January 29, 2018
Attempt to jail unionist teacher, a harassment, groups say
Just two days after President Rodrigo Duterte ranted against so-called front organizations of the New People’s Army (NPA), state security …
Month: January 2018
January 25, 2018
Church workers alarmed over illegal arrest, detention of local mine worker
The Ramento Project for Human Rights Defenders was alarmed over the forcible taking of a small-scale mine worker in Maco, …
January 23, 2018
Rights advocates question degrading strip search on women visitors of political prisoners
A human rights group has recently questioned the degrading strip search that visiting women relatives of political prisoners have to …
January 22, 2018
Church workers outraged over killing of Tagum farmer activist
The Ramento Project for Human Rights Defenders (RPRD) strongly denounced the killing of peasant activist James Flores who was shot …
January 19, 2018
Rearrest order of peace consultants hit
The legal consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines Negotiating Panel assailed the rearrest order of the three …
January 16, 2018
Advocates warn of looming dictatorship under Duterte regime
Various cause-oriented groups have warned the public on the present “self-serving and anti-people” attempts of President Rodrigo Duterte and his …
January 15, 2018
Duterte hit for attacks vs. media
President Rodrigo Duterte is currently under fire over the revocation of the registration of online news media outfit Rappler over …
January 12, 2018
Rights advocates lament appointment of ‘murderer general’ to cabinet position
The Philippine human rights community assailed the appointment of the infamous retired military general Eduardo Año as head of Department …