In the name of the right of workers and poor Filipinos to affordable healthcare services, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr for removing any subsidy to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth in the approved 2025 national budget. First, the Universal Health Care […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the statements made last week by a senior law and human rights minister of Indonesia that a “practical arrangement” has been made for the repatriation of drug trafficking victim Mary Jane Veloso to the Philippines, as well as further news reports confirming this. Indonesia’s Coordinating […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) celebrates journalist Atom Araullo’s legal victory against government officials Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celiz. This victory is yet another reason for the abolition of that the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), of which Badoy and Celiz are the public faces. In […]
NTF-ELCAC still Interfering with Labor – Labor NGOOn this year’s International Human Rights Day, we at the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is calling the public’s attention to the continuing interference of the despicable National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in labor affairs. It has come to our […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the court decision junking the illegal possession of firearms and explosives charges against Bicol transport leader Ramon Rescovilla and his release from prison. The November 27 decision of Presiding Judge Alym Almayda of Legazpi City’s 5th Judicial Region, Branch 7 affirms our contention that the […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the Philippine National Police (PNP) for blocking the labor-led protest in the morning of working-class hero Andres Bonifacio’s 161st birth anniversary, saying the police violated the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Video footage shows that the PNP blocked the protest march […]
The birth anniversary of working-class hero Andres Bonifacio has always been an occasion to know and support the plight and struggle of Filipino workers. This year, we mark Bonifacio’s 161st birth anniversary amidst continuing violations of workers’ labor and human rights and lack of accountability for these violations. The skyrocketting prices of basic goods and […]
In the past few days, the Filipino workers and people have witnessed numerous antics from Vice President Sara Duterte and former President Rodrigo Duterte. Sara threatened to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Rodrigo called on the military to oust the chief executive, and their supporters massed up along Edsa, a place known for protests that […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) celebrates the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 81 in Romblon dismissing the cases of illegal possession of firearms and explosives against the Romblon 4, labor activists who were arrested on June 3, 2021 in Concepcion, Romblon. At the same time, we condemn the […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the statement released by United Nations (UN) mandate holders opposing the Philippine government’s misuse of anti-terrorism legislation against human rights defenders and development workers in the Philippines. The communication made by UN mandate holders affirms our long-standing contention that the Philippine government, under Rodrigo Duterte […]
