Civil society hails Irene Khan’s report on PH rights situation
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said Khan’s final report “rightly captures the Ferdinand Marcos Jr administration’s hypocrisy and inaction as regards protecting freedom of opinion and expression and labor and human rights.”
Senators in birthday suits
If they could not abide by their oath and wear their robes symbolically, they just showed they are as bad as the emperor with no clothes.
Altermidya Network Statement on the Final Report of UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan
The Philippine government must act with urgency—not only to respond to international scrutiny but to uphold its constitutional duty to protect press freedom and ensure justice for all.
Families of drug war victims continue to face threats under Marcos Jr., UN told
Families of victims in the “war on drugs” in the Philippines continue to face threats, harassment, and reprisals, Protestant churches in the Philippines told the ongoing United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, Switzerland today.
Groups welcome Duterte Youth disqualification
“Though it took more than five years for the Comelec to come up with a resolution, we still welcome this decision and reiterate that Duterte Youth is a bogus partylist,” Kontra Daya convenor Danilo Arao said.
This time, PTFOMS respectfully reacts to Irene Khan’s report
The current PTFOMS under Torres is diplomatic and calm in its response however, agreeing to Khan’s recommendation that reforms for media safety must align with international standards.
Irene Khan slams continuing red-tagging in UN report
In her final report to the UN Human Rights Council, Khan wrote that while civil society is vibrant and the media landscape is diverse, measures taken by the Ferdinand Marcos government since 2022 to protect human rights “have not been sufficient.”
‘Poetry is an encounter with the enemy’
Kindred to “aha!” epiphany poetry is Chou En-lai’s historical meditation, poetry is Mao Tse-Tung’s keen repartee, poetry is Ho Chi Minh’s tough resolution and, at Panay Island, poetry is an encounter with the enemy.
Pilipinas, lumilihis sa landas tungong malinis na enerhiya
Ang ibayong pagsandig sa natural na gas ay ibayong pananalig sa maruming panggatong na makakapagpabagal sa layuning lumipat na ang Pilipinas sa malinis na enerhiya.
Escuterte on trial
Senate President Chiz Escudero has replaced Sara Zimmerman Duterte Carpio as the real subject of the impeachment trial for compromising the Upper Chamber, not tackling the complaint submitted to the Senate on February 5, 2025 and throwing monkey wrenches into the process that the 1987 Constitution commanded the Senate to conduct forthwith, the plain meaning of which is known to anyone familiar with English.