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Video | 78 Days After Haiyan: Anger Rises

Almost three months after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) struck, much of Leyte and Samar still lie in ruins. People are homeless, hungry, and without livelihood. Last January 25, around 12,000 storm survivors descended from remote villages and coastal towns to stage a protest march around Tacloban City, united in anger at the Aquino government’s negligence and […]

Historic ‘surge’: Storm survivors demand justice, relief and rehabilitation

Almost three months after typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) hit the country, thousands of survivors “surged” through the streets of Tacloban City in the biggest protest that Eastern Visayas has seen in decades. Hailing from remote barrios to coastal villages, an estimated 12,000 people marched around the devastated city last January 25 to seek justice […]

Pagpaslang sa mga mamamahayag sa ilalim ni Aquino, pinuna ng Human Rights Watch

  Bigo ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas na sundan ng makabuluhang aksiyon ang retorika nitong pagsuporta sa karapatang pantao at pagwakas sa impunity, o kawalang pakundangan. Sa World Report 2014 ng pandaigdigang grupong pangkarapatang pantao na Human Rights Watch (HRW) na inilabas kamakailan, sinabi nitong repleksiyon ng pagtaas ng bilang ng pinatay na mga mamamahayag ang […]