Human Rights

Read more about the article Davao City reports 2,707 VAWC cases in 2023
There are still challenges as women are still reluctant to report abuses to authorities. The IGDD is conducting paralegal training for VAW desk officers in the barangays. (Image by Tumisu from Pixabay)

Davao City reports 2,707 VAWC cases in 2023

Coming off an abusive relationship, Michelle (not her real name), age 26, said reporting her ordeal from her live-in boyfriend was “not an easy decision to make”, but had to do it for her three-year-old daughter.

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Read more about the article Fighting over Bibyaon’s remains and legacy
Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay and fellow tribeswomen urge government and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to pull out the soldiers troops from their communities in Talaingod, Davao del Norte. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Fighting over Bibyaon’s remains and legacy

Even after her death, discussions about Talaingod chieftain Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay raise the issue of ancestral rights and red tagging that continue to hound and divide her tribe.

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Read more about the article Loss and damage fund should serve the vulnerable communities in the Global South – groups
Expo City in Dubai where COP 28 was held from Nov. 30 to Dec. 13, 2023. (Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil/Bulatlat)

Loss and damage fund should serve the vulnerable communities in the Global South – groups

During the 28th Conference of the Parties on Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 held in Dubai, world leaders have officially launched the loss and damage fund (LDF). 

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