‘Nanay Mameng’: Activism that showed nothing changed
Carmen Deunida died an activist at the age of 93, leaving behind a story that mirrors the unending narrative of poverty that ruler after ruler failed to eradicate in a country so rich in resources yet...
View ArticleDavao court junks murder rap vs Baguio activist
BAGUIO CITY—A court in Davao del Norte province has dismissed a murder case filed by the police last year against a Baguio-based activist in connection with the killing of another activist in 2018....
View ArticleNBI looks into Albay activists’ killing; 6 cops in custody
On the order of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the National Bureau of Investigation will look into the killing of two activists in an alleged shootout with policemen early on Monday in Guinobatan,...
View ArticleActivists call on G20 leaders to end global vaccine inequality
ROME — Activists from charity groups on Friday held a flash mob in Rome ahead of the G20 leaders’ summit, calling on leaders of the world’s biggest economies to end inequalities between nations in...
View ArticleReal-life ‘Sister Stella L’ passes away
MANILA, Philippines — Sr. Mary Rosario “Chayong” Battung, the nun who inspired the 1984 movie “Sister Stella L.,” has died, her congregation said. She was 78. The Cagayan-born sister, who passed away...
View ArticleAgusan court junks charges vs 17 activists
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A court in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, has junked charges of destructive arson, kidnapping and robbery with violence against or intimidation of persons filed against 17...
View ArticleQC judge dismissal over search warrants sought
Several groups on Friday called for the dismissal or resignation of Quezon City (QC) Executive Judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert for issuing “poisoned tree of search warrants” against several activists...
View ArticleActivist asks court to junk 2006 rebellion case
Detained activist Sally Crisostomo-Ujano has asked the Taguig regional trial court to quash a 2006 rebellion charge filed against her for which she was arrested in November or 15 years after it was...
View Article‘Intent to kill’: The Booc autopsy
MANILA, Philippines — Chad Booc, a volunteer “lumad” (indigenous people) teacher, died likely instantly in a hail of bullets fired with “an intent to kill,” according to a forensic pathologist who...
View ArticleChina releases jailed Taiwanese activist, sends him home
TAIPEI — A Taiwanese activist jailed in China returned to Taiwan on Friday after completing a five-year sentence. Li Ming-che, a community college lecturer and activist at a human rights...
View ArticleKin of slain Iloilo activist holds protest to mark his 2nd death anniversary
ILOILO CITY—The family and colleagues of slain Bayan Muna Iloilo City coordinator Jose Reynaldo “Jory” Porquia decry the lack of justice two years after he was gunned down. “It’s been two years since...
View ArticleAño warns marching activists to be dispersed; discourages burning of effigies
MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday warned protesters who would march towards freedom parks on Thursday during the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
View Article‘Red-tagged’ environmental activist out on bail, groups say
MANILA, Philippines — Daisy Macapanpan, the environmental activist who was arrested in Pakil, Laguna, last June on allegations that she is a communist rebel, was temporarily set free after posting...
View ArticleActivist-musician survives slay try in Pampanga
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga—An activist-musician and his wife survived an ambush, which wounded their companion, early Thursday, August 25, in this capital city. “I think I was the target of this...
View ArticleNelia Sancho, beauty queen, women’s rights activist; 71
MANILA, Philippines — Women’s rights activist and former beauty queen Nelia Sancho has passed away, she was 71, her family and colleagues from the Gabriela Women’s Party confirmed on Friday. In a...
View ArticleInt’l peace prize bestowed on Filipino, 3 other activists
ILIGAN CITY — A nonviolence activist from Mindanao is one of the four recipients of the 2022 Sean MacBride Peace Prize, which is bestowed yearly by the Berlin-based International Peace Bureau (IPB)...
View ArticleRights lawyers move to dismiss case vs Baby River’s mom, 2 other activists
MANILA, Philippines — Three activists, including Reina Mae Nasino whose baby died while she was in detention, have asked the Manila court to dismiss the illegal possession of firearms and explosives...
View ArticleCops won’t say where ailing Gabriela leader is being held
SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR — Although it has refused to disclose where the ailing leader of women’s rights group Gabriela was being held, the Police Regional Office (PRO) in the Caraga region said...
View ArticleCourt fines Baguio activist P250K for cyberlibel
BAGUIO CITY—A Baguio activist, who was among a group that recently failed to secure from the Court of Appeals a writ of amparo against Red-tagging, was convicted of cyberlibel on Thursday over comments...
View ArticlePNP probe on alleged abduction of Cebu-based activists underway
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is conducting an investigation into the reported abduction of two development workers at the port of Cebu City. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin...
View ArticleBaguio activist seeks cyberlibel retrial
BAGUIO CITY — An activist here on Thursday asked for a new trial after being convicted last month in a cyberlibel case filed by a retired police officer over the dismantling of a monument in Kalinga...
View ArticleYouth activist in Quezon found guilty of illegal possessio of firearm, explosive
LUCENA CITY — A City Regional Trial Court convicted on Wednesday, March 15, youth activist Alexandrea Pacalda guilty of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Judge Salvador Villarosa, in his...
View ArticleHong Kong activist Wong jailed for 3 months over information breach
HONG KONG — One of the most prominent democracy activists in Hong Kong over recent years, Joshua Wong, was sentenced on Monday to three months in prison over an information breach involving a police...
View ArticleDOJ taps NBI, NPS to probe death of union leader
MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the National Prosecution Service (NPS) to begin an investigation and...
View ArticleLabor activist’s slay in Bacolod City sparks CHR outcry
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is seeking more protection for labor activists following the slaying of a call center agent in Bacolod City. In a statement on Friday, the...
View ArticleCourt to AFP, PNP: Present 2 missing activists today
The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to present an indigenous rights activist and an aging community organizer, who had been...
View Article2023 Sona protest actions will be bigger than previous year, activists vow
MANILA, Philippines — The protest movements lined up to counter President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s second State of the Nation Address (Sona) will be bigger than the one held in 2022, activists said on...
View ArticleCordillera activists hit AMLC for freezing assets
BAGUIO CITY—Progressive group Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) on Thursday denounced the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) for freezing their accounts on July 12, apparently in relation to a...
View ArticleMom of missing activist unhappy with PNP probe
BALANGA CITY—While the Philippine National Police has denied that its personnel have a hand in the disappearance of two activists in Bataan province on Sept. 2, the mother of one of the missing women...
View ArticleRelease two activists in custody, gov’t urged
Associates of two activists who have emerged in government custody after being reported missing for two weeks demanded that they be allowed to confirm that they really sought the government’s help to...
View ArticleEnvironmental activists say they were abducted by soldiers
MANILA, Philippines — In a surprising move, the two previously missing environmental activists revealed during a press conference organized by the anti-communist task force itself that they were...
View ArticleArmy says 2 activists’ abduction claim may be plot to discredit military
MANILA, Philippines — The two environmental activists’ claim that soldiers abducted them could be a plot to discredit the military, Philippine Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said on Wednesday....
View Article2 activists’ lawyer to military: Stop persecution, lies
MANILA, Philippines — The legal counsel of two environmental activists on Wednesday urged the government’s anti-communist task force to stop their “prosecution” and “do the right thing,” as the...
View ArticleGreen activists seek court protection vs military
The two environmental activists who were earlier abducted by the military in Bataan have sought protection from the Supreme Court for fear that state forces would continue targeting them after their...
View ArticleFour Cordillera activists question legality of ‘terrorist’ tag in court
MANILA, Philippines – Four Cordillera activists on Thursday filed a petition at Baguio Regional Trial Court, challenging their labels as “terrorists” allegedly by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC)....
View ArticleBail denied to Hong Kong rights lawyer in landmark security case
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Thursday rejected a fresh bail application for pro-democracy activist and lawyer Chow Hang-tung, whose subversion trial under a China-imposed national security law is...
View ArticleActivists Castro, Tamano call on DOJ to reconsider their case
MANILA, Philippines — Two environmental activists were dismayed over a resolution from the Department of Justice (DOJ) recommending they be charged with grave oral defamation for retracting their sworn...
View ArticleActivist Renato Constantino Jr. dies at 79
MANILA, Philippines — Renato Constantino Jr. has died at the age of 79. Constantino’s death was confirmed by the Constantino Foundation, but it did not elaborate on the details of his passing. “With...
View ArticleCivil society activist RC Constantino dies at 79
Activist Renato Constantino Jr., known as “RC” to his family and friends, died at the age of 79, the Constantino Foundation confirmed on Friday. “With great sadness, we announce the passing of Renato...
View ArticleGroup asks military: Surface missing Bukidnon activist
DAVAO CITY — Friends and family of labor organizer William Lariosa are calling on the military to surface him after he was taken from Barangay Butong, Bukidnon town on Wednesday during a military...
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