no one deserves to go through this hell just because they are critical of the government's violations of human rights #JunkTerrorLaw

Opposition lawmakers enumerate key issues that President Marcos failed to mention during his State of the Nation Address, and challenge some of the claims he made. #SONA2023 #MarcosYear1 trib.al/5dA3Ue8

Likewise, Jhed Tamano tells the truth about the abduction and other rights abuses that they went through under the military, police and NTF-ELCAC.

Activists are not terrorists! Release Jhed and Jonila! There is nothing wrong with being anti-reclamation activists. There is nothing wrong with standing alongside fisherfolk and defending our oceans! #ReleaseJhedAndJonila #AbolishNTFELCAC #DefendTheDefenders #DefendManilaBay

NOW HAPPENING | Nagpunta si Gabriela Partylist Rep. Rep. Arlene Brosas sa Plaridel Municipal Hall sa Bulacan at nakausap sina Jhed at Jonila matapos ang presscon ng NTF-ELCAC kung saan inilahad nila ang pagdukot sa kanila ng mga militar. Release Jhed & Jonila! Abolish NTF-ELCAC!

Bravest thing you'll see on the internet today. Two young women envi activists showing us all how to defy power. Abducted, intimidated, held in a military camp for two weeks, expected to parrot a stupid NTF-ELCAC script. But instead telling truth and standing ground.

Initial victory! Magulang ni Jonila, nakita na ang kanilang anak! Maraming salamat sa ating sama-samang pagkilos! Higit sa lahat, sa matapang na paninindigan at paglaban ninyo, Jhed at Jonila!

ATM. Activists now at the CHR calling for the abolition of NTF-ELCAC following the release of 2 environmental defenders from military custody

A fisherfolk group has urged a United Nations special rapporteur to echo its calls to the Philippine government to ban destructive reclamation projects and to offer “loss and damage” compensation to fishers Read: philstar.com/headlines/clim…

.ctuhr: We fear that Cha-cha will remove not only limits to foreign ownership of land and other essential sectors of the economy. We also fear that it will remove the provisions of the 1987 Constitution that guarantee labor rights. Malaya News

👇🏼#journalist #Frenchie Cumpio #HumanRights defenders Marielle Domequil & Alexander Abinguna in Tacloban City Jail. We are only int’l visitors so far allowed by #Philippines govt to visit them! Arrested in Feb 2020, trial still dragging on. How long must they wait to be free?!

THREAD: UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan is set to hold a press briefing today, February 2, to reveal initial findings on the state of free expression in the Philippines. UNSR Khan is in the country in an official visit to examine practices affecting free expression, such as

UNSR Khan arrives to the press briefing. She sets the tone saying that the current administration's openness to her official visit is positive, but not enough to say with finality if rhe state of human rights and free expression is good.

UNSR Khan: Various civil society organizations (CSO) and journalists I've met complain of red-tagging, state harassment.

UNSR Khan: There is clear evidence that red-tagging and terror-tagging is being used by state forces, targeting legitimate activists. It chills freedom of expression.

UNSR Khan: The academe has expressed that red-tagging threatened job security of teachers. Campus journalists are also not spared the security risks.

UNSR Khan: The damage caused by the previous administration has caused distrust on independent journalism. The non-renewal of ABS-CBN in 2020 is a big blow to the Filipinos' access to information.

UNSR Khan: The gov't should look into monolopized ownership of media institutions.

We stand in solidarity with workers of Samsung Electronics in Hwaseong, South Korea, who have commenced a three-day and indefinite strike to advocate for better wages, additional annual leave for workers and revisions to the employee bonus system. ✊🏼READ: apwld.org/we-stand-with-…