HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly NOVEMBER 02 2025 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "   "ECONOMIC RIGHTS" APEC SUMMIT 2025  IN SOUTH KOREA ISSUES GATHERED Marcos departs for South Korea to join Apec Economic Meeting Marcos to APEC: Restore WTO dispute body to protect small economies Gov’t reforms make PH

From the Website of PNA NEWS links : https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1262236 Marcos to APEC: Restore WTO dispute body to protect small economies GYEONGJU, South Korea  – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged Asia-Pacific economies on Friday to push for the full restoration of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism and Appellate Body, warning that smaller nations risk being sidelined without a functioning global trade referee. “The Philippines call

From the Website of INQUIRER links   https://globalnation.inquirer.net/296943/marcos-departs-for-south-korea-to-join-apec-economic-meeting Marcos departs for South Korea to join Apec Economic Meeting USAN, South Korea — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. left for South Korea on Thursday to attend the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. The plane carrying Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and the rest of the Philippine delegation depart

From the Website of the President and Government Media Offices links: http://president.gov.ph/ Article Links: http://pcoo.gov.ph/news-releases/ http://www.pna.gov.ph/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gov’t reforms make PH more conducive for business, says PBBM The Philippines has carried out reforms to ensure its readiness to attract more investments and improve business operational efficiency, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. told in

From the Website of United Nations links:     https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/10/1166212 ‘Yawning gap’ remains between climate adaptation funds and funding pledges Developing countries are receiving less than 10 per cent of the money they need to adapt to a world increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather – putting lives, livelihoods and entire economies at risk, the UN revealed on Wednesday. That’s the main message in this year’s Adaptation Gap Report  from the UN Environm

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly OCTOBER 26 2025 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "   "RIGHT TO EQUAL  PROTECTION OF THE LAW" SUPPORT THE CREATION OF INDEPENDENT PEOPLES COMMISSIONI   ISSUES GATHERED Millions pushed to ‘brink of survival’ in Sudan PBBM’s anti-corruption drive making progress – Palace Sen

From the Website of PNA NEWS links : https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1261792 : https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1261792 Senator assures public of creation of permanent infra probe body MANILA – Senator Francis Pangilinan on Friday assured the public of the immediate passage of the proposed measure to create an Independent People’s Commission (IPC) that will investigate anomalies in all government infrastructure projects. Pangilinan said this would be a top priority even if the

From the Website of INQUIRER links   https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2129754/civilian-led-probe-into-public-works-scandal-launched Civilian-led probe into public works mess launched MANILA, Philippines—A coalition of mayors is linking arms with the Catholic Church and other religious and civil society groups to initiate a citizen-led probe into the massive corruption in public infrastructure projects that is seen to lead to the filing of more cases against those behind the ir

From the Website of the President and Government Media Offices links: http://president.gov.ph/ Article Links: http://pcoo.gov.ph/news-releases/ http://www.pna.gov.ph/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PBBM’s anti-corruption drive making progress – Palace With the filing of various complaints against individuals involved in anomalous and ghost infrastructure projects, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s anti-corruption campaign is making

From the Website of United Nations links:    https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/10/1166170 Millions pushed to ‘brink of survival’ in Sudan Over 900 days of brutal conflict, widespread human rights violations, famine, and the collapse of essential services have driven millions of people in Sudan to the “brink of survival” – with women and children bearing the heaviest burden. Sudan stands at the epicentre of one of the world’s “most severe” humanitarian crises, according to th

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly OCTOBER 19 2025 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "  "FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY AND SPEECH" "YOUTH SECTOR PROTEST RALLY ON FLOOD CONTROL ANOMALIES CONTINUE"    ISSUES GATHERED Gaza peace plan ‘at precarious moment’ as killings continue on both sides PBBM visits Bayanihan Village

From the Website of PNA NEWS links https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1261208   Senator vows to cover more students under free college law MANILA – Senator Bam Aquino on Friday vowed to expand the coverage of college students benefiting from the free tertiary education law under the proposed 2026 national budget. Aquino, principal author of Republic Act (RA) 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, also assured that the 3.5 million beneficiaries would co

From the Website of INQUIRER links s   https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2126309/white-ribbon-friday-rallies-call-for-truth-justice LOOK: Students demand truth, protest corruption ‘theatrics’ MANILA, Philippines — Chanting “Kabataan, magkaisa! Baguhin ang bulok na sistema!” hundreds of students and youth groups marched to Mendiola on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, to mark the National Day of Action Kontra Korapsyon, a coordinated protest  demanding accountability and justice over the a

From the Website of the President and Government Media Offices links: http://president.gov.ph/ Article Links: http://pcoo.gov.ph/news-releases/ http://www.pna.gov.ph/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PBBM visits Bayanihan Village modular homes for earthquake evacuees President Marcos visited the first-ever Bayanihan Village in Cebu, where modular shelter units (MSUs) have been set up for families displaced by the 6.9-magnitude earthqua

From the Website of United Nations links:   https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/10/1166111 Gaza peace plan ‘at precarious moment’ as killings continue on both sides The UN relief chief on Wednesday urged Israel and Hamas to honour their agreement to return deceased hostages and allow aid at scale into Gaza, warning that it should not be used as “a bargaining chip” amid reports of new civilian killings and extrajudicial executions. In a statement on Wednesday, Emergency Relief

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly OCTOBER 11 2025 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS " "RIGHT TO DEVELOMENT"  BACK TO BACK  6.8 AND 7.4  EARTHQUAKE  IN DAVAO ORIENTAL   WEEK RALLY OF STUDENTS AGAINT CORRUPTIONS AND GOVERNMENT SYSTEM CHANGE   ISSUES GATHERED UN chief calls for Israel and Hamas to ‘abide full

From the Website of PNA NEWS links    https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1260777  Palace cites UN, UK role in advancing PH human rights plan   MANILA – Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has recognized the role of the United Nations (UN) and the United Kingdom (UK) in helping advance the country’s human rights roadmap, a Malacañang statement said Friday. Bersamin made the acknowledgement after the UN and UK formally presented to the Philippine government PHP2.3 million worth of

From the Website of INQUIRER links  https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2123224/phivolcs-back-to-back-quakes-in-davao-oriental-a-doublet-earthquake From classroom to streets, youth join weekly protest links:   https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2123224/phivolcs-back-to-back-quakes-in-davao-oriental-a-doublet-earthquake Phivolcs: Back-to-back quakes in Davao Oriental a ‘doublet earthquake’ MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday

From the Website of the President and Government Media Offices links: http://president.gov.ph/ Article Links: http://pcoo.gov.ph/news-releases/ http://www.pna.gov.ph/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- President Marcos orders quick gov’t response after magnitude 7.6 quake off Davao Oriental President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the immediate mobilization of all concerned government agencies in response to the magnitude 7.6 earthq

From the Website of United Nations links:    https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/10/1166063 UN chief calls for Israel and Hamas to ‘abide fully’ by terms of US peace plan The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement from US President Donald Trump that Israel and Hamas have “signed off” on the first phase of his 20-point peace plan, following days of intensive indirect negotiations in Egypt. President Trump announced on social media late on Wednesday that Hamas had ag