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 Elementary School (DPMES),...
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) has accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of exploiting anti-terrorism laws to “unjustly target” activists and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) as part of efforts to meet the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)...
The Catholic Church in Malaybalay in the southern Philippine province of Bukidnon condemned the ongoing injustices against the Manobo-Pulangiyon Kianteg (MPK) community, who have long struggled to reclaim their ancestral lands. In a pastoral statement issued during...
Families and human rights advocates marked the 20th anniversary of the Hacienda Luisita massacre with a renewed call for justice for the victims who lost their lives and those left traumatized. “We chose to rise again despite the oppression from the state and the...
United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, has voiced strong concerns regarding the protracted pre-trial detention of Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio. “Today, 11 November, Frenchie has finally had an opportunity to take...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called for the Philippine government to drop charges against detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who is set to testify in court on Nov. 11. This will be Cumpio’s first time testifying in court after spending four years in detention...
The Altermidya Network, the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), along with church workers and press freedom advocates, held an ecumenical gathering to demand the immediate release of Frenchie Mae Cumpio. The gathering, held in observance of the...
By JULIANNE JUDILLA I’ve wondered why there are always mosquitoes flying around, irritatingly buzzing on top of my head, especially after sunset when it’s already dark. How they’re more agile during the night when one’s asleep, biting, craving the taste of blood. They...
The legal counsel of detained Tacloban journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and human rights advocate Mariel Domequil has asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to reverse and set aside a Manila court’s decision granting the petition for civil forfeiture filed by the Anti-Money...
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...
A new CCTV footage has emerged indicating that state forces may have been involved in the recent abduction James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr. in Tabaco City, Albay. Jazmines and Salaveria Jr. were abducted on August 23 and August 28, 2024, respectively. Karapatan...
As Filipino filmmakers move heaven and earth to have their works shown to audiences everywhere, one Philippine government agency has redefined film “screening” altogether. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) finds itself once more under...