REINSTATE DISMISSED WORKERS AND LABOR LEADERS! STOP THE UNION BUSTING OF NEXPERIA PHILIPPINES!

Last December 17, NEXPERIA, a multinational semiconductor company, dismissed labor leaders operating at its factory, including the union’s president, Mary Ann Castillo, Vice President Antonio Fajardo, also acting chair of Pamantik-KMU (Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan-KMU), Board of Directors member Girlie Batad,

Expose and oppose the escalating and systematic human rights violations

Demand justice and accountability for Marcos-Dutertes crimes against Filipinos As the world celebrates International Human Rights Day, Filipinos wallow in escalating violations of their human rights by the government and rampant corruption of the country’s coffers. Such is the reality under the Marcos-Duterte

Stop the Militarization in Hacienda Luisita! Justice for the Victims of Hacienda Luisita Massacre!

After the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Hacienda Luisita Massacre on November 16, 2024, farmworkers in Hacienda Luisita faced yet another series of surveillance and militarization. At noon of November 18, six suspected military personnel in civilian clothing, accompanied by Florida

Hold the Marcos administration and the 20th IBPA accountable for their bloody counterinsurgency operations in Northern Samar!

On November 5, 2024, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) committed yet another violation of International Humanitarian Law in Barangay Sulitan, Catubig, Northern Samar, where it killed Jerick Jugal in an alleged encounter between the 20th Infantry Batallion of the Philippine Army

APCHRP Welcomes Acquittal of Himamaylan 7, Denounces State Fabrications

The Asia Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) warmly welcomes the acquittal of the Himamaylan 7, which includes Pastor. Jimie Teves Sr. and six farmers—Jodito Montesino, Jaypee Romano, Jasper Aguyong, Rogen Sabanal, Rodrigo Sabanal, Rodrigo Medez, and Elesio Andress. Before

Official Statement of Asia Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines on Immediate Release of Peasant Organizer Fhobie Matias

The Asia Pacific Coalition on Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) strongly condemns the kidnapping of KASAMA-TK peasant organizer Fhobie Matias, who was abducted last September 28 in Calamba, Laguna, while conducting consultation work with local farmers. This act is not only a

Asia-Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) stands in solidarity with the workers of Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers.

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

#SONA2024 #PeoplesSONA

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

Less than a week before SONA, the conviction of Talaingod 18 reveals the true state of human rights under Marcos Jr.

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

APCHRP Endorses IPT Guilty Verdict for War Crimes, Condemns US-Backed Human Rights Violations Under Marcos and Duterte regimes

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