HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz For Elmer Labog, chairperson of the labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno and one of the two Makabayan senatorial candidates, human rights should be a top issue in the 2022 presidential race. Labog knows human rights. He was one of the many young Filipinos of the late 1960s and 1970s...
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day 2021, Malacañang has highlighted the programs that the Duterte administration has implemented "to reduce inequalities and advance human rights". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "(We) find satisfaction that, during the past six years,...
Vice President Leni Robredo hopes that the commemoration of the International Human Rights Day serves as a call to action against oppression and inequality. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo, who is running for president in the 2022 elections, said Friday, Dec. 10, that may the...
Thanks in part to what we’ve been undergoing over the last 22 months, there’s been an emphasis on self care & wellness, on health and hygiene, and on daily habits of cleanliness. And if you’re looking for a retail brand that promotes all of the above; and devotes a significant portion of...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. slammed the west over its supposed "monopoly" of good governance, saying the Philippines acknowledges that while there are many ways to govern countries, one sure way to treat people is with decency. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr....
In case you are wondering, they’re fake For the longest time, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been advocating animal rights through a number of controversial methods, from exposing what happens in the slaughterhouses to the testing in the laboratories with no censors or...
The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCHRD) is supporting a study seeking to develop a prediction model to detect the effects of alcohol on human liver and kidneys using animal model. (Photo by DiamondRehab Thailand on...
The Philippines has played a leading role in a high-level meeting with United Nations (UN) member states where they reached a consensus to intensify efforts on the non-punishment principle of human trafficking victims. Ambassador Enrique Manalo (Photo courtesy of the New York PM/DFA) Ambassador...
Groups demanded an end to violence against women amid reports of increasing rates of gender-based abuse. (Photo from GABRIELA Youth) In a statement, the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) stressed the need for women's empowerment to "achieve social justice and social progress." "For so long, women...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. believes that human trafficking will only end with "the traffickers and enablers" in governments. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Screengrab from DFA Facebook Page) Speaking at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly for the Appraisal of the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo At some point in this global pandemic, each one of us has struggled, whether in our career or personal life, physical or mental health, emotional or spiritual well-being, or in some other aspect of our life. But challenges are also opportunities waiting to be...
The Philippines has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) human rights body and relevant sectoral bodies to advance human rights in protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development in the region. AICHR Temporary Philippine Representative and Assistant...
