Let us welcome 2020 by a throwback video of the Highlights of the FreeXP.con3. Igiit. Ipagdiwang. Ipahayag! #HumanRights FreeXP.con3 aims to examine the promotion and protection of the FoE in the context of national scope and international standards with a view of identifying challenges and sharing best practices, and inspiring initiatives taken by bloggers, journalists, and…
(Groups Insist: Mindanao Dili Basurahan, Bar Waste Imports, Ratify the Basel Ban Amendment) 19 January 2020, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental/Davao City/Quezon City. Environmental health and justice advocates called for greater vigilance against waste imports as they cheer over the re-exportation of the remaining illegal South Korean waste shipments to their origin starting today. At the jubilant…
The Philippine government’s murderous “war on drugs” remained the Philippines’ gravest human rights concern in 2019, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2020. Security forces were also implicated in often deadly attacks on activists. “President Duterte’s anti-drug campaign remains as brutal as when it started, with drug suspects being killed regularly…
Please submit your applications on or before January 31, 2020 We are looking for 2 Social Workers / Psychosocial Staff based in Metro Manila: One (1) Community Based and one (1) Center based for a Three Year Project entitled Following the Child. Requirements: 1. Licensed Social Worker 2. Minimum of one-year experience in doing case…
December 30, 1896- isang paspaslang hudyat ng pagpapaalam sa sinisinta ihahanda ang katawan sa panandaliang halimaw na kirot ng tulis ng bakal mula sa armas ng dayuhang baril ito’y sugatang dibdib ni Sisa Pagal n’yang katawan ay binurol ang makabayang adhika’y naglalamay Sa mga sugat ng pagibig sa Bayan pagdalaw ng pirasong ala-ala ni Ibarra…
President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest tirade against ABS-CBN bears all the signs of a shakedown and raises questions over his real intentions for seeking to block the renewal of the broadcast network’s franchise. On Monday, December 30, speaking to earthquake victims in M’lang, Cotabato, Duterte did not so much threaten again, which he has repeatedly done…
Ang Nagkakaisang Boses Laban sa RTL ay isang espasyo upang talakayin ang isyu ng Rice Tariffication Law sa mga magsasaka at konsyumer ng bigas at palay sa Pilipinas All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was originally published online and sent to us. We may edit submission in a…
Nagpapahayag ng suporta ang Partido Manggagawa (PM) sa pakikipaglaban ng halos 20,000 drivers ng ANGKAS na nakaambang mawalan ng hanapbuhay pagsapit ng Bagong Taon. Bunga ito ng naging desisyon ng Technical Working Group ng LTFRB na bawasan ang kasalukuyang bilang ng pumpasadang ANGKAS at hatian ng kaparehong alokasyon ang dalawang bagong kompanya na nais pumasok…
Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo, UN Women, The Embassy of Sweden in Manila, SPARK! Philippines, and Empower are collaborating for #RespetoNaman, a Nationwide Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence. The goal of the project is to spark a sustainable movement across the nation to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence in the Philippines through campaigning for…
But Many Acquitted, Remain at Large in 2009 Maguindanao Killings By Carlos H. Conde Philippines Researcher Human Rights Watch @condeHRW When I heard the verdict handed down in the Maguindanao Massacre case today, I was ecstatic. As a former journalist, I’ve waited 10 long years for a court to convict the perpetrators of the country’s…
The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court may wrap up its preliminary probe on President Duterte’s drug war sooner than expected. And if ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda finds enough evidence – andfollowing precedents –at the earliest, formal charges for international crimes may be brought, and an arrest warrant issued, against…
Irish rock band U2 has honored Red Cross volunteers, journalists and activists at the Philippine leg of their world tour, “The Joshua Tree Tour” promoted by MMI Live and held in Philippine Arena in Bulacan. During the concert, frontman Bono asked concertgoers to include volunteers, journalists and activists in their prayers. In a Zipline press…
Anim na araw nang inaapoy ng lagnat si Bitot. Anim na araw na rin siyang hindi nakakalabas ng kanilang barung-barong na nakatirik sa pasigan ng Estero Dolorosa. Anim na araw na ring aligaga ang kanyang amang si Kulas na kantero sa itinatayong SM gayundin ng ina niyang si Marta na tindera ng sampagita sa Parokya…
Rodrigo R. Duterte is a most secretive President when it comes to the details of his wealth. To this day, eight months after the April 30 deadline for filing, he has not released a copy of his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) for 2018. By all indications, Duterte sticks out as the…
Unity Statement We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are united in our stand against the violation of the people’s right to development thru the continued intimidation, harassment and attacks among human rights and development workers in the Philippines, particularly in the Visayas in general, and in Panay Island in particular. Power dynamics, uneven distribution of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Human rights has deteriorated in the Visayas, human rights defenders and leaders from the Catholic Church said here on Tuesday, December 10. “It’s deteriorating on all fronts,” Fr. Jose Bagadiong, a Catholic priest of the Society of the Divine Word, told Rappler on the sidelines of Task Force Detainees of the…
December 10th is the 71st commemoration of International Human Rights Day. This year focuses on young human rights defenders all over the world, and the challenge of shrinking civic spaces in the Philippines. The past couple of years marked an extraordinary rise of young people’s movements which call out injustice, corporate greed, violence and inequality.…
As we mark the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), it is, we firmly believe, as relevant today as it was when it was adopted 71 years ago. Human rights defenders, environmental activists, indigenous peoples rights defenders, lawyers and journalists in the country are facing unprecedented levels of persecution, intimidation and violence,…
[Today], the Commission on Human Rights joins nations and communities everywhere in commemorating International Human Rights Day and the 71st Anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Over seven decades ago, world leaders convened to adopt the UDHR, a declaration that would form the foundations of core human rights treaties…
Public school teachers in Central Luzon or Region 3 have successfully voted to have a union. The teachers see this as an important victory for the education sector. An overwhelming majority of them voted to have a union despite the “no union” campaign by local governments and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA). The “no…
Universities as higher institutions of learning act as safe spaces that encourage the free flow and exchange of ideas. It serves as an arena of ideas where only the most logical and sound arguments prevail. It is facilitated by academic freedom which develops critical thinking. As Critical Thinking thrives in schools, they become “infrastructure of…
A string of criminal charges were filed Monday against a policeman who allegedly killed 23-year-old construction worker Kim Ramos and wounded his friend Lauro Lagarde in Marikina City in October. Lawyer Ansheline Bacudio told reporters that charges of murder, frustrated murder, and planting of evidence were filed before the Marikina City Prosecutors’ Office against Police…
“My order is shoot to kill you. I don’t care about human rights, you better believe me.” – President Rodrigo Duterte 1 And true to his words, drug-related deaths are now into the thousands. Yet there are no clear statistics on how many have in fact been killed. 2 A. SOURCE: #RealNumbersPH Number KILLED in…
QUEZON CITY – Alyansa Tigil Mina joins various human rights and advocacy groups in marching to celebrate the International Human Rights Day. They are voicing out their concern on the alarming threats against human rights defenders, caused by the politics of fear perpetuated by the current administration. Global Witness, an international human rights NGO, identified…
Balay Rehabilitation Center has given recognition to 26 learners in its Alternative Learning Center for passing the accreditation and equivalency exam administered by the Department of Education to students who completed the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Program. The passers represent 37% of the total learners currently enrolled in the Balay ALS program. The ceremony was…
