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Greenpeace urges Philippine government to adopt ‘climate damages tax’ amid extreme...

With potential revenue reaching USD 720 billion by the end of the decade, the tax could significantly aid the most vulnerable countries

Political detainees’ wives reveal humiliating strip search at Bilibid

The wives of political prisoners were subjected to a “degrading and traumatic” strip search last April 21 at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), formal...

Shrine of Healing

The shrine is not just a physical structure. Inside, a cross stands as a symbol of hope, with an eternal flame at the center

Activists, church, dev’t workers charged with violation of anti-terrorism law

Santiago and three others were not informed of the charges against them because the subpoenas were sent to different addresses

Laudato si’ keeps ‘abduction’ survivor fighting on

“We cannot stop from fighting for the environment and amplifying the voice of the communities affected by destructive projects"

Tartaria farmers defend community despite assaults, arson from armed security

Emilio “Orange” Aguinaldo IV, great-grandson of Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo, has been asserting his claims to the land

Public sector unions form alliance, demand salary increases from Marcos gov’t

Government workers groups are demanding from the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration an increase in their salaries, saying their current pay has been left way...

Philippine groups hit terror case vs. human rights activists

The group called on the CHR to investigate what it claimed was the use of legal mechanisms to intimidate environmental defenders

Rights group highlights PH gov’t failure in stopping drug-related killings

Olano recommended a probe against Mayor Duterte and other local government units that “blatantly do not follow the rule of law.

Groups mourn passing of nationalist senator Rene Saguisag

They paid tribute to him, saying their colleague had been unswayed by power, “chasing away the darkness from Marcos Sr. to Marcos Jr.”

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