APCHRP Strongly Condemns the Violent and Illegal Arrest of Activists and Paralegals During SONA

APCHRP Strongly Condemns the Violent and Illegal Arrest of Activists and Paralegals During SONA

The Asia Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) strongly condemns the violent and illegal arrest of activists and paralegals on July 27, 2026, during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the US-Marcos regime. While President Marcos Jr.’s address

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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