DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Some of Davao City's children start work before dawn, carrying vegetables in the Bankerohan and Agdao public markets for earnings that serve as their school allowance. The government…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Twenty-nine years after the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act took effect, Indigenous communities continue to report displacement, land encroachment and militarization — and new consent guidelines issued by the…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines documented 266 attacks and threats against media workers under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a figure the group said mirrors a…
MANILA, Philippines—The Truth Commission called on the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) to investigate five doctors who certified that at least 13 drug war victims…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— The National Democratic Front-Far South Mindanao Region (NDF-FSMR) condemned a military and police operation for allegedly killing a fighter who was hors de combat in Polomolok, South…