Category: Philippines
Women’s groups organize a protest action and put up tents in front of the Department of Agriculture. Photo by Del Bañares.
Women’s Month in the Philippines: Confronting Challenges, Building Solidarities, and Celebrating Victories
By Bianca Martinez The eighth day of March has traditionally been celebrated in different...
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Half truths and lies: PH government fails commitment to ESCR
The CSO delegation led by In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (IDEFEND) and Philippine...
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Country Rapporteur Asraf Ally Caunhye from Mauritius raises initial questions and comments from the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights to the Philippine delegation. Geneva . 18 February 2025.
More decisive action needed to guarantee ESCR and protect HRDs in the Philippines
IDEFEND’s Statement on the 7th periodic review of the Philippines at the 77th Session of the...
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EU PUSHES ITS ECONOMIC AGENDA IN THE MIDST OF UNFOLDING TRADE WARS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Trade Justice advocates renew calls to stop the corporate driven EU-Philippines trade deal ...
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FRANCISCO (KA DODONG) NEMENZO: SOCIALIST, PATRIOT, FRIEND
Focus on the Global South deeply regrets the passing of Dr Francisco (“Dodong”) Nemenzo. Dr...
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[Press Release] On the sixth year of the adoption of UNDROP, criminalized Filipino peasants continue the fight to regain their liberty, assert their rights, and advance their agrarian struggles together with solidarity movements
2024 December 17 Manila, Philippines 一 In commemoration of the sixth year anniversary of the...
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Former Senator Leila De Lima, former Congressman Walden Bello and support groups join criminalized farmers in a press conference assailing the weaponization of the law. 5 November 2014. Quezon City. Photo by Joseph Purugganan.
Criminalized farmers present themselves to former Sen. De Lima and the public ahead of surrender to local court
QUEZON CITY – Eight farmer-leaders from the Samahang Nagkakaisang Mamamayan ng Barangay...
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TeduRISE. Valtimore “Bong” Fenis (center) shares his perspectives on the intersectionality of the struggles for indigenous peoples’ rights, self-determination, peace, and development during the Palestine Solidarity Session at the Mekong-ASEAN Environmental Week. Bangkok, Thailand. 2024 September 28. Photo by Galileo de Guzman Castillo.
SOLIDARITY FROM BELOW
By Valtimore “Bong” Fenis* Heard of Palestine genocide? Myanmar military rule? Victims of...
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Rhetoric And Realities: How Does Official Development Assistance Impact Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples In The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao?
Research/Analysis by Isaak Heller Political calls by LOYUKAN network Download the report in...
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Pablo Rosales, National Chairperson of Pangisda Pilipinas discussing the widespread impact of the oil spill in Manila Bay. Photo by Joseph Purugganan. 28 July 2024. Quezon City
Fishers demand urgent relief and accountability over oil spill tragedy
Closure of the bay would mean loss of livelihoods and hunger for over 100k fishers and their...
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Book Launch — The Geopolitics of Green Colonialism: Global Justice and Ecosocial Transitions
Last 20 July 2024, the Global Working Group Beyond Development, UP Center for Integrative and...
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Book Launch: The Geopolitics of Green Colonialism
THE TIME FOR DENIAL IS OVER. Across the Global North, the question of how we should respond to the...
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