By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Over 500 members of different human rights groups staged a rally at Liwasang Bonifacio, in Ermita, Manila on Saturday, Dec. 10, to commemorate the International Human Rights Day. The Manila Police District (MPD) said the participants, who were members of Amihan, Anakpawis and...
The Philippine goverment must take prompt decisive actions on the latest sanctions imposed by the United States (US) Department of Treasury against controversial preacher Apollo Quiboloy, the Gabriela Women’s Party said on Sunday, Dec. 11. Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas (left) and Pastor Apollo...
A good development. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (House of Representatives website) That's how Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro described the developments in the stateside cases against Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name (KOJC)...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay voiced her support for the creation of programs and reforms aimed at ensuring the protection of women and children against discrimination and violence. Binay made the statement during the #RightsforAll: Rights for Equality Forum on Women's Rights organized by SPARK...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Parts of Indonesia's revised criminal code appear "incompatible" with fundamental freedoms and human rights, the United Nations said Thursday. The sweeping overhaul includes a ban on sex outside marriage and the cohabitation of unmarried couples, which activists have said are...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reaffirmed its commitment to protect and promote human rights while fulfilling its duties to secure the country and the Filipino people. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel recite a pledge of commitment ro promote and protect human rights in the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Sunday, Dec. 4, highlighted the Philippines’ role in protecting the rights of overseas Filipinos as he noted the importance of multi-sectoral cooperation in advancing human rights in the global scale. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo delivers a video...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to amend the country’s Consumer Act in order to strengthen the rights of consumers and protecting them from hazardous and substandard products. Gatchalian made the call as consumer spending accelerates ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s Eve...
The Philippines has reiterated its intention to work with fellow United Nations member states in promoting human rights and upholding fundamental freedoms such as of the press. (Photo courtesy of the DFA) During the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) human rights dialogue in Siem Reap,...
CEBU CITY – Various cause-oriented groups urged the government to protect human rights and find solutions to problems currently besetting the country during the commemoration of the 159th birth anniversary of revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio on Wednesday, Nov. 30. MEMBERS of cause-oriented...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Over 700 individuals participated in the “Manileñas Unity Walk for a Safe and VAW-free City, Starts with Me” conducted by the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW) as part of the country's annual 18-day campaign to end violence against women (VAW) and their children....
In hopes of eliminating of all forms of abuse against women, the Philippines launched its annual 18-day Campaign to End Violence against Women (VAW). In partnership with the Inter-Agency Council on Violence against Women and their Children, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) launched the...
