Archive of Human Rights

PUP campus journalist harassed with sedition, inciting to sedition charges
January 16, 2026

The Marcos regime is again harassing Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) campus journalist Jacob Baluyot. On January 15, Baluyot appeared before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a preliminary investigation on charges of sedition and inciting to sedition. Baluyot is The Catalyst associate editor and Alyansa ng Kabataang Mamamahayag (AKM) PUP national chairperson. Baluyot […]

Mamamahayag pangkampus ng PUP, ginigipit sa kasong sedisyon, pang-uudyok ng sedisyon
January 16, 2026

Muling ginigipit ng rehimeng Marcos ang mamamahayag pangkampus ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) na si Jacob Baluyot. Noong Enero 15, humarap si Baluyot sa Department of Justice (DoJ) para sa paunang imbestigasyon sa mga paratang ng sedisyon at pang-uudyok ng sedisyon. Si Baluyot ay associate editor ng The Catalyst at pambansang tagapangulo ng […]

Groups renew call for AFP accountability for abduction of two activists in Cebu
January 15, 2026

Progressive groups and human rights defenders protested in Cebu City on January 10 to reitereate their demand for justice and the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) accountability in abducting activists Dyan Gumanao and Armand Dayoha. They held the rally in front of the AFP Visayas Command headquarters. Dayoha and Gumanao joined the rally at […]

Pananagutan ng AFP sa pagdukot sa 2 aktibista sa Cebu, muling iginiit
January 15, 2026

Nagrali ang mga progresibong grupo at tagapagtanggol ng karapatang-tao sa Cebu City noong Enero 10 para muling manawagan ng hustisya at pananagutan sa pagdukot ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa mga aktibistan sina Dyan Gumanao at Armand Dayoha. Isinagawa nila ang protesta sa harap ng hedkwarters ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) […]

CA grants amparo and habeas data petition of abducted activist's family in Bicol
January 15, 2026

The Court of Appeals (CA) granted the writ of amparo and habeas data to Cora Jazmines, wife of missing activist James Jazmines, on January 14. According to the CA, her husband was proven a victim of enforced disappearance and suffered grave violations of his right to life, liberty, and security. The court also found AFP […]

CA, pinaboran ang petisyon para sa amparo at habeas data ng pamilya ng dinukot na aktibista sa Bicol
January 15, 2026

Ipinagkaloob ng Court of Appeals (CA) ang pribilehiyo ng writ of amparo at habeas data kay Cora Jazmines, asawa ng nawawalang aktibista na si James Jazmines, noong Enero 14. Ayon sa CA, napatunayan na ang kanyang asawa ay biktima ng sapilitang pagkawala at nakaranas ng matinding paglabag sa kanyang karapatan sa buhay, kalayaan at seguridad. […]

Court dismisses fabricated case against UMC pastor
January 15, 2026

On December 8, 2025, the Branch 43 of the Regional Trial Court in Oriental Mindoro dismissed the attempted murder charge filed by the military against United Methodist Church (UMC) Reverend Glofie Baluntong. The military based the case on an armed encounter in March 2021. The court had earlier junked the “terrorism” charge also filed against […]

Gawa-gawang kaso laban sa pastora ng UMC, ibinasura ng korte
January 15, 2026

Ibinasura ng Branch 43, Regional Trial Court ng Oriental Mindoro ang kasong tangkang pagpatay na isinampa ng militar laban kay Reverend Glofie Baluntong ng United Methodist Church (UMC) noong Disyembre 8, 2025. Pinalalabas ng militar na naganap ang krimen na ito sa isang armadong engkwentro noong Marso 2021. Bago nito, ibinasura na ng korte noong […]

Land grabber evicts Negros Occidental hacienda farmers with violence
January 15, 2026

Ta-ala Farms, Inc. armed personnel violently drove away peasant-beneficiaries from Hacienda Michaela in Barangay Talotog, Murcia, Negros Occidental on January 12. The company used a backhoe to destroy the peasants’ crops and force them out while they were working the land, injuring several farmers. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, or Peasant Movement of the […]

Mga magsasaka sa isang asyenda sa Negros Occidental, marahas na pinalayas ng mangangamkam ng lupa
January 15, 2026

Marahas na itinaboy ng mga armadong tauhan ng Ta-ala Farms, Inc ang mga magsasakang benepisyaryo ng lupa sa Hacienda Michaela, Barangay Talotog, Murcia, Negros Occidental noong Enero 12. Habang nagtatrabaho sa sakahan, ginamitan ng backhoe ng naturang kumpanya ang lupain upang wasakin ang mga pananim at pilit na palayasin ang mga magbubukid. May ilang magsasakang […]