Anti-mining residents from Brgy. Bitnong, Sitio Keon protested in the gates of the Senate of the Philippines in support of the senate hearing attended by the Dupax del Norte (DDN) Environmental Defenders regarding the bypassing of the local government unit concerning the mining operations in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya. Florentino “Bro. Tino” Daynos, the president of DDN Environmental Defenders and a key resource speaker during the senate hearing, presented the evidence an

Development and humanitarian workers convened at UCCP Shalom Hotel in Malate, Manila spearheaded by Defend NGOs Alliance and the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) in order to host a discussion along with human rights and development workers who were victimized by the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 five years since its passing. According to Defend NGOs Alliance, the aforementioned law has remained a primary tool that enables the systemic harassment and crimin

Residents of Brgy. 105 and 128, Tondo, Manila staged an indignation protest in front of the barangay hall in order to assert their right to life and livelihood amidst the on-going displacement of families in Upper Smokey Mountain in order to make way for a P26 billion Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility project under the Manila Integrated Environment Corporation (MIEC) which is a company owned by businessman Reghis Romero who also owns R-II Builders. Residents stated that they fa