Press ReleaseJune 28, 2022 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) has completed its independent monitoring and assessment of the Philippine elections that took place on May 9, 2022. The main finding is that the election was not free, honest, or fair by international standards. It was a classic ‘guns, goons, and gold’ contest and marked by
Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionSTAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF BULALACAO, MANKAYAN!Barangay officials and elders of Bulalacao, Mankayan, Benguet led the setting up of a barricade to block the drilling activities of the Crescent Mining and Development Corporation (CMDC). (Photo and caption from Northern Dispatch) NO TO CORPORATE PLUNDER OF OUR RESOURCES! NO TO LARGE-SCALE MINING! The
Keep Filipino Indigenous Peoples Online. Stop the Attacks on Free Expression. The International Indigenous People’s Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) strongly condemns the censorship by the Philippine’s Duterte government against over 20 independent media and people’s organizations websites. Using the draconian Anti-Terrorism Law, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the National Security Commission (NSC) ordered to block
[Statement] Coverage is not terrorism, journalism is not a crime Jun 22, 2022 | Statement | 0 comments The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines denounces the arbitrary inclusion of Bulatlat, Pinoy Weekly and other alternative news sites in a list that the National Telecommunications Commission ordered blocked for allegedly being “affiliated to and are supporting” the Communist
Rights group calls for release of environmental defender in Quezon province Karapatan Press Release –https://groups.google.com/g/karapatan-updates/c/L2y24ytj0IM?pli=1 15 June 2022 Rights group Karapatan condemned the arrest of Daisy Macapanpan lastweek, and called for the immediate release of the environmentaldefender, calling her “a victim of the state’s crackdown againstactivists, which continues towards the end of the Duterte regime.”
Subject: Lessons from the Philippine Elections Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 13:00:13 +0800 From: Romeo Jara <romeo.jara@ipmsdl.org> Weeks after the May 2022 Presidential Elections in the Philippines, activists, people-led political parties, communities, and people’s organizations have gathered lessons from their victories and the battles that are yet to be won. For Indigenous Peoples (IP), in the Philippines, the
The Guardian view on the Marcos family’s return: bad news for the Philippines Editorial The late dictator’s son didn’t have to rig the polls as his father did. But his electoral victory is still bad news for democracy Tue 17 May 2022 18.51 BST Thirty-six years after the people of the Philippines swept the Marcos
Analysis: Marcos as Philippine president a boon for China, awkward for U.S. By Tom Allard Supporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. gesture and celebrate as partial results of the 2022 national elections show him with a wide lead over rivals, outside the candidate’s headquarters in Mandaluyong City, Philippines, May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan –
