Media Release Type: Press statement

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recently issued Memorandum Circular No. 83, which adopts and orders the immediate implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) for Unity, Peace and Development 2025-2028, is a blueprint for intensified political repression as it calls for strengthening the notorious National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), amid mounting calls …

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As the country commemorates International Workers’ Day on the 1st of May, KARAPATAN salutes Filipino workers for their continuing struggle to advance the rights of the working class in the Philippines. Workers who actively advocate for their rights have always been in the crosshairs of the repressive State in cahoots with greed-driven big business interests. …

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Families of victims of enforced disappearances in the Philippines expressed optimism on the results of their meeting with members of the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (UN WGEID), calling it an important step in addressing as urgent the rising cases of enforced disappearances in the Philippines. The UN WGEID “serves as a …

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Today, the 28th of April 2025, Karapatan and Desaparecidos mark the anniversaries of the forcible disappearances of Jonas Burgos, Dexter Capuyan and Gene Roz Jamil “Bazoo” de Jesus with renewed calls that they be surfaced and their abductors held accountable. Today also marks the commencement of the session of the UN Working Group on Enforced …

KARAPATAN, families of desaparecidos: Surface Jonas Burgos, Dexter Capuyan, Bazoo de Jesus and all disappeared! Read More »

Karapatan vehemently opposes the application for asylum of infamous red-tagger and self-proclaimed communist rebel Jeffrey Celiz. Despite his vociferous defense of state repression and mockery of human rights violations victims, Celiz has the gall to claim that he is being persecuted in the Philippines and is seeking asylum in Canada. Celiz has repeatedly spread false …

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In a press conference last April 10, 2025, Bukidnon Police Provincial Office presented Alde “Butsoy” Salusad as a “surrendered NPA leader.” However, indigenous peoples in Mindanao know that Salusad is from the New Indigenous People’s Army for Reform (NIPAR), a paramilitary group known for sowing terror and perpetrating criminal activities in Lumad communities. NIPAR is …

KARAPATAN exposes staged fake surrender of Alde ‘Butsoy’ Salusad, calls for abolition of E-CLIP and reward system Read More »

KARAPATAN condemns the abduction and disappearance of an entire peasant family in Sorsogon after a combined team of policemen and elements of the 31st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (IBPA) picked them up on the night of April 17, 2025. It likewise condemns the illegal arrest by elements of the 2nd IBPA of a …

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We join the Catholic faithful of the Philippines and the world, people from different sectors, nations, and faith denominations in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, as we celebrate his life of service for the poor and downtrodden. He advocated for a church of the poor, a church that prioritizes the needs and wellbeing of …

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On December 7, 2024, 81-year old Prudencio “Pruding” Cebu Calubid Jr., a retired technician, was illegally arrested by elements of Philippine National Police (PNP) and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in his home in Olongapo City, where he has been a resident of for 50 years. During his arrest, he was presented a warrant …

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