April 17, 2026: Latest human rights news from Rights Report Philippines
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From Online Abuse to Real-World Harm: The War on Women Journalists in the Philippines
Women journalists in the Philippines are among the most targeted in the world, and the attacks online are increasingly designed to follow them into real life. But they are fighting back.
Medicine Prices in the Philippines Are Crazy High; Systemic Regulatory Failures Enable Runaway Greed by Distributors, Drugstores
CONTEXT CHECK: Layers of markups and taxes that push prices as high as 355%, a gutted generics law, kickbacks to doctors, and decades of regulatory failure have made the Philippines one of the most expensive pharmaceutical markets in Asia.
New Advocacy Hub Launched to Shield Human Rights Defenders
Kalasag taps a growing civil society coalition to protect activists, journalists, lawyers, and community leaders at risk
How Ayala Took Land Away from Poor Iloilo Fisherfolk to Build a High-End Resort
New documentary shows how Ayala Land, colluding with the administration of the late president Noynoy Aquino, grabbed 335 hectares of agrarian reform land in Sicogon, Iloilo, displacing hundreds of small fisherfolk. Many of the affected villagers – some of whom have died of old age – are still waiting for their due.
