Three convictions out of the 6,000 alleged cases of extra-judicial killings (EJKs) in the Philippines are "not enough" to ensure that the country will continue enjoying the benefits of the European Union's (EU's) Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status. EU Special Representative for...
A total of 1,292 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were detected in February, latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The average number of HIV cases per day in February was at 47, the DOH said. Of the total figure, the DOH reported that 1,236 cases involved male...
GENEVA, Switzerland- The United Nations said Friday it has so far raised a quarter of the money it needs for relief work in Turkey after the earthquake that killed more than 55,000 people. Donors have so far contributed $268 million to the $1 billion flash appeal issued by the UN following the...
GENEVA, Switzerland- Russia's war in Ukraine has made severe rights violations "shockingly routine" and is distracting humanity from battling existential threats to its survival, the United Nations rights chief warned on Friday. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Turk denounced...
BACOLOD CITY – A pair of severed human feet was found in front of an establishment on C.L. Montelibano St., Barangay Villamonte here on Wednesday, March 29. Capt. Greeky Cayao, head of Police Station 4, said that an employee found the severed feet placed inside separate plastic bags. A note...
Although the Philippine government is endorsing the United States (US)-led Summit for Democracy Declaration to affirm the country’s “unwavering commitment to upholding our democratic values and principles,” it “disassociates” itself from the declaration’s reference to the International...
A high-ranking official from the European Union (EU) on Wednesday, March 29, called for the release of detained former senator Leila de Lima “without further delay” as he embarked on a three-day visit to talk about human rights in the country and the region. EU Special Representative for Human...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Three minors who were forced to work as bar attendants were rescued while two suspects were arrested by authorities in Angeles City, report said on Saturday, March 25. Police Regional Office (PRO)-3 identified the two suspects as Rodelyn Caleloria Reyes, 45, and...
A human rights group on Friday, March 24, called for the urgent and unconditional release of 141 political prisoners in Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental, reiterating that the detention of these individuals violates the nation’s “call for unity.” Kapatid-Negros on Friday urged the...
Malacañang has appointed former Court of Appeals (CA) associate justice Monina Arevalo-Zenarosa as a new commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Thursday, March 23. The announcement on Twitter came with a photo of Zenarosa taking...
Food waste and hunger are problems around the world, including the Philippines. A Food Consumption Survey of the Department of Science and Technology–Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) states: 1,717 metric tons of food are wasted every day in the Philippines. Every Filipino wastes...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman received two life sentences for sexually abusing minors, including her daughter, in exchange for money from online sex offenders. The Regional Trial Court Branch 10 in the municipality of Abuyog, Leyte found the accused guilty of qualified trafficking, child abuse, and...
