Police Nab Thousands in Urban Poor Sweep; Lawyers, Child Rights Groups Call Arrests Illegal, Anti-Poor
Nearly 25,000 people were apprehended in two days. The police say it’s about discipline. Critics say the numbers reveal exactly…
Nearly 25,000 people were apprehended in two days. The police say it’s about discipline. Critics say the numbers reveal exactly…
Building on previous documentation by human rights groups, the Commission on Human Rights issues a report this week that says…
In a first, the Philippines launches community-led harm reduction modules that recognize the human rights of drug users and impart…
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla says young people loitering after 10 p.m. will be arrested. Well-meaning, perhaps, but legally infirm. A…
An 11-year-old girl’s letter to President Marcos jr. went viral. Behind it is a small shelter in Camarines Sur —…
A new report by a UN Special Rapporteur finds that Meta/Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube and other platforms activists rely on…
A preliminary report by Workers’ Rights Watch paints a grim picture of the state of labor rights in the Philippines.…
CONTEXT CHECK: Filipinos are struggling with housing, yes. But what the data actually shows is that the Philippines has an…
Meta/Facebook scrapped its fact-checkers. Now its own watchdog says the replacement – Community Notes – could backfire in places like…
A major ADB study exposes the depths of poverty among older people in the Philippines. For one, they rely mostly…