23. March 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs
Residents of Sitio Mariahangin in Bugsuk, Palawan have appealed to the Senate to hear their side in a long-standing land dispute that has placed 282 indigenous people at risk of eviction. In a video statement released February 16, 2026, community member Amina Naseron...
23. March 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
The terrorism financing case against development and church worker Aldeem Yañez has been transferred from the Lanao del Norte Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Iligan City to Taguig RTC Branch 266. On February 9, 2026, the Taguig court also approved the State’s motion to...
20. February 2026 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
Journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio was convicted of “financing terrorism” on January 22, 2026, alongside her co-accused Marielle Domequil, a lay worker for a church-based organization, in a ruling that could send both women to prison for 12 to 18 years and impose fines of...
20. February 2026 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, News
Erwin “Ambo” Delilan, a journalist based in Negros Occidental, was arrested at his home in EB Magalona town on January 19, 2026, by members of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG). He was charged with unjust vexation, a...
20. February 2026 | "War on Drugs", Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will face the International Criminal Court (ICC) on February 23 for the confirmation of charges hearing, after judges ruled he is medically and cognitively fit to participate. Duterte faces three counts of crimes against...
20. February 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Justice dismissed two impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM) on February 4, 2026, for lack of substance. Unless the entire assembly overturns the committee’s ruling with a one-third...
