Category: Philippines
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QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES – On Monday, July 28, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is scheduled to present a comprehensive overview of his administration’s key accomplishments and achievements, as well as the plans and priorities of the government in the last three years under the current regime. Marcos, Jr., halfway through his six-year term, is also in legacy mode and seeks to temper his administration’s plummeting satisfaction rating amidst an escalating political feud.
[IN PHOTOS] In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (iDEFEND) Mobilization on the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
2025 July 28 Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines Text and Photos by Galileo de Guzman...
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Trade Justice Pilipinas Statement: US-Philippines trade deal: A lopsided and unjust agreement
23 July 2025 A trade deal between the US and the Philippines was announced recently after...
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Trade Justice Pilipinas Press Statement: A Wake-Up Call Against Trump’s Weaponization of Trade
Trade Justice Pilipinas Press Statement 10 July 2025 A Wake-Up Call Against Trump’s...
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Land and Economic Justice
Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the discussions. Allow me as well ...
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Workers at a shoe factory in Marikina City, the Philippines, 19 August 2022. Photo: IMAGO / Xinhua
Lever or Shackle?
In a time of global uncertainty, what could a free trade deal with the EU do for the Philippines?...
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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...
Read More![[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](https://focusweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/34658614460_8fbe600f3d_k-627x376.jpg)
[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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