As August 30 is marked as the International Day of the Victims Enforced Disappearance, the family of missing labor organizer William Lariosa continues to search for him.
The Makabayan Coalition, which consists of progressive party-lists and sectoral organizations, is fielding a lineup for the 2025 senatorial elections consisting of activists, party-list lawmakers and leaders from the marginalized groups.
As the country marks National Press Freedom Day, we note that the barriers to its exercise remain.
The tone may have changed, but the press freedom landscape remains virtually unaltered: In the Philippines, journalists remain under attack for reporting the truth; the people’s right to know remains vastly curtailed; and the practice of journalism remains a dangerous act.
Pro-Duterte bloggers have gone to overdrive this week portraying Vice President Sara Duterte as the fighter who “slayed” House members during the August 28 budget hearing.