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CPDG National Coordinator Maria Jennifer Guste delivers speech at the National and Global Day of Action against Terror Laws

WATCH: CPDG National Coordinator Maria Jennifer Guste delivered a speech at the National and Global Day of Action against Terror Laws on July 3. She highlighted the documented abuses under the Anti-Terror Act and Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act, which have led to numerous human rights violations and the deprivation of communities of basic […]

Rhea Padilla of AlterMidya gives her thoughts on Sandro Marcos’ Anti-Disinformation Bill

Watch CPDG’s interview with Rhea Padilla, News Director of AlterMidya, as she dissects Sandro Marcos’ anti-disinformation bill or HB 2697 and gives her insights on how the proposed legislation can be harmful towards people’s right to freedom of expression.  HB 9465, the substitute bill for HB 2697, has already passed second reading at Congress and […]

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 […]

Civil Society Urge Incoming Administration to Uphold Human Rights, Adopt UPR recommendations

Victories in Defending PH Civic Spaces

The Duterte administration and its security forces are at the forefront of closing civic space. Civil society kept fighting and won some small victories—but much still remains to be done. #DefendCivicSpaces#JunkTerrorLaw#DefendTheDefenders

Reclaiming Civic Spaces amid State Terror and Pandemic

2021 is yet another year full of human rights abuses. From redtagging, arbitrary arrests, and extrajudicial killings the civil society has been fighting back to retake civic spaces and basic rights and freedoms. It is important to remain steadfast in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the government’s dismal and punitive response. More importantly, […]

People’s Review of SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals

While SDG 17 serves to ensure the means to achieve the other sustainable development goals, negative impacts of debt distress, corporate capture of development and militarization of aid have only served to worsen the state of development in recipient countries. In the Philippines, unequal and exploitative partnerships resulted in rising debt, inaccessibility of services and shrinking of civic spaces.

People’s Review of SDG 16: Asserting People’s Right to Development and Governance Amid Shrinking Democratic Spaces

Through the Council for People’s Development and Governance’s PH Civil Society SDG Watch, ASCENT-Assert Socio-Economic Initiatives Network, Leyte Center for Development, Inc., Karapatan, Defend Panay Network, EcuVoice Philippines, WeGovern Institute, SAKA, Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation, Inc. – MISFI, and Altermidya held the People’s Review of SDG 16 forum entitled “Asserting People’s Right to Development and […]

People’s Review of SDG 6 | Water and Sanitation: Goal and Right

Water for the People Network together with the SUKI Network and the WATER System Employees Response – WATER and Water Is Life Network held a forum themed People’s Review of SDG 6 – “Water and Sanitation: Goal and Right” last July 12, 2021. The forum assessed the Philippines’ progress in implementing SDG 6 and discuss […]

People’s Review of SDG 14: Pagrepaso ng Mangingisda at Mamamayan sa SDG 14 sa ilalim ng Pandemya at Krisis Pang-Ekonomiya

PART I Partikular sa sektor ng maralitang mangingisda, may ugnay ang SDG 14 o “Life Below Water” o ang “Conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources” o Pag-iingat at sustenableng paggamit ng mga Karagatan at Yamang-dagat. Sa pakikipagtulungan ng mga advocate groups, inorganisa ang mga serye ng aktibidad na may temang: Rebyung […]