The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the United Nations (UN) is unlikely to take action on a written statement submitted by the International Career Support Association (ICSA) and circulated by the Human Rights Council (HRC), describing the group’s allegations as “baseless claims.” In...
ILOILO CITY – Amnesty International Philippines is alarmed over alleged growing impunity in the Visayas and insignificant progress in addressing human rights concerns. “What we are witnessing is the normalization of violence and impunity. Communities are displaced, human rights defenders are...
As the Philippines continues to confront housing needs projected at 3.7 million until 2028 according to Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) is calling on the housing sector to move forward in greater synergy as it...
ILIGAN CITY – Five skeletal remains were discovered in Barangay Dilimbayan, Maguing, Lanao del Sur on Monday, May 11. They were unearthed by soldiers and police following information from residents and were buried in a public cemetery in Amai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur. Authorities appealed to the...
CEBU CITY – Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation- Central Visayas (NBI-7) arrested a man accused of trafficking women for prostitution. Jollie Jainar Fundador, alias Joel, was arrested in an entrapment operation in Barangay Camputhaw, Cebu City on Monday, May 11. NBI-7 said the suspect...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado on Friday, May 8, expressed alarm over cases of Filipinos who, despite previous victimization, still end up falling prey to human trafficking schemes. Viado raised the concern after immigration officers prevented two Filipinos from...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is not bestowing the title of Human Rights City to Iloilo City or any other locality. "It is not CHR declaring the title. It will be a self-declaration by the Iloilo City government," said CHR-6 Director Jonnie Dabuco, following reports claiming...
ILOILO CITY – The Panay Consumers Alliance (PCA) has urged the Iloilo City government under Mayor Raisa Treñas to address basic rights prior to becoming a “Human Rights City.” “It must go beyond declarations. It must be grounded in the conditions of the people, including those whose...
BOKOD, Benguet — A 72-year-old woman was found dead and buried in remote Barangay Daclan here on Sunday, May 3. A resident saw the woman’s son burying what appeared to be an object. The resident asked a relative to check the area. The relative discovered a human foot protruding from the ground...
Senator Raffy Tulfo, chair of the Senate Committees on Labor and Migrant Workers, raised alarm over the growing number of Filipinos victimized by illegal recruitment, human trafficking, and online scams. Speaking in a joint committee hearing on Thursday, April 30, Tulfo noted that many overseas...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) assured on Monday, April 27, the released customers of the Chicago Family KTV in Pasig City are not yet off the hook despite being released during a raid of the establishment last week. “Individuals found on the premises who initially appear to have no...
Malacañang said the government will hold accountable anyone found liable for abuses in the recent military operation in Negros Occidental that left 19 people dead. In her press briefing on Monday, April 27, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said accountability...
