond Marvic Baguilat, senior lecturer and lead legal officer of the...
COMMUNITY PANTRIES have shattered the myth that Filipinos are a disunited people, says Ana Patricia 'Patreng' Non, the woman who set up the first community pantry at Maginhawa Street in Quezon City amid the pandemic. “May usual thinking tayo na ang mga Pilipino hindi...
The broad local alliance Pilipinong Nagkakaisa Para sa Soberanya (P1NAS) on April 9 commemorated Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) by holding an online multi-sectoral protest against the continuing incursion of Chinese forces at the West Philippine Sea. Since March,...
By Kelsey Hadjirul & Kristel Ogsimer Patuloy ang paggamit ng Department of Education (DepEd) sa educational TV episodes para sa distance learning materials ng mga estudyante sa ilalim ng pandemya. Pero hinaing ng production staff sa likod nito, hanggang ngayon...
In the Philippines, murderers walk free to kill another day. But for human rights groups, they are clad in official uniforms, using official weapons, and bearing official titles. They are government forces mandated to serve and protect. The latest in state-sponsored...
By Kristel Ogsimer TONDO, MANILA - After the groundbreaking ceremony of the Vitas High Rise Residential Buildings in Katuparan on Feb. 25, shouts of “Demolisyon labanan, huwag pahintulutan!” broke out from the crowd. A throng of residents gathered in an alley to...
By Romae Chanice Marquez Youth leader Myles Albasin and five other young activists, collectively known as the 'Mabinay 6,' are marking their third year in jail in Negros Oriental. Like many detained activists, the six are charged with illegal possession of firearms...
Fa Fles Ato. This is a B’laan phrase meaning “to continue.” It is also the message of Lumad youth who were separated from their families and forced to evacuate from their communities after being displaced by military presence, encampment, and operations. The Bakwit...
THE CASE filed by a barangay chair in Nueva Ecija against a local community radio station over an alleged violation of Republic Act 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act” has been dismissed due to lack of evidence. Rolanda Domingo, chair of Barangay Manacsac in...
MEDIA GROUPS under Altermidya Network filed a case against members of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) over red-tagging. The complaint is the sixth petition filed before the Ombudsman against the anti-communist task force....
On November 1, 2020, super typhoon Rolly (international name 'Goni') pummeled through southern Luzon leaving communities in Bicol and Southern Tagalog are left devastated. A few weeks later, on November 12, 2020, Ulysses (international name 'Vamco') flooded Metro...
THE NATIONAL BUDGET reflects an administration’s priorities. Pres. Rodrigo Duterte stated in his 2021 budget message: “The national budget of P4.506 trillion that we are proposing for fiscal year 2021 is focused on our greatest priority of the moment – to sustain and...
Media groups under Altermidya Network filed a consolidated complaint before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for cases of press freedom violations against the alternative media perpetrated by state forces. The violations range from red-tagging, threat, harassment,...