While KARAPATAN acknowledges the House of Representatives’ denial of the proposed hike of the budget of the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte for 2026, it would have been more logical for Congress to defund the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and to scrap all confidential and intelligence funds (CIF), including that of the …
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This recent decision of the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber I denying Duterte’s request for interim release is a win for justice. The decision affirms the position of the victims and their families that there are just and reasonable grounds to continue to hold Duterte in detention for his crimes against humanity. His propensity to …
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The recent conferment of the “Golden Pillar Award” to Rodrigo Roa Duterte is a travesty and an affront not only to the victims of grave human rights violations, but also to the very ideals of the legal profession. It is unconscionable to adorn a man whose public record is marred by gross disregard of justice, …
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Quezon City, Philippines — Grounding Solidarity, a pre-conference initiative of the Asia Pacific People’s Conference Against Climate Imperialism and Militarism, will bring together researchers, academics, journalists, environmentalists, and human rights advocates to visit communities on the frontlines of climate and militarist injustice. The Philippines remains the most dangerous country in Asia for environmental defenders, according …
KARAPATAN condemned the extrajudicial killing of three elderly civilians in Iloilo and Samar as a grave violation of international humanitarian law, and called on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to conduct an independent and full-blown investigation. According to reports from Panay Alliance Karapatan, Mateo Suarez, 71 and Roberto Cabales, 68, were killed by soldiers …
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KARAPATAN called anew for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after the latter vociferously denied, yet again, accusations that it was engaging in red-tagging. The NTF-ELCAC issued its latest denial at the RP-EU 5th Sub-Committee Meeting on Good Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights held in …
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Human rights alliance KARAPATAN today appealed to the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, chaired by Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, to act on the urgent humanitarian release of Rosita Taboy, an 80-year-old political prisoner and currently the oldest political detainee in the country. In a letter to Senator Pangilinan, Karapatan detailed the deteriorating condition …
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s latest maneuver of appointing former justice secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla as the new Ombudsman is meant to shield members of his ruling clique from being targeted should they be charged with corruption, human rights violations or other serious crimes. What better way to frustrate the ends of justice and accountability than to …
The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) condemns in the strongest terms the extrajudicial killing of two former political prisoners in Iloilo on October 5, 2025, and called on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to conduct an independent and full-blown investigation. According to reports from Panay Alliance Karapatan, elderly civilians …
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KARAPATAN assailed successive attempts by the Marcos Jr. regime to suppress public outrage over bureaucratic corruption by weaponizing a martial law-era law, Batas Pambansa (BP) 880 or the Public Assembly Act of 1985, that restricts public demonstrations. Said KARAPATAN secretary general Cristina Palabay, “BP 880 was a desperate attempt by Ferdinand Marcos Sr. to quell …
