Nearly two years after their reported enforced disappearances, the preliminary hearings of the writs of amparo and habeas data for indigenous people’s (IP) rights and environmental defenders Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil ‘Bazoo’ De Jesus started at the Court of Appeals (CA) last April 10.
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Amid societal expectations for women to work through the pain, women’s rights advocates intensify their calls to pass the legislation of House Bill (H.B.) No. 7758 or the ‘Menstrual Leave Act,’ seeking to support women’s reproductive health without financial repercussions.
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) cancelled its 2002 Supplemental Joint Venture Agreement (SJVA) with Masungi developer Blue Star Construction & Development Corporation, putting the conservation efforts in the sanctuary at risk of losing protection in the area.
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Following the results of their fact-finding mission, human rights groups KARAPATAN and Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KATRIBU) underlined the military’s intent to paint Lumad leader Michelle Campos and her three companions as ‘rebel returnees,’ intensifying enforced abduction cases in the country during a press conference last March 24.
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Following years of calls for accountability, former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s arrest marks the culmination of years of investigations that led to his transfer to the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands to face charges of crimes against humanity last March 12.
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Far Eastern University (FEU) students residing in dormitories fear financial strain due to higher living expenses caused by the upward hike of utility rates imposed by Meralco and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. at the start of 2025.
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Various student councils from private higher educational institutions (PHEI) submitted a position paper to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), urging the implementation of a moratorium on tuition and other fees increase (TOFI) and junk ‘redundant, dubious, and exorbitant’ school fees for S.Y. 2025-2026 last March 10.
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Families of extrajudicial killing (EJK) victims during the Duterte administration’s war on drugs along with progressive multi-sectoral groups, called for justice and the upholding of due process following former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest for crimes against humanity last March 11.
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Dagdag-pasanin sa mga drayber ng Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) ang tinatayang mahigit P4,000 kaltas sa kanilang kita kada buwan dulot ng sunod-sunod na pagtaas sa presyo ng langis mula Enero, ayon sa PISTON.
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After four days on strike, Nexperia Philippines Inc. workers achieved a feat in lobbying labor rights after the reinstatement of two of the four dismissed workers and the proposed P50 daily wage increase was granted last March 8.
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