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Solidarity Message of Ms. Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights for Bugkos 2025
Hello, everyone, and thank you for inviting me to speak at this event to mark World Humanitarian Day. Around the globe, humanitarian...

Defend NGOs Alliance
Sep 3
Solidarity message of Ms. Signe Poulsen, Senior Human Rights Adviser of UN OHCHR for Bugkos 2025
Dear Friends in the humanitarian community, Let me first thank the organizers, the Defend NGOs Alliance National and Visayas, together...

Defend NGOs Alliance
Sep 3
Defend NGOs Alliance hails judicial victories for HRDs
The Defend NGOs alliance welcomes recent judicial victories that saw the acquittal of human rights defenders (HRD) Rev. Nathaniel...

Defend NGOs Alliance
Jun 9
Letter to the Editor: The Philippine Star (PhilStar)
Letter to the Editor The Philippine Star (PhilStar) This is in reference to your news article “NPA finance officer nabbed in Bohol” by...

Defend NGOs Alliance
Jun 5
Defend NGOs welcomes dismissal of PDG case; renews call to end attacks on NGOs
STATEMENT May 6, 2025 The Defend NGOs Alliance lauds the decision of the Iloilo Regional Trial Court Branch 31 in April 22, 2025 denying...

Defend NGOs Alliance
May 6
Feb 5, 2025- Side event on Role of OGP in HRD Protection
The Defend NGOs Alliance and the Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG) cordially invite you to our side event themed ...

Defend NGOs Alliance
Jan 27
Sign-on Statement to Call for the Immediate Release and Drop the Trumped up Charges Against Five Development Workers in Negros Occidental, Philippines
We, the undersigned, urgently call for public support for the immediate release of two development workers and the cancellation of...

Defend NGOs Alliance
Jan 5
Marcos Jr admin sacrificing NGOs to exit FATF “grey list”
The Defend NGOs Alliance denounced increasing judicial attacks on NGOs and people’s organizations (POs) under the Marcos Jr...

Defend NGOs Alliance
Dec 4, 2024
Shrinking Civic Spaces on the 4th year of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA)
On July 2, 2024, civil society organizations raised the alarm on increasing attacks on non-governmental organizations and people's...

Defend NGOs Alliance
Jul 8, 2024
Anti-Terror Law @ 4: A Press Conference by the Defend NGOs Alliance
𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗡𝗚𝗢𝘀 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Photo by Charles Perez/ Pinoy Weekly...

Defend NGOs Alliance
Jul 2, 2024
Civil society alarmed by growing attacks on development NGOs— Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG)
Press Conference during Pag-Alabin: People Development, A Forum-Exhibit on CSOs Good Practices in Development held from May 21 and 23 at...

Defend NGOs Alliance
May 27, 2024
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A Roundtable Discussion on Shrinking Civic Spaces on National Press Freedom Day
Defend NGOs Visayas joined Defend NGOs Eastern Visayas in holding a media briefing last 30 August 2025 in commemoration of National Press...


Solidarity Message of Ms. Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights for Bugkos 2025
Hello, everyone, and thank you for inviting me to speak at this event to mark World Humanitarian Day. Around the globe, humanitarian...


Solidarity message of Ms. Signe Poulsen, Senior Human Rights Adviser of UN OHCHR for Bugkos 2025
Dear Friends in the humanitarian community, Let me first thank the organizers, the Defend NGOs Alliance National and Visayas, together...


Work together for Just Peace, Dignity and Development for All
Press Release, 19 August 2025 The Defend NGOs Alliance-Visayas and National, along with Pundok Sagop Kalikopan (PSK) and the United...


Defend NGOs Alliance stands in solidarity with LCDe
Defend NGOs Alliance stands firm in its support for Ms Jazmin Jerusalem against the baseless accusations of terrorism financing. Ms...
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