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Study finds urban Filipinos tired of resilience narrative amid financial strain

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

Margins can no longer adapt as world nears 1.5°C overshoot

Climate-vulnerable communities face mounting losses, displacement and food insecurity as fossil fuel dependence deepens already unequal burdens worldwide

Police treatment of journalist at farmers’ protest draws rights scrutiny

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

Philippine church group warns lack of El Niño response puts farmers,...

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

Bishop: Church must defend land rights of IPs, farmers

He also called for justice rooted in peace and human dignity, warning against responding to hatred with hostility or defending rights by humiliating others

Child marriage affects nearly half of young women in Bangladesh, UNICEF...

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

Church leaders back farmers, condemn ‘excessive’ police force

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

The power of the internet for good and bad

An estimated 500,000 Filipino children — or about one in 100 in the country — were trafficked to produce new child sexual exploitation material

Calls mount for probe into police actions against journalists at agrarian...

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

Europe protests seen as warning against putting arms before youth

Growing unrest among young Europeans is drawing attention to education, economic insecurity and the human cost of rising militarization

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