Maria Ressa's Libel Case, a Historic Oil Price Hike, the ICC Hearing and What It Meant
03/10/2026: The latest from Rights Report Philippines
In Seeking Maria Ressa’s Acquittal, Govt Now Under Pressure to Also Act on Questionable Cases Against Activists, Other Journos
The move by the Office of the Solicitor General, praised by press freedom advocates, puts pressure on the OSG to act with similar boldness in a far broader swath of cases involving journalists and activists ensnared in what human rights groups have long described as a pattern of politically motivated cases based on trumped-up charges.
Historic Oil Price Hike: Severe Impact on Livelihood, Rights of Poor, Marginalized Filipinos
Transport groups have announced strike threat while Ibon Foundation calls government measures “cosmetic.” Because of the impacts, the increase also raises concern about violations of international human rights laws.
ICC Hearings Offered Mindanao Folk a Crash Course on International Justice
Residents in the southern Philippines, the bailiwick of Rodrigo Duterte, got an unexpected civic education as Duterte’s confirmation hearings exposed Filipinos to a brand of accountability they rarely see at home
The Weight of the Room
Rights Report Philippines editor Carlos Conde reflects on his coverage of the ICC hearings two weeks ago, and pays tribute to the people who were inside and outside that room in The Hague