James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr
Activists and senior citizens James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr. were disappeared in Albay province in August 2024.
James Jazmines and Felix Salaveria Jr
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Ripples of Joy
Ripples of Joy
Vroi (wearing gray shirt), a young keeper of stray dogs and cats from Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur, spends a carefree afternoon playing in the water with his friends. Within life's simple pleasures, his story is an epitome of both the joy of childhood and an uncommon compassion for animals.
Resistance amid the never-ending dead season in Sinagbayan’s ‘Tiempo Muerto’
Resistance amid the never-ending dead season in Sinagbayan’s ‘Tiempo Muerto’
By exposing the hunger and systemic oppression endured by the peasant masses of Negros the play acts as a vital form of resistance against historical distortion and romanticized tourism.
The P85 wage standoff
The P85 wage standoff
For most workers who live on a tight budget, the suspension of wage hike is more than a legal development. It is a delay in money they had been counting on.
BPO worker’s dismissal as retaliation for labor organizing
BPO worker’s dismissal as retaliation for labor organizing
The termination of Kyle Enero is a textbook case of how corporations use vague allegations and administrative procedures to silence labor leaders.
US sanctions vs. ICC hinders victims’ quest for justice
US sanctions vs. ICC hinders victims’ quest for justice
"When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the international legal order itself that is placed at risk. Threats and coercive measures also impact the ability of victims to seek justice."
Pangasinan green group opposes Marcos Jr.’s pro-nuclear stance
Pangasinan green group opposes Marcos Jr.’s pro-nuclear stance
Will nuclear energy production help in energy security?
Love, arts, and revolution: Honoring Kerima & Ericson
Love, arts, and revolution: Honoring Kerima & Ericson
Class love is what both revolutionary poet Kerima “Ka Ella” Tariman and activist-musician Ericson Acosta carried on—enduring the vast distance between them due to political tasks in the countryside. Sacrificing their life as a couple by dedicating themselves and their art to the toiling peasant masses and their fight for land.
Groups oppose planned anti-terrorism hub in Zamboanga del Sur
Groups oppose planned anti-terrorism hub in Zamboanga del Sur
Counterterrorism is again being used as a pretext to justify and normalize growing US military presence in the country.
International humanitarian law violated in Toboso massacre, fact-finding concludes
International humanitarian law violated in Toboso massacre, fact-finding concludes
“Negros 19 is the biggest single mass casualty involving international humanitarian law violations that we have documented and looked into in the recent years."
Bukidnon farmers guard disputed land due to unsettled demand
Bukidnon farmers guard disputed land due to unsettled demand
Our policemen should not be involved since this is a land dispute.
3 anti-mining Nueva Vizcaya residents released on bail, groups decry harassment
3 anti-mining Nueva Vizcaya residents released on bail, groups decry harassment
Environmental groups condemned the harassment against the people of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya who continue to defend their land against mining exploitation of the North Luzon Mineral Resources Center.
Cantilan town rejects mining firm’s tree cutting request amid permit expiration
Cantilan town rejects mining firm’s tree cutting request amid permit expiration
Residents of this town have opposed Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation’s bid for a municipal resolution of no objection for a special tree-cutting and earth-balling permit amid its mining permit ending in 2027.
Solon, groups decry systemic failures in Zamboanga school shooting
Solon, groups decry systemic failures in Zamboanga school shooting
Children should not be compromised by budget cuts. Schools should have enough guidance counselors, nurses, and support personnel.
‘2027 national budget deprioritizes the poor’
‘2027 national budget deprioritizes the poor’
How will Marcos fund the P7.2 trillion national budget when 2027 revenue collection is projected to be only at P5.206 trillion?
Police, military disrupt youth consultation at Kalinga State University
Police, military disrupt youth consultation at Kalinga State University
More than a dozen armed and uniformed personnel were inside the university, including members of the 103rd Infantry Battalion and the Kalinga Police Provincial Office.
Tacloban fishing community faces demolition
Tacloban fishing community faces demolition
"We are people who have families to feed and not just dogs that you can shoo away."
Floating panels, sinking livelihoods
Floating panels, sinking livelihoods
A prototype of the future large-scale floating solar panel farm sits near Bay, Laguna and powers the nearby San Antonio Barangay Hall and basketball court.
Court asked again to recognize Ampatuan massacre’s 58th victim
Court asked again to recognize Ampatuan massacre’s 58th victim
“As the years pass, it becomes easier for the world to move on. But for the families left behind, there is no moving on."
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