Read more about the article Middle East Aggression, Rising Oil Prices, and the Climate Crisis: Why Mindanao Cannot Look Away
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims during the Angelus prayer at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, urging world leaders to halt the bombing and return to diplomacy, photo by Vatican Media/Reuters.

Middle East Aggression, Rising Oil Prices, and the Climate Crisis: Why Mindanao Cannot Look Away

  “Trump and Netanyahu have together waged a ‘war’ that was not technically a war. It was a plain crime of aggression against a sovereign nation by two of the…

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Read more about the article Thirty-One Years of the Mining Act
Communities have watched as waters turn red from mining waste contamination, illustrating how extractive operations can introduce long-term toxic risks into river systems and downstream ecosystems. Photo: Mary Grace Varela / Alamy.

Thirty-One Years of the Mining Act

Land, Sovereignty, and the Extractive Order in Mindanao   Thirty-one years after the passage of Republic Act 7942 — the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 — its consequences are not…

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Read more about the article UP IHR Reexamines Talaingod 13 Case in Light of CHR Haran Report
(Atty. Raymond Marvic C. Baguilat of UP IHR speaks during the forum alongside Lumad youth leader Angelika Laguisan Moral, who shared testimony on the 2018 evacuation from Talaingod.)

UP IHR Reexamines Talaingod 13 Case in Light of CHR Haran Report

  Quezon City — February 27, 2026 — Following the conviction of thirteen educators in the Talaingod 13 case, the University of the Philippines Law Center – Institute of Human Rights…

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Read more about the article “‘Sorry, You Are Weak’? Structural Exposure and the Mental Health of Young Filipinos”
(A residential structure in Marawi remains damaged years after the 2017 siege. Protracted reconstruction has extended displacement and uncertainty for thousands of families.)

“‘Sorry, You Are Weak’? Structural Exposure and the Mental Health of Young Filipinos”

“‘Sorry, You Are Weak’? Structural Exposure and the Mental Health of Young Filipinos”   In a widely reported interview, Senator Robin Padilla told young Filipinos, “Sorry, you are weak,” contrasting…

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Read more about the article Not “Natural” Disasters: Extraction, Land Inequality, and the Political Production of “Bakwit Again” in Iligan City
The Tubod River submerged the Tubod Bridge around midnight, rendering the national highway impassable. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA

Not “Natural” Disasters: Extraction, Land Inequality, and the Political Production of “Bakwit Again” in Iligan City

Not “Natural" Disasters:Extraction, Land Inequality, and the Political Production of “Bakwit Again” in Iligan City “We were bakwit during the Marawi siege. Now we are bakwit again.” Bai Rehan said…

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Read more about the article From Mindanao to Nepal: Our Shared Struggle for Climate Justice, Strengthened by Resistance and Solidarity
A prayer-offered blessing marked the start of the three-day gathering, with fruits shared collectively by participants and organizers.

From Mindanao to Nepal: Our Shared Struggle for Climate Justice, Strengthened by Resistance and Solidarity

  From December 1–3, 2025, the Mindanao Climate Justice Resource Facility (MCJ) participated in a partners’ meeting organized by Cultural Survival in Nepal. The gathering brought together Indigenous Peoples and…

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