Good Governance
Martial Law and the Unbroken Chain of Deprivation
September 21, 2026Fifty-four years since Ferdinand Marcos Sr. declared martial law, the nation is governed once more by a Marcos who has proven that the family’s defining trait was never merely authoritarianism. It was impunity: the conviction that public office is private property, and that no institution will ever make them answer for what they take. The […]
Silence in the Courts: The Quiet Erasure of Marcos Accountability
Dom Ybera | September 20, 2026On 21 September 2026, the country marks the 54th anniversary of Presidential Proclamation 1081 – the day Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. placed the Philippines under martial law and began fourteen years of a regime remembered for plunder as much as for repression. Twelve days earlier, on 09 September, court documents that the Supreme Court had […]
CPDG Denounces Arrest Warrants vs. Labor Leaders
August 15, 2026The Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) strongly denounces the issuance of warrants of arrest by the Manila Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 28 against labor and grassroots organizers Jerome Adonis, chairperson of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), Jacq Ruiz of Kilusan ng Kababaihan, and James Edward Anajao of Sandigan ng Manggagawa ng QC. Charging these […]
On the 77th IHL: Stop Normalizing War and Impunity
August 12, 2026On the commemoration of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Day, civil society calls on Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to institutionalize peace and democracy based on justice, and an end to the “normalization” of war and development aggression. Against the backdrop of continuing nationwide military operations that have disrupted—and continue to disrupt—the lives, livelihoods and violate fundamental […]
The Preservation of Power: The Legitimization of Political Dynasties Under HB 8389
August 4, 2026Position Paper on the “Anti-Political Dynasty Act” or HB 8389Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), August 4, 2026 In the Philippines, a persistent pattern of families monopolizing power across generations highlights the critical need for legislation that explicitly prohibits–rather than merely regulates–the centralization of authority within political clans. Beyond politics, this issue poses a […]
SONA 2026 ni Marcos Jr., Tinapatan ng State of the Peasant Address (SOPA) ng KMP at PATRIA
July 25, 2026Hulyo 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 Board member and spokesperson Liza Maza on the start of Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings
July 7, 2026CPDG Board member and spokesperson Liza Maza on the start of Sara Duterte’s impeachment proceedings. #BantayImpeachment#ImpeachSaraDuterte#ConvictSara
[FEATURED PARTNER] Kami ang Nagbabantay, Bakit Kami Sinasalakay?
October 30, 2025Mariing kinokondena ng Defend NGOs Alliance ang ginagawa ng administrasyong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na kriminalisahin ang mga nagdaang kilos-protesta laban sa korapsyon at sa panawagan ng pananagutan ng mga mamamayan sa mga sangkot sa korapsyon. Habang ang mga personalidad na sangkot sa isyu ng korapsyon sa flood control ay patuloy na nakaiiwas sa hustisya, inaatake […]
Release of SALN should be mandatory – CPDG
October 25, 2025The Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) stands in solidarity with the public in calling for government officials to release their statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) and reiterates that transparency and accountability is mandatory, not voluntary. The SALN is a pertinent document that lists the properties and assets of sitting government […]
When Governance Becomes Plunder, Resistance Becomes Duty
October 13, 2025The suffering of the Filipino people is not a natural disaster—it is the result of deliberate governance choices. For decades, political elites have designed and defended a system that protects wealth and power for the few while condemning millions to hunger and deprivation. This is not merely bad governance; it is a system of plunder […]