When Climate Lies Kill: Red-Tagging Indigenous Defenders in the Philippines
In an op-ed in The Diplomat, James Gomez from Asia Centre discusses how climate disinformation does not merely mislead public…
Geographical Coverage: Philippines
ASEAN Parliamentarians Commit to Address Human Rights Violations through Joint Action on Transboundary Plastic Pollution
Parliamentarians and civil society representatives from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam gathered in a civil society-led workshop to…
Parliamentarians at Risk 2023 Report Launch
APHR organized the 2023 Parliamentarians at Risk Report hybrid launch in Manila, the Philippines to highlight the threats and harassment…
New report shows Southeast Asian parliamentarians remain at risk despite democratic trappings
In many countries in Southeast Asia – most notably in Myanmar but also elsewhere – parliamentarians and ex-parliamentarians continue to…
Women’s observatory against disinformation and fake news
The Observatory develops evidence-based education programs and internal and external policy recommendations on preventive and mitigation measures against harmful content…
San Mateo mobilizes communities and sectors towards sustainable and inclusive transportation
On 23-24 November 2023, the Municipality of San Mateo, led by Mayor Bartolome “Omie” N. Rivera, Jr., organized a workshop…
Governance Reform and Public Service Provision: Institutional Resilience and State-Society Synergy
This brief review of institutionally resilient participatory oversight reforms in four countries spotlights how hybrid, collaborative governance can work in…
Repairing the Harms of the Drug War
Recognizing June 26—the Support Don’t Punish Global Day of Action—panelists from the U.S., Brazil, and the Philippines explore the consequences…
DemWorks: A Conversation with TIME Person of the Year Maria Ressa
For more than 35 years, NDI has worked to support democracy and human dignity in every corner of the globe.…
Electoral System Reform and Design
This document examines a series of Learning Sessions on constitutional change and federalism held in the Philippines in 2018 and…