Valle’s full name is Fedelina Margarita Avellanosa Valle. She was mistaken for Elsa Renton — also known as Tina Maglaya and Fidelina Margarita Valle. Renton, a suspected member of the communist movement, is the subject of a 2006 arrest warrant for arson and a 2011 arrest warrant for multiple murder with quadruple frustrated murder and…
It has been a year since Fr. Richmond Nilo was shot and killed and church leaders continue to cry for justice. The Diocese of Cabanatuan held a memorial Monday to mark one year since the priest’s death. “We hope for a fair and just resolution of his murder case, and those behind the crime be…
Hermosa, Bataan – Tensions broke out in Barangay Sumalo after farmers protested a checkpoint illegally installed by private guards of Riverforest Development Corporation which led to a violent confrontation that took the life of one and injured two others. The deadly violence erupted last June 08, 2019. Christopher Villete (26) and Elmer Bautista Jr. (22)…
Carrying out arrests must be done with the utmost due diligence. The slightest mistake impacts the fundamental rights of the arrested person. The Constitution clearly outlines the standards on how it should be carried out, which law enforcement authorities must always abide in the exercise of their duty. In particular, the right to call or…
Ngayong halos lahat ng labor group ay mayroon nang kritisismo laban sa pekeng Security of Tenure (SOT) Bill, na hindi naman nagbibigay ng seguridad sa trabaho sa mga manggagawa, laluna sa mga nakaempleyo sa tinaguriang trabahong “non-core”. Panahong nang likhain ang pinakamalawak na pagkakaisa ng manggagawa para ipaglaban ang repormang totoong pupuksa sa salot na…
After years of struggling for the rights of indigenous peoples (IPs), Manobo tribeswoman Eufemia Cullamat from Surigao del Sur finally leveled up her advocacy with a seat in the House of Representatives. “I will pledge my life for our struggle and bring it to Congress,” said Cullamat, a native of Lianga town, after she took…
Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with a homophobic attack on two women on a London bus that prompted widespread condemnation in the UK. The attack took place on a night bus on May 30 as the couple, Melania Geymonat and her partner Chris, were traveling home from an evening out together. Geymonat posted…
Introduction to Human Rights | Lesson 27: “Environment and Human Rights” This lesson is part of an International Human Rights free online course. You may follow it in Udemy http://www.udemy.com/introduction-to-… or in our Youtube channel http://youtube.com/moocchile (If you want a virtual certificate, you should follow the complete course in Udemy) You may find the transcript…
GENEVA (7 June 2019) – UN human rights experts* today called on the United Nations to establish an independent investigation into human rights violations in the Philippines, citing a sharp deterioration in the situation of human rights across the country, including sustained attacks on people and institutions defending human rights. “Given the scale and seriousness…
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Friday lauded leaders of the House of Representatives for approving on third and final reading the measure seeking to provide protection to human rights defenders (HRDs) who have always been facing serious threats, intimidation, and harassment. De Lima, a former justice secretary, at the same time, vowed to refile…
A Department of Health (DOH) official berated Basilan-based Rappler journalist Richard Falcatan for covering a hospital inspection he was invited to cover on Saturday, June 8. DOH Director Leonita Gorgolon, director for Health Facilities Enhancement Program, shouted at Rappler correspondent and DXNO Basilan station manager Richard Falcatan at the Basilan General Hospital in Isabela City,…
This is what every mother fears. Sadly, under this tyrannical Duterte regime and its failed War on Drugs, this is a tragic reality that thousands of mothers have gone through; a harrowing ordeal that they live with every day. Global Health NOW’s article, “Elderly Mothers Bear the Emotional Burden of the Drug War” (6 June…
Media plays a powerful role in shaping mindsets on critical issues. As such, they are seen as secondary duty bearers charged with the duty to equally ensure that their conduct contributes to the protection and promotion of rights. As such, the Commission on Human Rights lauds ABS-CBN for not condoning inappropriate behaviour, including a rape…
The workers of famous pearl shake chain Zagu went on strike Thursday to protest alleged “union busting and illegal contractualization.” “The Union filed a Notice of Strike last January to address these issues, but discussions collapsed earlier this week,” the Organization of Zagu Workers – Solidarity Unions in the Philippines for Empowerment and Reforms (Organiza-Super)…
Sa mga kalihim ng gabinete ni Duterte, si DepEd Secretary Tililing este Liling Briones ay pangalawa sa pinakamataas ang sweldo. Umaabot sa mahigit Php 329, 000 kada buwan. Ano ang karapatan ng isang kalihim na sumusweldo ng ganito kalaki na pagsalitaan ang mga guro-manggagawa na “huwag kayong puro pera!” Nakikilala ba niya ang mga gurong…
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros sought on Monday a Senate probe into the murder of labor leader and fifth nominee of Partido Manggagawa (PM), Dennis Sequena, who was shot dead in Barangay Bunga, Tanza, Cavite last Sunday. After condemning the murder, Hontiveros filed Senate Resolution 1062 urging the Senate to investigate the killing of Sequena and…
A former street “rugby boy” has asked the public to stop stereotyping street children and youth offenders as criminals, instead give them the chance to reform saying they too can change. “Dapat ‘yun yung makita nila hindi yung gawa lang kayo nang gawa ng batas isipin nila kung paano nila matutulungan kasi pag-inahon mo yan…
GENEVA — A group of United Nations human rights experts called on Friday for an international inquiry into the state of human rights in the Philippines because of the “staggering number” of unlawful killings by the security services and official attacks on people and institutions who defend human rights there. In a strongly worded condemnation…
The Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino on Friday hit the Philippine Statistics Agency for its report that fewer Filipinos were jobless in April. “The PSA report is deceitful,” the group’s president Leody de Guzman said. He reacted to the latest PSA data that there were 42.2-million employed Filipinos as of April. The figure represented an employment…
In celebration of the National ICT Month 2019 with the theme “See ICT Differently”, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) are pleased to invite interested organizations and individuals to the forum entitled “UNWANTED GAZE: DEALING WITH PHOTOS AND VIDEOS SHARED ONLINE WITHOUT CONSENT”. Topics for discussion…
