Teen Pregnancy in the Philippines: Rising and Alarming
There are problems when a girl who is still a child herself gets pregnant and gives birth to another child. [...]
Narrowing the decent work gap: The workers’ way
2013 ended with a major victory for organized labor – the triumphant struggle of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) [...]
Right to Food Situation 2013: Poverty and hunger virtually unchanged amidst goal of rice self-sufficiency
When President Benigno Aquino III took the reins of power in 2010, he was not amiss in pointing out the [...]
2013 Human Rights Situationer: Task Force Detainees of the Philippines
The election of Benigno Simeon Aquino III as the country’s 15th president sparked hope among the people. For one, his [...]
Responding to Misleading information in UNWTO Handbook on Tourism and Peace
I’ve come across an “International Handbook on Tourism and Peace” that’s published by the Centre for Peace Research and Peace [...]
Inter-American Court of Human Rights orders Chile to annul sentences under Anti-Terrorist Law
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights decided that “Chile violated the principle of legality and the right to the presumption [...]