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CPDG President Dr. Rolando Tolentino’s Closing Speech for the State of Civic Space Briefing with Development Partners
June 19, 2026Remarks: State of Civic Space Briefing with Development PartnersJune 16, 2026 To our development partners, development organizations and workers, the Office of the High Commission of the United Nations Human Rights, the Embassy of Norway, friends, comrades, and guests, Jose Rizal, who we are celebrating his 165th birthday this June 19, wrote the next batch of […]
The soil remembers, reflections on peace and loss in Toboso
Dom Ybera | June 4, 2026I arrived in Toboso expecting to join an International Fact-Finding and Solidarity Mission (IFSM). I did not expect the land itself to feel like a testimony. Negros is beautiful in a way that almost feels cruel. The hills stretch endlessly in green. The air feels lighter than in the city. Trees sway quietly in farmlands […]
CPDG Call for Applicants: Research Assistant
April 8, 2026CPDG is looking for a research assistant. The Council for People’s Development and Governance is a non-governmental organization that believes in a human rights-based approach to people’s development and governance. We believe that development should be owned and shaped by the people. Currently, we are a national network to around 60 non-governmental organizations and peoples […]
Defend the Youth: Hands off Waks Buenaflor and All Student Leaders – CPDG
October 25, 2025The Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) strongly denounces the issuance of subpoenas to Joaquin “Waks” Buenaflor, Chairperson of the UP Diliman University Student Council, and other student leaders who bravely stood against corruption and asserting accountability. “This latest act of harassment exposes the Marcos Jr. regime’s increasingly authoritarian stance and repressive character. It […]
Defense of Civic Space and Adherence to IHL, Inseperable – CPDG
August 15, 2025(Statement of the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) on International Humanitarian Law Day on 12 August 2025) This year’s International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Day comes as the Philippines hosts the Asia Pacific Regional Conference on IHL from August 11 to 14, 2025. The Marcos Jr. administration projects itself as a “champion” of humanitarian […]
At the 59th UN HRC, Philippine CSOs raise alarming attacks to civic space
July 26, 2025From June 16 to July 8, 2025, Philippine civil society organizations (CSOs) participated in the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, to raise alarm about the continuing attacks on civic space under Pres. Marcos Jr. administration. The delegation was composed of Cristina Palabay (Karapatan), Mervin Toquero (National Council of Churches […]
Philippine Rainforests Under Siege, Eco Activists Say on Rainforest Day
June 24, 2024Environmental Defenders CongressKalikasan People’s Network for the EnvironmenNews ReleaseJune 22, 2024 Militant green groups to Marcos Jr. government: Stop bombing Key Biodiversity Areas now. Conduct urgent ecological research and ban aerial strikes in fragile regions. Resume peace talks for lasting solutions that prioritize human rights and environmental conservation. On this year’s World Rainforest Day, the […]
Don’t leave millions behind, rethink the Mandatory SIM Registration – CPDG
April 28, 2023CPDG expresses extreme concern that the Philippine government is leaving marginalized sectors and vulnerable groups behind due to very poor preparation and ultra-hasty implementation of the SIM Registration Act. Since there is no get-at-table Information and Communications Technology (ICT) training in the country, digitally incapacitated sectors become more vulnerable by unwillingly, worse unknowingly, giving out their personal data, metadata, and information.
