CPDG Denounces Arrest Warrants vs. Labor Leaders

Groups appeal to UN Special Rapporteur to investigate reclamation, Bulacan airport project

Environmental and human rights groups expressed their concern over the controversial New Manila International Airport (NMIA) project to United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights Ian Fry, in line with his official visit to the Philippines this week.

Justice for Juan Jumalon! End Impunity Now!

The College Editors Guild of the Philippines, together with its allied groups and fellow progressive media sector formations, condemn in the strongest terms the brutal killing of Juan “Johnny Walker” Jumalon this morning, November 5.

Jumalon, 57, was killed on air as he tended to his morning broadcast at the 94.7 Calamba Gold FM. His murder, done in broad daylight at his home station in Calamba town, was caught live on his station’s Facebook Page Livestream.

CSOs call for an end to impunity on violations of Filipino people’s human rights

The Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), along with its network of human rights defenders (HRDs) and other civil society organizations (CSOs), renewed calls on the Philippine government to act decisively and be true to its declared commitment to respect human rights. This begins with ending impunity for continuing violations of the Filipino people’s human rights.

CPDG Solidarity Message for PridePH 2023

We believe that people’s issues are gender issues. Under the looming Marcos Jr. administration, the rising prices of commodities and transportation fares, along with decreased wages and currency value, have intensified the struggles faced by marginalized and subordinated sectors, especially women and the LGBTQ+ community.

On Pride Month, CPDG calls for the swift passage of CADB and SOGIE Equality Bill

CPDG together with the Stop the Discrimination Coalition and the Commission on Human RIghts set up a dedicated booth to advocate for the legislation of the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Bill (CADB), which aims to address discrimination faced by all marginalized sectors of Filipino society and the cross-sectional discrimination they confront. Additionally, CPDG emphasized the urgent passage of the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill, which seeks to prohibit various forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression.

CPDG stands up versus corporate power at the Asia Pacific Peoples’ Forum on Sustainable Development 2023

The Council for People’s Development attends the Asia Pacific Peoples’ Forum on Sustainable Development in Bangkok, Thailand. With this year’s theme, “Change the System, Shift the Power: Challenging Imperialism and Corporate Capture of  the COVID-19 Recovery and the 2030 Agenda”, civil society presents the regional people’s realities in today’s context. These realities include the regression to attainment of the sustainable development goals and the 2030 agenda due to systemic barriers such as uneven development, vindication of neoliberal policies, and corporate war. 

No let-up on the quest for justice – Philippine UPR Watch

Media Release | 6 November 2022 In October 2022, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla led the government delegation during the fifth periodic review of the Philippines by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. The result was just as expected. On November 4, the UN Human Rights Committee released its concluding observations, calling […]

Leaving no one behind: Genuine climate justice for COP27 – CPDG

COP27 and the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of the human rights situation in the Philippines’ are taking place this November. Philippine CSOs call on the Philippine government to seriously address the interconnected chronic economic and environmental crises magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. They push for adoption of the priority recommendations on sustainable use of the environment and the right to development including the passing of urgent legislation such as the People’s Green New Deal.

SONA 2026 ni Marcos Jr., Tinapatan ng State of the Peasant Address (SOPA) ng KMP at PATRIA

Hulyo 24, 2026 | Philippine Coconut Authority, Diliman, Quezon City – Tatlong araw bago ang ikalimang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., isinagawa ng Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) at Pagkakaisa para sa Tunay na Reporma sa Lupa (PATRIA) ang State of the Peasant Address (SOPA 2026) bilang pagtatasa […]

CPDG Spokesperson Rochelle Poras Warns of Free Speech Risks Under Sandro Marcos’ Anti Disinformation Bill on Brigada News FM Manila

CPDG Spokesperson Rochelle Poras joined Brigada News FM Manila to discuss House Bill (HB) 9465, or the Anti-Disinformation Bill. During the interview, Poras raised concerns over the measure’s potential impact on freedom of expression, warning that its broad provisions could grant the government sweeping powers to determine what constitutes “truth” and “falsehood,” creating risks for […]

[September 10, 2025] Roundtable discussion and presentation of UPR Indicators

On Sept 10, 2025, the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), and the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (UN OHCHR) held the second round of roundtable discussion and presentation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) indicators. The event was joined by the members of the […]

[September 9, 2025] Roundtable discussion and presentation of UPR Indicators

On Sept. 9, 2025, the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), and the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (UN OHCHR) held a roundtable discussion and presentation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) indicators. The UPR indicators were presented to various government agencies by civil society […]