14. February 2024 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
The “Uni-Team-Alliance” of the families of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, which helped to shape their election victory in 2022, is now facing increased internal conflicts and tensions. In January 2024, President...
14. February 2024 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
In December 2023, the Philippine government announced the resumption of peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), which had been on hold since 2018. The agreement was recorded in a joint statement on 23 November in Oslo, Norway. The...
14. February 2024 | Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights News, Internal Affairs, International Institutions
On January 1, 2024, the Supreme Court (SC) issued a set of procedural rules governing all petitions and applications in relation with the problematic Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020; the rules came into force on January 15. The new “Rules on the ATA of 2020 and...
1. December 2023 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
On October 24, 2023, France Castro, a member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) party-list group, filed a criminal complaint against former President Rodrigo Duterte for serious threats to her life. This was due to...
1. December 2023 | "War on Drugs", Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
Even though it seems that the Philippine government’s anti-drug campaign under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has lost media attention, killings continue to take place – even in the context of anti-drug-operations by state security forces. This is...
30. October 2023 | Human Rights News, Internal Affairs
During the budget deliberations for next year, Michael Poa, spokesperson for the Philippine Department of Education, announced on September 4, 2023, that 16 high schools in Metro Manila are allegedly involved into activities for the recruitment of members for the...
