MAG-INGAT AT MANATILI SA BAHAY MGA KAGURO, TUMULONG TAYO SAIBA SA ABOT NG MAKAKAYA! Sa ganitong panahon ng krisis, napakahalagang maging handa, ingatan ang sarili at pamilya at maging instrumento ng pagtulong sa kapwa. Mapalad pa rin tayong mga guro sapagkat may inaasahan tayong suweldo, pati na mga ilan pang benepisyo na maaari nating magamit…
Labor NGO Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) calls on the government to implement pro-poor policies and clearer guidelines as the month-long lockdown continues. According to EILER, the Duterte administration has taken measures focused on preventing the spread of COVID-19, but the policies and guidelines remain lacking, unclear, and insensitive to the extremely…
(Bangkok/Jakarta, 20 March 2020) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, together with the Solidarity for ASEAN Peoples’ Advocacy and the undersigned organisations, are gravely concerned with the lack of a human rights focus in the current response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Members States.…
On March 16, President Duterte announced the implementation of an Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) or Total Lockdown in Luzon to contain the spread of COVID-19, few days after it declared the community quarantine in Metro Manila. The lockdown includes the suspension of all public transportation, the heightened presence of military personnel, regulated food and essential…
The following overriding and critical questions about the COVID-19 pandemic afflicting the country need immediate candid answers from the Duterte administration: Why is the President’s Contingency Fund of P13 billion barely untouched when it was purposely appropriated to respond to calamities like the deadly novel coronavirus? Reliable sources reveal that only a low of P1…
HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING AND REPORTING Kung kayo po ay nakaranas o naka-saksi sa isang insidente ng paglabag sa karapatang pantao tulad ng sapilitang pag aresto, pananakit, di makataong pagturing o kung ano pa mang pagmamalabis ng mga opisyales o taong gobyerno kaugnay ng ipinapatupad na Enhanced Community Quarantine, kung maaari po lamang na ireport sa…
The May 18 Memorial Foundation Is Now Recruiting the Members of the Class of 2022! About the May 18 Memorial Foundation The May 18 Memorial Foundation was founded in 1994 with the precious funds from the May 18 victims, Gwangju citizens, overseas Koreans and Korean citizens in Korea in order to continue and develop the…
As I try to pass time in lockdown in Italy and come to terms with the new normal in my country, I often think about my grandmother and the 1943 degree certificate that was once on display in her living room. “Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy and Albania, Emperor of Ethiopia”, the certificate proclaimed in…
Violations made during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon “should not be automatically meted with arrest,” the Commission on Human Rights said Friday. CHR Spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia in a statement disclosed that they have received complaints of taxi drivers, a homeless senior citizen, and a number of minors being arrested for violating the curfew…
As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the country, Amnesty International Philippines urges the government to plan ahead for a clearer and more sustainable approach to respond to the pandemic. Human rights must be at the center of all prevention, preparedness, containment and treatment efforts from the start, in order to best protect public…
An alleged incident of harassment was reported yesterday March 19, 2020, against Fr. Flavie Villanueva, SVD who heads the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center in Barangay 344, Sta. Cruz, Manila. According to reports, barangay officials forced them to stop food distribution to their beneficiaries for alleged violation of the social distancing order of the Enhanced Community…
The labor group Partido Manggagawa asserted that both business and government must act to avert the COVID pandemic turning into a social crisis. This was the group’s reaction to the call by 32 business organizations for deficit spending by the government for assistance to workers and the poor. “Employers must bear temporary losses by paying…
Officials of Barangay Gatid in Sta. Cruz Laguna allegedly detained several persons inside a small animal cage. In a photo dated March 20, 2020, by the Facebook page “Santa Cruz Cityhood”, around 6 to 7 persons were imprisoned, who apparently violated the government imposed Enhanced Community Quarantine. The move placed the entire island of Luzon…
About SaferKidsPH works with children and their families, the Philippine Government, civil society and the private sector to ensure that children are safe and protected online. Company Overview The pioneering consortium composed of the Australian Embassy, Save the Children, The Asia Foundation, and UNICEF, created to reduce online sexual abuse and exploitation of children in…
Kung masakit na ang mamatay sa epidemyang wala pang lunas hanggang sa ngayon, mas masakit ang makitang mamatay sa gutom ang sariling pamilya dahil kailangang “sumunod na lang.” Sa gitna ng lumalala at dumarami pang kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa, masasalamin ang tunay na kalagayan ng bawat mamamayang Pilipinong nakikipagsapalaran sa labas ng kanilang mga…
We, the consecrated people, have been trained to hope against hope (Romans 4:18). And we are challenged to show this to people whom we have professed to serve, especially in this time when this contagious pandemic called COVID-19 is threatening all of us. We too are vulnerable and would like to take precautions. As men…
The world appears to be no longer the way we knew it. Unprecedented emergency measures are enacted. Countrywide lockdowns are imposed to protect public health and safety. Borders are closed. The OMCT and its global SOS-Torture Network support and demand effective measures to protect public health and safety, including for those most vulnerable. Health systems…
The labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM) called on employers to grant paid leave to workers affected by the closure of ecozones in the province of Cavite. “Foreign investors should shoulder temporary losses due to the COVID pandemic,” asserted Rene Magtubo, PM national chair. The biggest export complex in the country, the Cavite Economic Zone in…
Circle of Hope is a community that ignites genuine hope for individuals needing it the most to cope with challenging situations by using research-informed interventions in the context of the Filipino experience. The program will be offering a variety of interventions and supports, such as: psycho-education, family therapy/parent counseling, grief counseling, psycho-spiritual counseling, and expressive…
“Do no harm in times of emergency” The 2019 novel coronavirus or COVID 19 is indeed a significant threat to global public health, prompting the World Health Organization to officially label the situation as a pandemic for continuously reaching an exponential geographical spread. Swift, decisive and effective government action is necessary and crucial. While the…
