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As a retired professor at the University of the Philippines, I am devastated and outraged at the death of UP Diliman student leader Alyssa Alano, who was slain in a military offensive in Negros Occidental, along with 18 others. The Philippine Army's official position...

Press Release, April 8, 2026 “There is one foundational principle in academic ethics, and that is to not spread lies. Punongbayan and Paloyo have intentionally and maliciously violated this principle. Academic freedom is the freedom to express the truth, not to spread...

I welcome and celebrate the acquittal and release of peasant organizer Amanda Echanis, who was today cleared of trumped-up charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Amanda endured five long years of unjust imprisonment since her arrest in December...

STAND AGAINST STATE CENSORSHIP AND REPRESSION! PROTECT OUR YOUTH! by Walden Bello, Amnesty International Philippines’ Most Distinguished Defender of Human Rights Awardee (2023) All pro-democracy forces must be extremely alarmed by the creeping campaign of intimidation...