Bae Theresa’s Kwentong Tibak, learn the struggles of the Manobo Pulangiyon Tribe and the case of MP1490 Bukidnon.

28 June 2025

Amnesty International agrees with the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur who has called for the Philippine Government to “embark on more significant legal, policy and institutional changes to demonstrate its commitment to freedom of expression”.

This report is the result of the collective work of young Filipino human rights defenders. 

Responding to the news on Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s day in court to testify on charges filed against her in 2021 under anti-terrorism legislations, Mia Tonogbanua, Board Vice-Chairperson of Amnesty International Philippines said:

Dalawang taon mula nang unang nakipag-ugnayan ang Manobo-Pulangiyon sa Amnesty International Philippines para sa kanilang pakikibaka laban sa isang malaking korporasyon ng pinya na siyang nanghimasok sa kanilang Lupaing Ninuno, at matapos ang pagtitiis sa loob ng mahigit tatlong dekada ang 1,490 pamilyang nawalan ng maayos na tahanan at kabuhayan, napag-desisyunan ng tribong bawiin na ang nararapat na sa kanila.

Philippines authorities are increasingly using Facebook in red-tagging campaigns targeting young activists, including those who investigate alleged human rights violations by the military, police and other government agencies, Amnesty International said today in a new report.

Student and youth activists are at the frontline of political and social change, gaining wins on the streets, in schools and in legislatures towards a society that respects, protects, and upholds human rights. But in recent years, young human rights defenders in the Philippines have come under intensified attacks in a coordinated state-led campaign of harassment and intimidation.  

Listen to Issa’s Kwentong Tibak.

Listen to Bae Theresa’s Kwentong Tibak, and learn the story of the Manobo Pulangiyon.

Bilang Tibak, tayo ay…nangangarap para sa katarungan, kalayaan, at buhay,nagmamahal ng sarili, kapwa, at komunidad, nagpoprotesta para maisakatuparan ang kinabukasang gusto nating matamo.Ito ay ating kwento…

Responding to the news on President Marcos Jr.’s 2025 budget for NTF-ELCAC, Amnesty International Philippines Section Director Butch Olano said: