The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) rescued a former Filipino beauty queen and five Russian women from an alleged human trafficking scheme at a hotel in Makati City. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, the agency’s International Operations Division conducted an anti-trafficking operation to arrest a...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla is eyeing a case of human trafficking against former congressman Jacinto “Jing” Paras over an alleged plot to frame several Cabinet officials and ranking government officials in the so-called “honeytrap” scheme....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered all police commanders to strengthen compliance with human rights in all police operations as the country observes the 77th International Humanitarian Law Month this August. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the directive was intended to...
Real estate giant Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) emerged as the top Philippine winner at the 2026 Human Capital Awards Southeast Asia, leading a group of four recognized Filipino companies. ALI took home one Gold and three Silver awards for its people-first strategies, workplace innovation, and...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America’s close European ally criticized the Trump administration 's human rights record. The surprise move during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine...
A severed head was found in a vacant lot in Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu over the weekend. Lawmen are determining if the severed head belonged to that of a woman who was reported missing by her relatives. It was found by a scavenger past 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 11. A few hours later, a...
Residents of Pook Malantic in Barangay UP Campus, Quezon City, formed a human barricade on Wednesday, July 8, fearing demolition after personnel and a private truck arrived with materials to fence a rental housing project. The residents linked arms to block the entry of the truck and personnel,...
Vietnam widened its lead over the Philippines in terms of gross national income (GNI) per capita as the Southeast Asian neighbors both aspire to attain the World Bank’s upper-middle-income-country (UMIC) status. A World Bank board report dated June 18 and disclosed last Monday, June 29, showed...
The Philippines scored below the regional average in the World Bank’s latest Human Capital Index Plus (HCI+), underscoring persistent gaps in health, education, and employment outcomes despite outperforming the average for lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). In an April 2026 human capital...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has expressed confidence that there will be a court conviction once it filed the case of human trafficking against former congressman Mike Defensor in connection with the raided KTV bar and a hotel in Pasig City. The raid was conducted two months ago and...
CEBU CITY – A member of an influential political family in Cebu alleged that his rights were violated when he was arrested and detained last week. Byron Garcia, brother of former Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, is considering filing charges after he was allegedly denied due process and suffered...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program continued to deliver new homes to Filipino families as the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development and Pag-IBIG Fund turned over house-and-lot units at Nuvista Homes Lipa to Pag-IBIG Fund...
