Philippine legislators have voted to reduce the annual budget for the country's Commission of Human Rights (CHR) to just 1,000 pesos ($20). SEE ALSO: The death of a 17-year-old boy has put a face ...

The Philippines faces a possible explosion of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome(HIV/AIDS), yet its government actively impedes measures that would prevent this ...

THE Philippines saw its ranking improve in the latest Human Development Index (HDI), the United Nations Development Program reported on Tuesday, but the country still lags behind the global average ...

Walden Bello's arrest is an indication that the Philippines remains on the same downward human rights trajectory under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The report's findings hint at the extent to ...

THE PHILIPPINES fell four spots on the Human Development Index (HDI) rankings, coming in at 117th in the 2023 evaluation, ...

Human rights groups have accused the Philippine authorities of using money laundering and terrorist financing laws to clamp down on legitimate dissent. The Philippine president is relying on ...