In light of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children, Indigenous women shared that the sector continues to experience discrimination and a lack of representation in a forum. The forum, Voices of Resilience: Confronting Violence Against Indigenous Women, tackled the lived experiences of Indigenous women through various key speakers from Lumad Mindanaw
In commemoration of the 52nd anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law, various local mass organizations slammed the current Marcos-Duterte administration over several human rights violations and enforced disappearances of activists. Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Southern Mindanao Region, Bayan Muna, Anakbayan-Southern Mindanao Region, Kabataan Partylist, Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto-Southern Mindanao
The Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) rocketry team expressed their successful rocket launching in the recent international contest America Spaceport Cup as a gateway to rocketry development in the Philippines. In the Wednesday Media Forum press conference, the team, composed of students from the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering program, admitted that seeing the
Highlighting the continuation of human rights abuses faced by activists under the Marcos administration, progressive groups and advocates clamor for answers regarding the disappearance of veteran labor organizer for Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU – Southern Mindanao Region) William Lariosa, who has been missing since April 10, 2024. Last seen in Brgy. Butong, Quezon, Bukidnon, eyewitnesses
With the rising summer heat in the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) revealed that 38 areas in the Philippines registered a ‘dangerous’ heat index as of April 27, 2024. The heat index refers to how hot the temperature is, and some areas of the country have already reached the dangerous