Include commitment to peace in SONA
ON JULY 22, 2024, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will deliver his third State of the Nation Address (SONA).
As leaders who believe that a...
JRMP II: A threat to the lives and livelihoods of Ilonggos
THE GOVERNMENT’S boasting about the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Phase 2 (JRMP II), inaugurated on July 16, 2024 by President Bongbong Marcos Jr. in...
Philippines not making progress on labor rights
THE CENTER for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the inclusion of the Philippines in the agenda of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO)...
A pastoral letter on marriage and divorce
MY DEAR People of God:
It is with earnest concern that I address this letter to all of you. Last 2 May 2024, the Philippine...
Verdict of the Int’l People’s Tribunal
KARAPATAN welcomes the guilty verdict pronounced by the International People’s Tribunal (IPT) against the Duterte and Marcos Jr. regimes for grave violations of human...
Time for reckoning
WE WELCOME the Supreme Court’s ruling which declares red-tagging, vilification, labeling, and guilt by association threaten a person’s life, liberty, or security.
This is an...
Communist Terrorist Groups’ complete disregard for human rights
FIRST of all, thank you for publishing this opinion letter of mine in response to the spate of killings in Negros Occidental Province.
It is...
SC ruling on red-tagging late but welcome
THE CENTER for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), a nongovernment organization that empowers workers in the formal and informal sectors of the economy...
Nothing for workers
WE REMEMBER and celebrate the contributions of Filipino workers to the country’s struggle for development, social justice and democracy. Filipino workers have always been...
Solidarity with jeepney drivers and operators
KARAPATAN expresses its staunchest solidarity with jeepney drivers and operators led by Piston who are airing their grievances against the government’s jeepney phaseout scheme...