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The Philippines has a long and unfortunate history of NGOs under attack. In 2023, it was the most dangerous country for ...
(Manila) – Philippine authorities are filing baseless terrorism-financing charges against civil society groups and activists, apparently to be removed from the “grey list” of a global ...
A WITNESS from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) failed to provide any evidence during the second hearing for 27 individuals associated with a group labe ...
Despite the Philippines’ removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, civil society organizations in Cebu assert that state-led repression of non-government organizations (NGOs) and ...
Amnesty International urged the government of the Philippines on Wednesday ... activists under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 and the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012 for ...
There's been a nearly 400% increase in terror financing complaints under the Marcos government in 2024, mostly targeting human rights defenders The Philippines is ...
BACOLOD CITY—Three members of a nongovernment organization (NGO) based in southern Negros faced charges in court after ... of the Communist Party of the Philippines. Dharyl Albañez, Federico ...
This was the appeal of a Cebu-based nongovernment organization (NGO ... the filing of charges in court against 27 members of Cernet for violating Republic Act No. 10168, or the Terrorism Financing ...
On the same day as her court appearance, several civil rights and journalist groups protested outside the Philippines’ Department of Justice, urging authorities to immediately release Frenchie Mae ...