The Akbayan Citizens' Action Party,better known as Akbayan,is a democratic socialist and progressive political party in the Philippines. Akbayan is noted as a leading member of the progressive movement in the Philippines,having been formed in 1998 by a variety of progressive political organizations.
Wilfredo "Willie" Buendia Revillame,is a Filipino television host,comedian,drummer,singer,songwriter,actor,and businessman. He has hosted numerous variety shows including Magandang Tanghali Bayan,Wowowee,Willing Willie,Wil Time Bigtime,and Wowowin. He has signed contracts with four Philippine television networks including ABS-CBN,GMA Network,TV5,and ALLTV. Revillame returned to TV5 on April 26,2024,signing a new co-production deal with MediaQuest after leaving All TV on February 10,2023.
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III,commonly known as Koko Pimentel,is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as the Senate Minority Leader since 2022. He has been a Senator since 2011 and previously served as the Senate President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2018. He is also the national chairman of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban). As the eldest son and third child of the former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr.,he is the first child of a previous Senate president to hold the office. He was sworn in on August 12,2011,and was proclaimed as the 12th winning senator in the 2007 election. Pimentel was one of the high-ranking public officials who drew flak for breaching the COVID-19 quarantine protocols.
Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines are illegal executions –unlawful or felonious killings –and forced disappearances in the Philippines. These are forms of extrajudicial punishment,and include extrajudicial executions,summary executions,arbitrary arrest and detentions,and failed prosecutions due to political activities of leading political,trade union members,dissident or social figures,left-wing political parties,non-governmental organizations,political journalists,outspoken clergy,anti-mining activists,agricultural reform activists,members of organizations that are alleged as allied or legal fronts of the communist movement or claimed supporters of the NPA and its political wing,the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Other frequent targets are ancestral land rights defenders,Indigenous rights activists,environmentalists,and human rights workers.
Ana Theresia "Risa" Navarro Hontiveros–Baraquel is a Filipino politician,community leader,and journalist serving as a Senator since 2016. She previously served as a party-list representative for Akbayan from 2004 to 2010.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is an independent constitutional office created under the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines,with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines.
Esther Margaux Justiniano Uson,better known as Mocha Uson,is a controversial Filipino singer,actress,dancer,model,political blogger,and public official widely known for spreading fake news and disinformation. She is also a co-founder of the group Mocha Girls.
Neri Javier Colmenares is a Filipino legislator,human rights lawyer and activist. He was an associate of the Asian Law Centre at Melbourne Law School when he was completing his Ph.D. in law on "The Writ of Amparo and the International Criminal Court." He also lectured at the University of Melbourne on International Human Rights Law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
The Philippine Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez was impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of the office's alleged underperformance and failure to act on several cases during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. She became the second official after President Joseph Estrada in 2000 to be impeached.
Jose Manuel Tadeo "Chel" Icasiano Diokno is a Filipino lawyer,educator,human rights advocate,and broadcaster. He serves as the chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG),the founding dean of the De La Salle University College of Law,and the chairman of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation. He has served as a special counsel for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. He was a candidate for the Senate of the Philippines in both the 2019 Philippine Senate election and the 2022 Philippine Senate election. Diokno also co-hosts radio programs such as Oras at Bayan on Veritas 846 and Rekta:Agenda ng Masa on DZRH and DZRH News Television.
Regina Paz "Gina" La'o Lopez was a Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist who served as Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration. She was previously the Chairperson of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission under two consecutive administrations. Lopez was also a yoga missionary and a pioneer for corporate social responsibility.
The burial of Ferdinand Marcos,a former Philippine President who ruled as a dictator for 21 years,took place on November 18,2016,at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Andres Bonifacio,Taguig,Metro Manila,Philippines. Marcos had been elected the 10th President of the Philippines in 1965,but declared Martial Law in 1972 before his final constitutionally allowed term was over,holding on to power until his overthrow by the People Power Revolution in 1986.
Protests against Former President Rodrigo Duterte escalated on November 18,2016,following Duterte's support of the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos. These series of protests are mostly conducted by progressive groups and other opposing figures mainly due to the ongoing war on drugs,the declaration of martial law in Mindanao,and employment issues such as contractual terms being applied by companies and inflation which occurred due to the passage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law. Other causes of the protests include the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country,the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020,and the shutdown and franchise denial of ABS-CBN.
Batas Militar is a 1997 Filipino television documentary film about martial law under Ferdinand Marcos,and the ouster movement against him,the People Power Revolution. The film was directed by Jon Red and Jeannette Ifurung,with the former focusing on dramatizations and narrated by Joonee Gamboa.
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ExpressionEquality Bill,also known as the Anti-Discrimination Bill (ADB),is a series of House and Senate bills that were introduced in the 17th,18th,and 19th Congress of the Philippines,which aims to set into law measures to prevent various economic and public accommodation-related acts of discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation,gender identity,or expression. The first anti-discrimination bill based on SOGIE was first introduced in the 14th Congress of the Philippines,and has since been refiled continuously up to the present Congress.
The following is a timeline of protests against Rodrigo Duterte,the 16th President of the Philippines,and his policies. Issues were addressed in the protests including the war on drugs,employment issues,anti-terror law,and the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Sagay massacre occurred when a group of gunmen shot and killed nine sugarcane farmers,including four women and two children,while they were eating dinner in a makeshift tent on a farm in Sagay,Negros Occidental,on October 20,2018. The farmers were members of the National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW),and the massacre may have been motivated by ongoing conflicts over land reform in the Philippines.
The Ateneo bullying incident occurred on December 19,2018,when a student,Joaquin Montes,physically bullied a schoolmate inside the bathroom of the Junior High School campus in the Ateneo de Manila University. The incident was captured on video and was met with widespread shock and outrage on social media,with local celebrities,politicians,and netizens denouncing the incident. On December 23,the Ateneo management announced that the bully had been dismissed from the school.
In the Philippines,red-tagging is the labeling of individuals or organizations as communists,subversives,or terrorists,regardless of their actual political beliefs or affiliations. It is a type of harassment and has pernicious effects on its targets. Red-tagging has been practiced by security forces,government officials or shills.
