Saturday, May 30, 2026

Good Law, No Will: What the OSG’s Position on Senator Bato Actually Means 

ANALYSIS: The Office of the Solicitor General  produced what many legal scholars are calling the most consequential brief…

May 18, 2026

RA 9851: When the Law's Proponents Become Its Enemies

ANALYSIS: The fate of the Philippines' most powerful accountability statute – the law on crimes against humanity –…

May 16, 2026

Let’s Be Clear: Marcos Doesn't Have an ICC Policy. He Has a Duterte Policy.

OPINION: When Rodrigo Duterte was useful to deliver to The Hague, Marcos found the mechanism.  When delivering Bato…

May 15, 2026

EDITORIAL: History Is Patient. So Is The Hague.

None of this means justice is inevitable, or that Dela Rosa will board a plane to The Hague…

May 12, 2026

A Lawmaker Sprinting in the Halls, an ICC Warrant at the Door, a Senate Reduced to a Joke

OPINION: The ICC came for Ronald dela Rosa. The Senate hid him. And in doing so, it may…

May 12, 2026

28th ASEAN SUMMIT: Southeast Asia’s Human Rights Body Enables Abuses. It Was Built that Way.

If you are an ASEAN member, you can kill thousands of your own citizens, disappear activists, label journalists…

May 9, 2026

Good Law, No Will: What the OSG’s Position on Senator Bato Actually Means 

ANALYSIS: The Office of the Solicitor General  produced what many legal scholars are calling the most consequential brief…

May 18, 2026

RA 9851: When the Law's Proponents Become Its Enemies

ANALYSIS: The fate of the Philippines' most powerful accountability statute – the law on crimes against humanity –…

May 16, 2026

Rights Group Opposes 'Warrant Factory' Judge's Bid for Promotion — Again

KARAPATAN, the human rights alliance, has renewed its opposition to the judicial appointment of a Quezon City judge…

May 15, 2026

Good Law, No Will: What the OSG’s Position on Senator Bato Actually Means 

ANALYSIS: The Office of the Solicitor General  produced what many legal scholars are calling the most consequential brief…

May 18, 2026

RA 9851: When the Law's Proponents Become Its Enemies

ANALYSIS: The fate of the Philippines' most powerful accountability statute – the law on crimes against humanity –…

May 16, 2026

Let’s Be Clear: Marcos Doesn't Have an ICC Policy. He Has a Duterte Policy.

OPINION: When Rodrigo Duterte was useful to deliver to The Hague, Marcos found the mechanism.  When delivering Bato…

May 15, 2026

In #Toboso19 Aftermath, the Struggle for Healing

By Marchel P. EspinaRights Report Philippines TOBOSO, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL — Still reeling from the incident that claimed the…

May 11, 2026

Toboso 19: The Communists Named Their Own Fighters. Now the Government Owes Answers About the Rest.

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Communist Party's admission that nine of the 19 killed were not its combatants shifts the…

Apr 28, 2026

Another ‘Nanlaban’ Claim: Boy, Dad, Cousin Killed in Police Raid for Militant

A joint military-police operation targeting a suspected militant left three members of a Zamboanga City family dead. The…

Apr 27, 2026

Jailed Filipino Journalist Wins International 'Courage in Journalism' Award

"The world recognizes in Frenchie Mae a journalist imprisoned for doing her job — and in that recognition…

May 15, 2026

28th ASEAN SUMMIT: Southeast Asia’s Human Rights Body Enables Abuses. It Was Built that Way.

If you are an ASEAN member, you can kill thousands of your own citizens, disappear activists, label journalists…

May 9, 2026

From Online Abuse to Real-World Harm: The War on Women Journalists in the Philippines

Women journalists in the Philippines are among the most targeted in the world, and the attacks online are…

Apr 16, 2026

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Jailed Filipino Journalist Wins International 'Courage in Journalism' Award

"The world recognizes in Frenchie Mae a journalist imprisoned for doing her job — and in that recognition…

May 15, 2026

48th ASEAN SUMMIT: How Southeast Asia Keeps Looking Away as Human Rights Deteriorates

When ASEAN members kill their own citizens, the bloc's political forums look away, its human rights body says…

May 8, 2026

The Arrest of Jay Sonza: A Masterclass in Selective Outrage

An unjust law applied to an adversary is still an unjust law. writes Cong Corrales "I DISAPPROVE of…

May 7, 2026

Court Throws Out Terrorism Financing Case vs Cebu NGO Workers, Who Vow to Sue Govt

A Cebu court found the charges rested on a terrorist designation that did not exist when the alleged…

May 19, 2026

Rights Group Opposes 'Warrant Factory' Judge's Bid for Promotion — Again

KARAPATAN, the human rights alliance, has renewed its opposition to the judicial appointment of a Quezon City judge…

May 15, 2026

'Red-Tagging Must Stop.' In New Report, Rights Body Offers Ways to Make that Happen.

The Philippine government's own human rights body released this week an important report on red-tagging, its second in…

May 6, 2026

Navotas Dumpsite Third Landfill to Burn in Four Months. It Won't Be the Last. 

Three weeks of toxic smoke from a forgotten landfill sickened thousands. Satellites finally confirm the air is clearing…

Apr 30, 2026

Marcos Taps Coal to Deal with Energy Crisis. Sound Move? Or Just a Habit That's Hard to Break?

IN CONTEXT: President Marcos has said he wants the Philippines to move away from coal. But by 2030,…

Mar 25, 2026

‘Mining Hell Week’: Communities Protest Destructive Mining, Urge DENR to Cancel Permits

Five groups demand the cancellation of permits for mining companies found to have damaged the environment as reports…

Mar 13, 2026

ASEAN's Energy Crisis Starts at Home — on ‘Guerrilla’ Solar Rooftops

OPINION: A Philippine advocacy group says Southeast Asia is already sitting on the answer to its energy crisis.…

May 10, 2026

AI Job Disruption: What’s Hype, What’s Real and What Can the Philippines Do About It

The Philippines cannot fully realize the benefits of workplace AI without setting up the needed policies, such as…

May 1, 2026

WATCH: Mga Maling Akala Tungkol sa 4Ps / #Poverty #EconomicRights

Sa Episode 2 ng video podcast ng Rights Report Philippines, tinalakay ni Caloy Conde at RosB Guzman ng…

Apr 29, 2026

How the Philippine Army, Aided by Residents and Drones, Set a Deadly Trap to Pin Down Toboso Casualties

Residents heard the first shots before sunrise. By afternoon, 19 people were dead — and a small community…

May 11, 2026

8 Things You Need to Know About the Philippines' Removal from the UN Child Rights Watchlist. And Why the Celebration Was Premature.

CONTEXT CHECK: The Commission on Human Right endorsed and celebrated the Philippines’ removal from the UN list of…

Mar 27, 2026

Unaddressed Crisis: How Abusive Kafala System Traps OFWs as US-Iran War Worsens

IN CONTEXT: Migrant groups are raising alarm about the kafala system in the Middle East, which ties Filipino…

Mar 14, 2026

Good Law, No Will: What the OSG’s Position on Senator Bato Actually Means 

ANALYSIS: The Office of the Solicitor General  produced what many legal scholars are calling the most consequential brief…

May 18, 2026

RA 9851: When the Law's Proponents Become Its Enemies

ANALYSIS: The fate of the Philippines' most powerful accountability statute – the law on crimes against humanity –…

May 16, 2026

Let’s Be Clear: Marcos Doesn't Have an ICC Policy. He Has a Duterte Policy.

OPINION: When Rodrigo Duterte was useful to deliver to The Hague, Marcos found the mechanism.  When delivering Bato…

May 15, 2026

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