Articles in English
Signature campaign for chacha suspended amid anomalies
The Commission on Elections suspended indefinitely last January 29 the process of receiving signatures from the People’s Initiative for Reform Modernization and Action (Pirma) to amend the 1987 constitution (chacha or charter change). This contradicts the commission’s earlier statement that it only “receives” signatures. It now claims it needs to reexamine the rules governing such […]
Two UN experts recommend dismantling of NTF-Elcac
Two United Nation (UN) experts now recommend the dissolution of the National Task Force-Elcac for the harm it has caused to the rights of the Filipino people. On January 2, Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on free expression, recommended it after her 10-day investigation in the Philippines. Before her, Ian Fry, UN Special Rapporteur, also […]
Protests
Bacolod City farmers demand land reform. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP)-Negros and National Federation of Sugar Workers Negros (NFSW) led a two-day farmers’ activity in Bacolod City on January 23-24 to demand for their right to land. On January 23, they held a picket-dialog before the Provincial Agrarian Reform Office 1 in the […]
Mining and deforestation cause flooding and landslides in Davao
For almost a month now, the Davao and Caraga regions have been suffering from flooding and landslides caused by rains brought by strong winds followed by storm conditions. As of February 2, 772,000 individuals were recorded affected and 409,000 were displaced from their communities. In the last report, 17 people died, including a family buried […]
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