A documentary by Mindanao-based audio-visual group Kilab Multimedia on the killings of three Lumads in Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Relatives of the victims–Dionel Campos, Bello Sinzo and ALCADEV Executive Director Emerito Samarca–as well witnesses to the massacre perpetrated by a paramilitary group speak up with grief and a resounding cry for justice.
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...