The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has concluded its nationwide dialogue with government officials, experts and individuals on issues involving red-tagging, the practice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to label a person or organization as communist or terrorist.In a statement, the CHR...
Bayan Muna party-list on Monday, March 10, asked the Commission on Elections to investigate the massive and widespread black propaganda being perpetrated against them and other affected party-lists and candidates to file criminal cases.(Photo from Bayan Muna)In a letter to the Comelec sent by Bayan...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Contributed photo) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is demanding accountability public apology from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) for issuing a memorandum ordering her...
ILOILO CITY – Two soldiers stationed in Panay Island are facing complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly red-tagging activists.BAYAN Aklan spokesperson Kim Sin Tugna shows a copy of the complaint filed by the militant organization against two soldiers in Panay Island. (Bayan...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged a "thorough review" on the Aug. 13 arrest of Jay Apiag, a former secretary general in Southern Mindanao of Karapatan, a group of human rights advocates.Apiag is facing charges of attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms and...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its probe on the case of environmentalist Rowena "Owen" Dasig who was reported missing after her release last Aug. 22 from the Lucena City District Jail.The Gumaca regional trial court (RTC) in Quezon province dismissed last Aug. 13 the charges of...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Screenshot from Facebook live) To set the record straight, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. has...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) started on Monday, July 29, its fact-finding inquiry into cases of red-tagging in the country in its efforts to push for legislative measures to address the issue.In a statement, the CHR said its inquiry is part of its conscious efforts to formulate mechanisms...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said on Sunday, July 28, it will push for legislative measures against red-tagging. The CHR said in a statement that it will draft “its own set of recommendations to various stakeholders on possible legislative reforms, redress mechanisms, and...
Various media groups in the country have called on President Marcos to take concrete steps to support a critical press, which he said “best serves national interest.” President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Betheena Unite)As he delivers his third State of the Nation Address on Monday,...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its "deep worries" over reports that members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) distributed "red-tagging pamphlets" to students during a recent seminar held at Taytay Senior High School in Rizal.The pamphlets seemed to point out that...
President Marcos is firm that the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) will not be abolished, saying the anti-insurgency group does not red-tag anyone.President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo)Marcos said this following renewed calls to abolish...
