"The reason for this inaction has to do with the tension between human rights and neoliberal development models in the Philippines." Alden Sajor Marte-Wood, Assistant professor, Rice University ...

The Philippines have become increasingly vulnerable to human traffickers, who lure women of all ages and circumstances into prostitution and other forms of forced labor. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports ...

Here’s what to know about the crucial midterms and the rival dynasties at the heart of the Southeast Asian nation’s politics.

The Philippines is one of just two countries ... when it reached the more conservative Senate. The longtime human rights lawyer, who died aged 82 just days before the window for a Senate ...

The government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has taken steps to to address human rights abuses in the country, including the killings of journalists and rights activists ...

The Philippines has a long and unfortunate history of NGOs under attack. In 2023, it was the most dangerous country for ...

The development of human rights in the Philippines has reflected our country’s historical struggles and socio-political changes. Even during the pre-colonial era, the Malay communities had laws ...

On this day 76 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), subsequently marking ... particularly people of African descent – are still ...