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...
Leaders of various faith-based and civil organizations in the Philippines urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to make “a clear and unqualified” commitment to peacefully address the root causes of the world’s longest ongoing communist revolution. The newly formed...
Hustisya ang hiling ng pamilya ni Kuni Cuba, ang 16-taong-gulang na estudyanteng Lumad na napatay noong Hunyo 10 sa Barangay Kiadsam, Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat. Ipinakilala ng 7th Infantry Battalion (IB) ng AFP ang Lumad bilang si “Eusibio Cranzo”. ...
Kagyat na imbestigahan at panagutin. ‘Yan ang panawagan ng iba’t ibang grupo matapos lumabas ang ulat ng Reuters na naglantad sa kampanyang isinagawa ng US military noong kasagsagan ng COVID-19 pandemic. Sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakalat ng “fake news”, layunin diumano...
In commemoration of International Fair Trial Day, a 12-member international lawyers' group named 'Caravana Filipina' released their findings from their recently concluded independent fact-finding mission, revealing a prevailing culture of impunity in the Philippines....
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For certain fan groups, Pride Month should be celebrated with a cause. Which is why on the second iteration of ‘Para sa Bading,’ Cult of Joe and Any Over Ridleys Community are set to raise funds for the Home for the Golden Gays, an organization dedicated to support elderly LGBTQIA+ persons.
ni DOMINIC NOLASCO Mula sa umagang hindi pa sumisinag ang araw,sa dilim ng bukang liwayway ikaw ang tanglaw,Dala-dala'y Martilyo, Pagkaing baon, at ang iyong bimpo,Kaunting sikap na lang at matatamo ang kalayaang inaasam mo. Sa kamay ng mga mapanupil na korporasyon,Sa...
The installation of 93 farmers on the 68.1-hectare piece of land Hacienda Tinang in Concepcion town, Tarlac province is a result of the community’s collective action and “not due to anyone’s goodwill”, a peasant leader said. “We owe this installation to...
Despite the former president’s supposed anti-mining stance, Altermidya found out that most of the reported killings of environmental defenders during his administration were linked to mining. MANILA, Philippines — Chad Errol Booc, 27, had a following on X (formerly...
Mahigit isang buwan na nang muling simulan ang demolisyon ng mga tahungan sa Navotas sa isang bahagi ng Manila Bay. Katwiran ng lokal ng pamahalaan na naglabas ng utos ng demolisyon noong Pebrero, ‘iligal’ at ‘marumi’ ang mga tahungan. Paliwanag ng Navotas LGU,...
By Kristine Villanueva Washington D.C. – Over 100 Filipino-American activists staged protests outside the White House in Washington D.C. against the recent trilateral meeting between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime...
Human rights groups on April 2 sounded the alarm over the increasing cases of abduction of activists and victims of enforced disappearances under the Marcos Jr. administration. In a ‘Sunset Gathering’ at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, led by the Free Jonas Burgos...
Sa pusod ng syudad ng Dasmariñas, Cavite, matutunton ang 372-ektaryang Lupang Ramos, isang lupaing mahigit isang siglo nang iginigiit ng mga magsasakang mapasakanila. Mula sa mga Kastilang prayle, mga Amerikano, hanggang sa pamilya ng negosyanteng si Emerito Ramos,...