WeGovern Institute

07/07/2023

There is mounting evidence the Anti-Terrorism Act or Republic Act No. 11479 is being weaponized against rights defenders. CSOs call for its review and repeal.

07/07/2023

Council for People's Development and Governance

07/07/2023

https://cpdg.ph/

04/02/2023

“We should not forget that so many charges filed against Windel Bolinget, Stephen Tauli, and Naty Castro have been dismissed for lack of evidence and probable cause. These cases are clearly just harassment of state operatives to stifle dissent and narrow civic spaces,” said CPDG spokesperson Liz...

23/01/2023

12/11/2022

25/06/2022

https://cpdg.ph/uphold-human-rights-adopt-upr-recommendations-csos-challenge-incoming-marcos-administration/

Civil society organizations (CSOs) said that the state of the country’s civil and political rights (CPR) and economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) has worsened in the last six years of the outgoing administration of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte. The incoming Marcos administration should make the Du...

09/05/2022

20/03/2022

[Happening on March 24]

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, & 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗔 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

Philippine democracy and development are both at stake in the 2022 elections. The need to provide concrete COVID-19 recovery measures, address the regressing human rights situation and restore the democratic institutions present the urgent and most crucial background to this year’s elections.

IBON International and the Council for People's Development and Governance organised this forum to provide a space for the Filipino people and international stakeholders to discuss pertinent people’s demands. The forum also hopes to forge stronger international partnerships to support people’s struggles for their right to development and people-powered democracy.

Register via: https://bit.ly/34vGuXr

For more details, visit https://iboninternational.org/.../public-forum-elections.../

25/02/2022

22/02/2022

21/02/2022

Dr. Naty Castro at the 4th National Colloqium of Community Health Practitioners and Advocates. Photo from CHD PRESS RELEASEFebruary 21, 2022 The Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) registers its indignation on the arrest of long-time community health worker and human rights defe...