“Historically, such frameworks have risked incentivizing shortcuts, abusive, or arbitrary practices, which undermine human rights and erode public trust in law enforcement,” the CHR said.
Kabataan Party said it would assist its member who complained of rape by a fellow member in seeking redress in court.
In the Philippines, small-scale fishers are asking the highest court in the country to protect municipal waters from commercial fishing.
Karapatan-Central Luzon said that like hundreds of other political prisoners in the Philippines, Tambalque languished in jail over trumped up charges and planted evidence.
“Every so often, the NTF-ELCAC comes up with these numbers to justify the millions of funds that their officials are embezzling and squandering,” Valbuena retorted.
The installation is open to the public until June 1 from six o’clock in the evening.
Kabataan, Tayo ang Pag-asa (KTAP) said it is time for the poll body to finally disqualify Duterte Youth over misrepresentation of the sector as well as alleged abuse of state resources and circumvention of election laws.
It’s the same number as before the May 12 elections. But despite the outcomes, the clans did not always win gubernatorial races with ease. A deeper study of the electoral contests revealed continuing resistance to dynastic rule, with some successes even if few.
At least 18 political dynasties won between five and 19 seats in the May 2025 elections, but reform advocates also saw encouraging signs. A few challengers secured victories, while others came close. Some dynasties suffered a downfall while others shrank in number.
The workers’ union at bike manufacturer Kawasaki Motors Phils. Corp. (KMPC) launched the first ever strike in the company’s history yesterday, May 21, following a deadlock in collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations.
