Human rights group Karapatan questioned the Philippine government’s planned acquisition of billions of pesos worth of war materiel and armaments from the United States amid calls for increased public funding for public health services and financial aid for poor families in light of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more
A children’s rights organization here has asked the city government to establish the Special Office for Children’s Concerns (SOCC), which has long been stipulated in the children’s code but remained unimplemented.
Southern Tagalog protesters sign the mural depicting their struggle for human rights. (photo by Justin Umali / Bulatlat) By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com MANILA – Human rights organization Defend-Southern Tagalog (Defend-ST) revealed the human rights abuses in the region’s rural communities in a forum held July 20 at the National Council of Churches in the Philippines…
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But PH uncertainty, withdrawn incentives threaten competitiveness, says ECCP’s Taus MANILA – The head of a European trade group still sees the Philippines as a better choice for foreign investors over Vietnam, after comparing how the two Asian countries do business. Although more foreign investors are going to Vietnam, the Philippines has a “fairly large…
On April 5, 2019, Karapatan filed letters of allegation to United Nations Special Rapporteurs over cases of threat, harassment and intimidation, particularly the red-tagging and terrorist-labelling of organizations, in line with the Duterte government’s counterinsurgency program. read more