March 29, 2021
Growing alarm as human rights abuses worsen in Philippines
The United Church of Canada joined with 65 Canadian civil society organizations and numerous prominent individuals in a March 16 letter …
March 13, 2021
Faith-based groups condemn deadly crackdown against activists in Southern Tagalog
Various church groups hit the synchronized military and police “anti-communist” raids on March 7 that led to the death of …
March 13, 2021
Statement of the South Central Luzon Bishops Conference – Iglesia Filipina Independiente on the March 7 Massacre
“From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.” (Psalm 72.14) As the …
March 12, 2021
NPO Statement on the “Bloody Sunday” Killings and Arrests
“The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed.” (Psalm 9.9) We, the National Priests Organization-South Central Luzon (NPO-SCL), express our …
March 4, 2021
‘We cannot afford not to be ready’ | IFI priests in humanitarian mission
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Eleven years into his priesthood, Fr. Cesar Hilario has joined and led humanitarian missions. But …
February 16, 2021
What for, who from: Cebu ‘rescue’ of Lumad kids slammed
Lumad bakwit school students wailed and screamed as government workers took them from a retreat facility in the University of …
February 3, 2021
Christian groups appeal to SC: Declare terror law unconstitutional
Christian groups in the Philippines joined hands to ask the Supreme Court (SC) to strike down the contentious Anti-Terrorism Act …
December 8, 2020
Red-tagged, IFI priest in Ilocos continues fight for peasants’ rights
He is one of the newest church-based personalities to be brandished as a member of the rebel movement by notorious …
November 21, 2020
IFI decries harassment, intrusions at seminaries
One after the other, state security forces harassed regional seminaries of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) in Pangasinan and Guimaras. …
August 10, 2020
Fulfilling God’s work amid a pandemic
(Editor’s note: With “Defender’s Journal,” the Ramento Project for Rights Defenders is open to publishing pieces from human rights defenders. …
July 22, 2020
RPRD joins ‘Bulatlatan’
Citizens must imbibe a value for truth, bravery and consistency, said Ramento Project for Rights Defenders (RPRD) Advocacy and Publication …
July 15, 2020
Arrest of faith-based HRD a preview of the anti-terror law – IFI bishops
The South Central Luzon Bishops Conference (SCLBC) of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente joined the chorus demanding the immediate release of …
July 9, 2020
In Bicol, HR defender and UCCP pastor arrested for alleged “murder”
An elderly pastor of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) who sits as chairperson of human rights …
July 8, 2020
How terror law could hamper humanitarian efforts
Reposted from Bulatlat.com Article by Janess Ann J. Ellao/Graphics by Alyssa Mae Clarin Several humanitarian groups are worried that the …