Council for People's Development and Governance

12/06/2026

Manindigan Para sa Tunay na Kalayaan: Pahayag ng Council for People’s Development and Governance (CPDG)

Sa paggunita ng ika-128 na Araw ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas, muling nagpapatuloy ang laban ng mamamayang Pilipino para sa tunay na kalayaan, demokrasya, at kagalingan. Hindi kailanman magiging ganap ang ating kalayaan habang ang bansa ay nakasandig sa mga mapanirang patakaran na naglilingkod lamang sa dayuhan at lokal na naghaharing uri.

Sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang administrasyon, lalong nabaon ang bansa sa krisis. Sa halip na unahin ang sapat na sahod, lokal na industriyalisasyon, tunay na reporma sa lupa, at ang dekalidad na edukasyon at serbisyong pangkalusugan, patuloy na ibinubukas ng pamahalaan ang ating mga likas na yaman at soberanya sa dikta ng mga dayuhang kapangyarihan.

Ang pananahimik at pagwawalang-bahala sa harap ng lumalalang kahirapan at pang-aapi ay pagtalikod sa makasaysayang pakikibaka ng masang mamamayan para sa katarungan. Kaya naman sa araw na ito, buong-lakas na nananawagan ang CPDG sa lahat ng sektor: itakwil ang taksil at papet na rehimeng Marcos.

Gisingin ang ating makabayang diwa. Singilin ang pamahalaan sa mga napako nitong pangako, at ipaglaban ang isang sistemang tunay na naglilingkod sa kapakanan ng sambayanang Pilipino.

Ipaglaban ang tunay na kalayaan at pag-unlad.
Depensahan ang mga manggagawang pangkaunlaran.
Serbisyo sa pamayanan, huwag hadlangan.

09/06/2026

08/06/2026

More than 500 farmers from various provinces across the country marched to the DAR to press for the resolution of long-standing land rights cases and seek a dialogue with Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III. | via ANC 24/7

Link to full story in the comment section.

08/06/2026

The coalition denounces Senator Rodante Marcoleta’s blanket accusation that journalists are “bayaran” or “paid hacks,” in relation to investigations into flood control corruption.

“Such propaganda is clearly meant to once again vilify members of the media who are uncovering government corruption,” they said.

05/06/2026

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Today marks the launch of the “Save the Rice Granary” movement, a campaign that aims to amplify farmers’ call to stop the rampant land-use conversion of massive agricultural lands in Central Luzon. Considered as the Rice Granary of the Philippines, Central Luzon is the top rice-producing region in the country. However, it continues to lose irrigated lands to land-use conversion, transforming them into urban, commercial and transport infrastructures like expressways, malls, subdivisions and renewable energy projects to name a few. Land-use conversion has also evicted farmers from arable lands, resulting in poverty and landlessness.

CPDG supports the call to uphold farmers’ right to land and livelihood, recognizing their crucial role in food security. Likewise, we remind the Philippine government of its commitments to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to address prevailing malnutrition and hunger in the country. The government should prioritize boosting local food production and mitigating climate damages to farmlands. In order to improve the country’s food situation, the government must repeal the Rice Liberalization Law to decrease import dependency, foster rice self-sufficiency through Genuine Agrarian Reform, legislation of the Rice Industry Development Act, and suspend land conversion projects to preserve prime agricultural lands.

04/06/2026

🎙️ Meet the Speakers

Join Cristina Palabay, Secretary General of KARAPATAN, and Ariel “Ayik” Casilao, Chairperson of UMA and Spokesperson of Defend Negros, as they share insights on landlessness, rural poverty, political repression, and the continuing struggle for social justice in Negros Island.

Program Highlights:

• Why They Were There: Landlessness and Other Social Injustices in Negros Island
— Cristina Palabay, KARAPATAN Secretary General

• Sharing on the Fact-Finding Mission in Negros
— Former Congressman Ariel “Ayik” Casilao

• Testimonies from the relatives of the Toboso 19 victims

📅 June 6, 2026 | 3:00 PM HKT
🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/WhyTheyWereThere

04/06/2026

More than a month after the Toboso 19 massacre, the people of Negros is faced with the same problems. Often seen as a microcosm of the Philippines, Negros reflects many of the country's long-standing issues –widespread poverty and inequality, hunger, landlessness, and state violence.

The victims' deaths have been repeatedly overshadowed by false narratives and dehumanization – a pattern that has long persisted in the region. Their stories and the same stories before them must not be forgotten. The call for justice must continue, alongside deeper conversations about the social and political conditions that continue to enable such tragedies.

Read here: https://cpdg.ph/the-soil-remembers-reflections-on-peace-and-loss-in-toboso/

03/06/2026

Watch CPDG’s interview with Rhea Padilla, News Director of AlterMidya, as she dissects Sandro Marcos’ anti-disinformation bill or HB 2697 and gives her insights on how the proposed legislation can be harmful towards people’s right to freedom of expression.

HB 9465, the substitute bill for HB 2697, has already passed second reading at Congress and is set for voting on the third reading, today. CSOs express opposition to the passage of the bill as it could be weaponized against citizen dissent and advocacy work.

Watch here: https://cpdg.ph/rhea-padilla-of-altermidya-gives-her-thoughts-on-sandro-marcos-anti-disinformation-bill/

03/06/2026

The Council for People’s Development and Governance oppose granting the Philippine government a seat at the UN Security Council as this will legitimize the ongoing impunity on grave human rights violations.

Read here: https://cpdg.ph/cpdg-spokesperson-on-the-philippines-bid-to-join-the-un-security-council/