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“These visits and questioning in the absence of counsel have been causing much stress and anxiety to the Petitioner (Dangla) and his relatives who are still recovering from the aftermath of his abduction,” the counter-manifestation reads.
"The local court’s decision unblocks all the 27 websites, making this a victory against state censorship, and against the use of “anti-terrorism” rhetoric to justify the violation of free speech and expression."
“Organizers are slapped with trumped-up charges, imprisoned for years, and acquitted only after the damage has been done. This systematic harassment violates workers’ right to freedom of association and their right to participate in political life.”
Similar to Filipino journalists, the Ukrainian journalist had her share of witnessing women journalists being killed and imprisoned for their work.
“We want to convey through this walkout that the youth should continue to intervene and be consistent in their protests against corruption.”
The tribunal will preserve evidence as reference for future legal actions as well as contribute to broader movement beyond traditional advocacy work to immediately stop the genocide and the ultimate liberation of the Palestinian people.
This burial will not be a simple act of protocol but an effort to confer honor on a former Defense Minister whose role in the machinery of martial rule cannot be separated from its atrocities, repression, and plunder.
Filipino families who have been affected by immigration policies have relentlessly contacted the Philippine Consulate and Embassy only to be met with red tape and slow bureaucracy.
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While Republic Act No. 10973 grants officials power to summon individuals, it should not override the individual of their rights under custodial investigation such as the right to remain silent, right against self-incrimination and right to counsel, among others.
The resettlement site is commonly referred to as 722 Relocation because of the number of housing units that were supposed to be built here. This resettlement site is just one of several for Sendong survivors.
"They told us that there is already a law in place. But we have repeatedly told them: it does not work,” said Edith Burgos, mother of disappeared activist Jonas Burgos and the chairperson of International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED).
“Another challenge arises from the kind of climate where full cooperation from state forces cannot be expected. Even the safety and security of the search missions themselves are often at risk.”
"The Marcos Jr. administration is clinging to a failed and anti-farmer policy of rice importation. It is time to repeal the Rice Liberalization Law, break up the rice trading monopoly, and implement a genuine program for food self-sufficiency."
Under the SPLIT project funded by the World Bank, no actual new land distribution takes place. Former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano said that there are still more than 500,000 hectares of agricultural land undistributed.
Across the Philippines, many communities are losing their livelihoods and homes in the name of so-called development projects causing environmental destruction. With Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s presidency already at the halfway mark, the state of the Philippine environment is caught between lofty climate pledges and worsening ecological destruction.
"If the ‘iron-clad’ alliance comes with selling out the [Philippine] economy in exchange for ‘military aid’, then that’s not really an ‘alliance’ and that’s not really ‘aid’. That’s neocolonialism.”
For years, residents of Barangay Paguludan-Salindeg in Currimao town have endured the impacts of solar energy projects in their community, including extreme heat and worsening flooding. These issues began with the construction of solar power plants by Mirae Asia Energy Corp. in 2016 and intensified when Nuevo Solar Energy Corp. started operating in 2023. Both power plants have a combined capacity of 85 megawatt.
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Their message is clear: environmental protection and biodiversity conservation are not optional: these are human and environmental rights that demand concrete commitment from the government to safeguard nature and the people who defend it.
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