By Jeoffrey Mhar Larua SAGADA, Mountain Province – Peasants in the northern villages of Aguid, Pide, and Fidelisan here worry as elements of the 54th Infantry Battalion Philippine Army started listing individuals they allege to be members or supporters of the revolutionary New Peoples Army (NPA). A Barangay Pide councilor who asked not to be…
STATEMENT We, independent media outfits and journalists under the Altermidya Network, express our support to the People’s Initiative to Grant ABS-CBN a People’s Franchise or Pirma Kapamilya, a movement that seek to gather 7 million signatures for ABS-CBN. After 70 legislators voted a death sentence for the network and its 11,000 employees, many Filipinos and…
Xave Gregorio – Philstar.com, August 2, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — Families of victims of the “War on Drugs” waged by the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte still remain hopeful even as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated that the country “has no intention” of rejoining the International Criminal Court, which is pushing for an investigation…
Published March 9, 2021By JOAHNA LEI CASILAO, GMA News After referring to “a murderous regime” in a statement that condemned the killings of activists in Southern Tagalog, Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday appeared to step up her criticisms of the administration this time in the context of the death of Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo…
Philstar.com, March 29, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — A coalition of rights groups launched Tuesday a campaign to urge foreign governments to impose sanctions on President Rodrigo Duterte and other Philippine officials for allegedly violating human rights. The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines said in a statement that it will be working with…
The International Coalition of Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) condemns the Philippine military for the killing of two youths in Uson, Masbate, Bicol Region on December 27, 2024. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families. Click here to read our full statement on the killing. Together with the Foundation for Filipino Children and Children’s…