Nestlé and Unilever identified as top plastic polluters in Philippines waste audits. Here’s what that looks like The sun sets behind the mountains of Dumaguete City, Philippines. The landscape here is beautiful, but it has become a dumping ground for the world’s plastic pollution. It’s one thing to talk about the plastics pollution crisis, but…
Duterte administration weighed on environmental issues A coalition of environmental advocacy organizations launched today its “Green Scorecard” for the 2019 elections, aimed at raising awareness of the voting public on the proposed environmental policies of senatorial candidates. “Green Thumb Coalition’s Green Scorecard aims to bring forth environmental issues at the center stage of the electoral…
Pahayag sa Marso 8, Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan Habang nangangako ang mga kandidato para sa 2019 eleksyon, huwag nating hayaan na sila lang ang mapapakinggan. Panahon na sila naman ang makinig sa atin, lalo na ngayong Araw ng Kababaihan! Kaisa ang Oriang sa daan-daang libong mga kababaihan sa buong mundo na nagmamartsa para sa karapatan…
The upcoming mid-term polls present an exceptional opportunity for the Filipino people who are now burdened with relentless price hikes, disease epidemics, food shortage, environmental crises, internal conflict and brazen loss of life due to extrajudicial killings, the TRAIN law, Martial Law, misinformation and widespread impunity. The 2019 elections is a defining moment for the…
Women Human Rights Defenders suffer the brunt of the attacks of Duterte Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), a human rights organization and mission partner of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP), commemorates the International Women’s Day by extending our solidarity with the women’s movement and condemn the attacks they…
Residents, including tribe, oppose China-funded Kaliwa Dam construction Residents including an indigenous group living near the site of China-funded Kaliwa Dam in Infanta, Quezon said Thursday they are strongly opposing the project. Members of the Dumagat tribe residing at the foot of Sierra Madre mountains in Tanay, Rizal fear that they may lose their ancestral…
President Duterte’s release of “narco list” of politicians is an outrageous attempt to influence local elections in May Statement from Human Rights Watch on Duterte’s release of “narco list” of politicians: President Duterte’s naming of politicians he accuses of involvement in illegal drugs is an outrageous attempt to influence local elections in May. More critically,…
Green Scorecard to keep tabs on environment policies A coalition of environmental groups launched Tuesday its “Green Scorecard” for the 2019 elections, aimed at raising awareness of the voting public on the proposed environmental policies of senatorial candidates. “Green Thumb Coalition’s Green Scorecard aims to bring forth environmental issues at the center stage of electoral…
Manila court imposes P500,000 travel bond for Rappler’s Maria Ressa The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) initially imposed a P500,000 ($9,480) travel bond on Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa over her cyber libel charge before the court. Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa on Thursday morning, March 14, granted Ressa’s motion to travel overseas…
Honesty in gov’t still a crucial poll issue — bishop While inflation, jobs and economy are major concerns, there’s one issue that a Catholic bishop still think is more important today: honesty in government. Speaking at the National Migrants’ Sunday celebration, Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga reminded the public that honesty and integrity are the…
Workers stage protest vs red-tagging Government employees and militant workers yesterday staged a rally in front of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) main office in Intramuros, Manila to protest the alleged attempt of the military to link trade unions to communist rebels. Ferdinand Gaite, president of the Confederation for Unity, Recognition, and Advancement…
Priests recount death threats Three priests who have received death threats allegedly for their criticism of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs declared that they are not scared. Fathers Robert Reyes, Flavie Villanueva and Albert Alejo yesterday went public and said that they have been receiving death threats and even monitored suspicious men lurking near…
Honesty in gov’t still a crucial poll issue — bishop While inflation, jobs and economy are major concerns, there’s one issue that a Catholic bishop still think is more important today: honesty in government. Speaking at the National Migrants’ Sunday celebration, Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga reminded the public that honesty and integrity are the…
ICC likely to come after Duterte despite PH split – lawyer The International Criminal Court is likely to continue investigating President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged crimes against humanity even after the Philippines’ withdrawal from the tribunal takes effect a week from now, a rights lawyer said Sunday. The Hague-based ICC launched last year a preliminary…
More priests bare death threats under Duterte’s watch More Catholic priests came out on Monday, March 11, to expose death threats against them under the watch of President Rodrigo Duterte. Fathers Flavie Villanueva, Robert Reyes, and Albert Alejo appeared in a press conference at the Saint Vincent School of Theology in Tandang Sora, Quezon City,…
Bishop backs anti-coal campaign in central Philippines A Catholic bishop in the central Philippines has expressed support for a campaign against the building of a coal-fired power plant in Negros Occidental province. Bishop Gerry Alminaza of San Carlos said local church leaders are giving their full backing for the move, initiated by a youth group.…
29,000 deaths probed since drug war launched At least 29,000 cases of killings categorized as deaths under inquiry (DUI) have been recorded nationwide since President Duterte launched his crackdown on illegal drugs, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). In an interview over The Chiefs on Cignal TV’s One News on Monday, PNP spokesman Col.…
Women join hands in protest against misogyny on Int’l Women’s Day Hundreds of women from different sectors united and flocked to the La Madre Filipina Statue at Rizal Park during International Women’s Day on Friday to call for an end to abuses and discrimination experienced by women in the country. Women’s rights advocates, clad in…
Group tells public to vote for bets who include human rights agenda in their platforms The May midterm elections would give Filipinos an opportunity to prevent “further erosion” in the country’s democratic traditions and processes, a human rights group said Thursday. “The 2019 elections is a defining moment for the aggrieved Filipino masses, whether we…
2019 polls choice between ‘better lives or doomed souls’ – rights group The upcoming elections would give Filipinos an “exceptional opportunity” to address the human rights crisis and culture of impunity under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, human rights advocates said on Thursday, March 7. “The 2019 elections is a defining moment for the…
Group launches electoral drive based on human rights agenda An alliance of human rights advocates has launched an electoral campaign drive that lays down 10 criteria dubbed “Ten Sure Wins” for deserving candidates to vote for in the coming midterm polls in May. The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) launched the electoral campaign…
Sigaw ng Babaeng OFW: Pagkilala, Paggalang at Kapangyarihan Pahayag ng Center for Migrant Advocacy – Philippines Inc. sa pagdiriwang ng 2019 Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan Taun-taon, mas malaking porsyento ng ating mga manggagawa sa ibang bansa ay mga kababaihang nahihiwalay sa kanilang mga pamilya dahil sa kahirapan at kawalan ng disenteng trabaho sa ating bansa.…
Indigenous Women offered song, prayer to protest Kaliwa Dam Project March 8, 2019/Quezon City – “Ang lupa ay ginawa hindi para lunurin sa tubig.” “Land has been created not to be drowned in water”. This is a line in the song sang in Dumagat, translated in Filipino, by the Indigenous Women in front of the…
Statement of the World March of Women – Pilipinas International Women’s Day 2019: Celebrating Hard-won Victories; Affirming the Women’s Role in the Forefront of Women‘s and Peoples’ Struggles Through our mass actions, public gatherings, and different forms of protest, we are commemorating this year’s International Women’s Day as an occasion to celebrate the victories that…
Rights Group launch #SampuSigurado for polls Quezon City, Philippines—Human rights group PAHRA (Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates) launched on Thursday what it said were “ten sure wins” in the upcoming May2019 elections. The slate is carried by the campaign called “KARAPAT-DAPAT: KARAPATAN DAPAT”, which focuses on ten agendas for human rights advocacy which they…
