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Katinnulong Daguiti Umili Iti Amianan-Peoples Partner in Northern Luzon, Inc., (KADUAMI)
KADUAMI stands for Katinnulong Daguiti Umili Iti Amianan-Peoples Partner in Northern Luzon, Inc., an Ilocano phrase that literally means...
Defend NGOs Alliance
Oct 31, 2024
Leyte Center for Development Inc., (LCDe)
LCDE is a disaster response and development-oriented nongovernment organization (NGO) that extends services to the disaster-stricken...
Defend NGOs Alliance
May 31, 2024
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Conviction of Frenchie Mae and Marielle, A Repression of Civic Space
The Defend NGOs Alliance strongly denounces the conviction of community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Marielle Domequil, a ruling that lays bare how the Philippine justice system has been weaponized to criminalize dissent, silence truth tellers, and terrorize civil society into submission. This conviction is not justice. It is repression dressed up as due process. Frenchie Mae and Marielle have been deprived of their freedom for nearly six years through fabric
Civil Society Urge Passage of Anti-Red Tagging Legislation
The Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG), together with the Defend NGOs Alliance, stands in unwavering solidarity with Atty. Antonio Gabriel “Dean Tony” La Viña and all human rights defenders (HRDs) who continue to face grave threats to their lives, security, and freedom as a result of red-tagging. Last December 2025, retired Lt. General Antonio Parlade, former spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), publicl
End the Political Harassment of Carmilo Tabada and All Development Workers - DefendNGOs Alliance
The Defend NGOs Alliance denounces the recent legal harassment of development worker and community leader Carmilo Tabada—currently facing revived charges long dismissed by the courts. Tabada is currently Barangay Councilor of Brgy Poblacion, Trinidad, Bohol. The Alliance sees Tabada's arrest as part of the Philippine government’s escalating use of anti-terrorism and financial suppression mechanisms to intimidate and constrain independent civic action. The continuing harras
End Lawfare and Red-Tagging Against Development and Humanitarian Workers
DefendNGOs Alliance asks development actors to support urgent actions to reclaim civic space. This includes reviewing and moving towards amending or repealing the ATA, related terrorism financing laws, EO 70, and ultimately abolishing the NTF-ELCAC.
Hands off TABI, stop attacks on development workers – DefendNGOs Alliance
Defend NGOs Alliance stands in unwavering solidarity with Tarabang Para sa Bicol (TABI) and strongly calls out the brazen red-tagging and harassment of its staff and consultant. These attacks are not just lies—they are acts of cruelty against individuals whose work has protected lives, nurtured communities, and built resilience where the state has failed or withdrawn. To target them is to attack the very essence of humanitarian service. For years, TABI has strengthened disast
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