LiCAS.news PhilippinesLIGHT FOR THE VOICELESS

A new survey finds households still coping with repeated crises while savings shrink, borrowing rises and confidence in support weakens

Investigations focus on police conduct during a farmers’ protest, as authorities review safeguards meant to protect working journalists

Church People-Workers Solidarity called for stronger farm support, land protection and agrarian reform amid worsening climate and livelihood risks

UNICEF says child marriage is cutting short girls’ education and opportunities, while urging stronger investment in health and protection

Church leaders linked farmers’ protests to land, livelihood and El Niño hardships while urging authorities to uphold constitutional rights

Media organizations say the incidents raise concerns over press safety and existing safeguards for journalists covering public demonstrations nationwide

More than 400 farmers are pressing land, livelihood and environmental demands ahead of National Peasant Day protests in Manila

The dispute has drawn attention to Indigenous land rights, consent and the human cost of strategic hydropower development

Residents are challenging patent applications, alleged harassment and relocation plans as their land dispute moves to provincial authorities

Coalition warns drought, water shortages and agricultural losses could worsen as funding gaps leave vulnerable communities exposed nationwide

A rights group says 90 families displaced from Pulo Island now face flooding, lost livelihoods and limited services

Indonesia’s fires, Myanmar’s electricity warnings and Philippine hydropower concerns show how El Niño is testing communities across Asia