Category: Philippines
Broad coalition of agriculture stakeholders and trade justice advocates held a pressconference this morning to urge the Senate to reject RCEP! 1 February 2023, Quezon City. Photo by Joseph Purugganan.
Joint Statement of Agri stakeholders and Trade Justice Advocates: NO TO RCEP! DON’T MAKE PHL AN “UKAY-UKAY” REPUBLIC!
Last November 2021, during the 18th Congress, various farmers, fishers, workers, civil society and...
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Human Rights Defenders highlight struggles and renewed their commitment to fight for human rights and dignity at Human Rights Festival
By Isaak Cagampang Heller* Photos from Philippine Human Rights Information Center (PhilRights) and...
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Reform of GSP: A Matter of Urgent Concern
Statement from Trade Justice Pilipinas 13 December 2022 Trade Justice Pilipinas welcomes...
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Walden Bello spoke at a press conference on August 10, 2022, one day after being temporarily released on bail. Photo by Galileo de Guzman Castillo, Focus on the Global South.
Press Release: 454 Groups and Individuals Call for the Philippine Government to Drop Charges Against Walden Bello and Decriminalize Libel & Cyberlibel
Focus on the Global South, 29 August 2022. As of today, 125 organizations, networks and movements...
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On Monday, 8 August 2022, Dr. Walden Bello was arrested on two counts of libel and cyber libel filed by a former staff of Vice President Sara Duterte over statements made by Bello during the electoral campaign.
STATEMENT: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER IS NOT A CRIME: DROP CHARGES AGAINST WALDEN BELLO, DECRIMINALIZE LIBEL & CYBERLIBEL
9 August 2022 Focus on the Global South We at Focus on the Global South condemn in the strongest...
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After some reported bureaucratic delays, Bello was temporarily released on bail at around 17:30 Manila, 9 August 2022. Photo from Laban ng Masa.
Press Release: The Outpouring of Support for #FreeWaldenBello
Focus on the Global South Tuesday, 9 August 2022 On Monday, 8 August 2022, our founding...
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ARRESTED. Former vice presidential bet Walden Bello is arrested by police and brought to Quezon City Police Station 8. (Photo by Rappler)
Defending Rights – #FreeWaldenBello
We have been alerted by friends in the Philippines of the arrest of our founding director and...
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First State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., 25 July 2022. Photo from the Office of the Press Secretary
A (PRO) BUSINESS-AS-USUAL ROAD AHEAD
Reflections on Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s First State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2022 July 28 ...
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Meeting de Ferdinand « Bongbong » R. Marcos Junior, le 19 mars 2022 (Photo : Prachatai CC https://www.flickr.com/photos/prachatai/52053501113/)
Stakes of the 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines: A conversation with Focus on the Global South (Part 2)
Part Two: Challenges and future prospects On May the 4th 2022, five days before the presidential...
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Rodrigo Duterte (Photo : Prachatai CC https://www.flickr.com/photos/prachatai/25338475109)
Stakes of the 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines: A conversation with Focus on the Global South (Part 1)
Part One: Assessing Duterte’s legacy and political future On May the 4th 2022, five days before...
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Socialist presidential candidate Leody de Guzman at a rally (credit: Leody de Guzman)
The campaign for a democratic socialist Philippines
by Walden Bello (The views expressed in this piece are strictly the author’s and do not...
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Farmers from Sumalo, Bataan engaged in a dialogue with Agrarian Reform officials to expedite the land distribution process in the contested former Litton Estate. June 6, 2022. DAR Central Office, Quezon City. Photo by Joseph Purugganan.
FARMER-BENEFICIARIES FROM BATAAN LAUD ACTION ON AGRARIAN LAND, CALLS ON DAR TO EXPEDITE PROCESS OF LAND DISTRIBUTION
PRESS RELEASE FARMER-BENEFICIARIES FROM BATAAN LAUD ACTION ON AGRARIAN LAND, CALLS ON DAR TO...
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