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Tacloban City · Tacloban City

Investigation launched into alleged abuses at Tacloban City Jail, CHR calls for systemic reform

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has reiterated the Philippine government’s responsibility to uphold the rights and dignity of all persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). This comes in the wake of reports concerning the alleged mistreatment of detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and church worker Marielle Domequil at the Tacloban City Jail Female Dormitory. Following complaints raised by their families and support groups, the CHR has launch…Read Article

Eastern Visayas · Eastern Visayas

Frenchie Mae Cumpio: investigation into a fabricated case designed to convict a Philippine journalist

While investigating the elements that led to the arrest—now lasting over five years—of Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) discovered a file riddled with inconsistencies—so numerous that it’s difficult to understand how such flaws could justify her prolonged detention or be accepted in court. The investigative journalist is currently on trial for the bogus charges of “illegal possession of firearms” and “fi…Read Article

Tacloban City · Tacloban City

Altermidya files complaint vs jail warden over alleged mistreatment of Frenchie Mae Cumpio, other PDLs

by Tracy Ramos Altermidya has filed a formal complaint Wednesday, July 16, with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) regarding alleged mistreatment of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), including political prisoners Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Marielle Domequil, inside the Tacloban City Jail. The group has, in particular, filed a complaint against Tacloban City Jail Warden J/Insp Eva E. Naputo for what it describes as “repressive treat…Read Article

'An act of love': Mother’s pursuit of justice in search for missing son

She is a mother shaped by silence, grief, and prayer—one who has spent eighteen years searching not only for her missing son, but for the meaning of justice itself. What began as a cry for punishment has slowly transformed into a quiet but radical conviction that justice, at its core, must be an act of love. “Before, when I said I seek justice, what I had in mind was revenge. The one who took my son should pay and be imprisoned. Before. But now,…Human Rights · Manila Read Article

Altermidya network denounces rights violations against Frenchie Mae Cumpio and other PDLs

The Altermidya Network condemns the reported abuses committed under the watch of Tacloban City Jail warden Jail Inspector Eva E. Naputo, and Chief Unit Intelligence Officer SI01 Dalmacio C. Canayong Jr. against Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs), including the community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Marielle Domequil. Among the cases of such abusive conduct by the jail officials are neglecting requests for urgent medical care for…Tacloban City · Tacloban City Read Article

‘A Well-Orchestrated Lie’: Detained Philippine Journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio Tells UN - Committee to Protect Journalists

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Geneva, June 27, 2025—A handwritten letter by journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who has been detained in the Philippines for more than five years without a conviction, was read out at the United Nations headquarters by U.N. special envoy Irene Khan, who called the 26-year-old’s prolonged detention “a travesty of justice.” It was the first time that Cumpio’s words have been heard internationally outside her prison cell in Tacloban City in the easte…Ferdinand Marcos Jr.See the Story

Rights body VBMP demands immediate release of Baloch students amid widespread condemnation of enforced disappearances

The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has demanded the swift release of two Baloch students who have been unaccounted for more than two weeks following their reported detention by Pakistani security forces. Mahjabeen Baloch, a Library Science major at the University of Balochistan, and her brother Muhammad Younus Baloch, an engineering student at Khuzdar University, were allegedly apprehended in separate operations in late May. As per The …Quetta · Quetta See the Story

[Opinion] Rights Defenders Commend UN Special Rapporteur’s Recommendations

MANILA – Members of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Watch and the #FightToExpress network commended the final report of Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion Irene Khan on the human rights situation of the Philippines. The UPR Watch said that Khan’s report reflects the wanton violations of human rights in the country under the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration. Khan was hailed by the coalition for bringing to the attenti…Ferdinand Marcos Jr. · Philippines See the Story

CPJ, partners denied visit to jailed Philippine journalist - Committee to Protect Journalists

Coverage: 2 sources

Tacloban City, June 16, 2025—Philippine authorities on Monday refused to allow the Committee to Protect Journalists and a coalition of press freedom organizations to visit jailed journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio during a joint mission aimed at asking authorities to end her more than five-year detention. CPJ and the groups had submitted a formal request through the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) on May 5 to visit Cumpio, a 26-year-old who has been h…Journalism · Tacloban City See the Story

CPP Stalwart Luis Jalandoni, 90

90% Left coverage: 10 sources

OZAMIZ CITY — The communist movement in the country has lost one of the pillars of its long-drawn peace negotiations with the government. Luis “Ka Louie” Jalandoni has passed on. He was 90. In a statement on Saturday, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) announced Jalandoni’s passing. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Ka Louie Jalandoni, beloved by the masses, a true internationalist, revolutionary leader and stalwa…Singleton, Australia · Singleton See the Story

Duterte Youth, Cardema face new charges

By TONYO CRUZBulatlat.com Duterte Youth chair Ronald Cardema, his wife and former Rep. Ducielle Marie Doctor Suarez Cardema, and his sister-in-law and incumbent Rep. Drixie Mae Doctor Suarez “Cardema” should face multiple charges of material misrepresentation, lying under oath or perjury, and other acts prohibited by law. Bulalat today makes available to the public these documents, for whatever legal purpose they may serve: …Philippines · Philippines See the Story

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