Manobo activist in Sultan Kudarat feared dead
Nobody has seen Manobo activist John Calaba since he entered the compound of a logging and mining firm in Sultan Kudarat on April 30.
Nobody has seen Manobo activist John Calaba since he entered the compound of a logging and mining firm in Sultan Kudarat on April 30.
Members of children’s rights organizations were allegedly harassed by state forces on Thursday night, a national alliance of children’s rights groups said.
Coinciding with the Mother’s Day celebration on Sunday, women’s rights activists launched an online petition calling for the immediate release of women political prisoners in the Philippines.
Human trafficking victims like Mary Jane Veloso, who is still on death row in Indonesia, should not be blamed for their condition, said an international group.
“We had no choice but to fight back since the company was making us work like carabaos.”