Mariahangin residents seek Senate hearing amid eviction threats

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...

Nearly 300 of Palawan’s Mariahangin residents face eviction; Senate urged to act on indigenous land rights

27. January 2026 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, News

Calls for stronger protection of indigenous and community land rights have emerged after nearly 300 residents of Sitio Mariahangin in Bugsuk, Palawan, were sued by nine alleged landowners claiming ownership of their ancestral lands. The residents, mostly Molbog...

Philippines and EU aim to seal Free Trade Deal by 2027

11. December 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, International Institutions, News

The European Union (EU) is stepping up efforts to finalize a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Philippines by the end of 2027, coinciding with the expiration of the country’s preferential trade access under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). Under...

Families and journalists still call for justice at 16th Maguindanao Massacre commemoration

11. December 2025 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, News

Sixteen years after the Maguindanao massacre, families of the victims, media groups and human rights advocates marked the tragedy’s anniversary with renewed demands for justice, stronger safeguards for press freedom, and full recognition of every person who was...

Court dismisses murder charges against journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio

11. December 2025 | Aktuelles, Freedom of Press, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, News

A Philippine regional court has dismissed the murder charges against community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio. The Laoang Regional Trial Court in Northern Samar ruled on November 6, 2025, that the complaint misidentified the accused. Cumpio, 26, executive director of...

Palawan IP communities face harassment and displacement amid corporate land dispute

12. August 2025 | Aktuelles, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Indigenous People, Internal Affairs, News

Indigenous communities and local residents in Sitio Mariahangin in the village of Bugsuk (also called Mariahangin Island) are raising urgent concerns over what they describe as systematic harassment, displacement, and human rights violations tied to a controversial...