Since last year, the company has already unjustly terminated around 600 workers including union members who have been regularized already in the guise of performance issues. The layoffs which are motivated by cost-cutting and automation, underscore a major flaw in capitalism’s neglect of
Under the “Bagong Pilipinas” (New Philippines) theme of President Marcos Jr.’s regime, there have been no significant changes in economic issues. Unemployment among workers remains high, farmers still lack land, and extrajudicial killings, a hallmark of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime, persist. Amid
For Immediate Release, July 17, 2024 The Asia Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) gravely condemns the guilty conviction against former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro, and others collectively known as ‘Talaingod 18’. The Tagum
The Asia Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) expresses its support and endorses the GUILTY verdict of the International Peoples Tribunal (IPT) last May 17-18. The verdict exposes the clear violation of international humanitarian law committed by the Philippine government
Press Release May 4, 2024 Yesterday, a peaceful protest was held by human rights groups and mass organizations on Roxas Avenue, near the United States Embassy, to express opposition to US imperialist aggression affecting the Philippines. However, the protest turned violent as the
The Asia-Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) vehemently condemns the harassment and intimidation perpetrated by Task Force Ugnay, a unit under the 2nd Infantry Division of the AFP, and the Philippine National Police. In a recent incident in Dasmarinas Cavite,
Environmental activists, Francisco “Eco” Dangla III and Axielle “Jak” Tiong, were abducted by individuals in a waiting SUV at 8:00 pm on March 24th in Barangay Polo, San Carlos City, Pangasinan. Before this incident, the two staunch defenders of human rights had already
The Asia-Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) expresses deep worry over the effects of the railroading of the Charter Change (Cha-Cha) by the Marcos Jr. administration amidst the already-worsening situation of human rights in the Philippines. APCHRP warns that human
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