Human Rights
Mary Jane Veloso shares her journey to long-awaited absolute pardon (Full Interview) | ABS-CBN News
Sa unang pagkakataon mula sa mismong harapan ng publiko at ng balita, ipinaunlak ni Mary Jane Veloso ang isang eksklusibong panayam kung saan binahagi niya ang panibagong simula matapos ipagkaloob sa kaniya ang absolute pardon ng gobyerno. — September 27, 2026
Notoriously Overcrowded Prisons in the Philippines: How UN Supports the Government to Achieve Reform
It’s really not humane, Philippines Supreme Court Justice Maria Filomena Singh says of the country’s prisons, which are severely overcrowded. In Manila City Jail, for example, some 200 male prisoners sleep on the floor of their dorm without even enough space to lie on their backs. Work is now underway to improve conditions, notably in Marawi, the scene of a siege in 2017 that started in the city jail. There, a new facility has been built in cooperation with the United Nations to conform with the Nelson Mandela Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. — July 17, 2024
Dangerous child labor in the Philippines | DW Documentary
The Philippines has vast deposits of gold. But much of it is mined by children. They alone are slender enough to dive deep into self-dug tunnels, through swamps or down to the seabed. The highly dangerous undertaking puts their lives at risk. — June 11, 2024