| Action | Output | Institution | Activity | Date/Period | Funder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review and work for the reform of laws currently impeding and endangering freedom of expression and the press | · Relevant laws reviewed · Amendments proposed | · Media development organizations, press and broadcast associations, CSOs, independent constitutional bodies, government agencies, international organizations and UN agencies | |||
| Develop a legal support mechanism and defense fund for journalists, media workers, and their families by strengthening partnerships with lawyers’ groups (e.g., IBP, NUPL, FLAG) | · Mechanism for legal defense fund developed and operational | Commission on Human Rights (CHR) | Tanggol Karapatan, an electronic lawyering service | Ongoing | |
| National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) | Two online consultations as legal consultant | September 6, 2022 and November 11, 2022 | |||
| Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) | Safe in Custody Project, in partnership with the PNP-Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO) | Ongoing | |||
| National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) | Project Lawfare, a “legal safety program that aims to respond to cases of judicial harassment committed against Filipino journalists” | April 2023 | Internews, USAID | ||
| Develop and conduct policy advocacy in partnership with the Supreme Court, Department of Justice, Public Attorney’s Office, National Bureau of Investigation National Prosecution Service | · Relevant policy advocacy issuances and materials developed to help hasten the investigation and prosecution process | Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and Department of Justice (DOJ) | DOJ, CHR data sharing agreement on vital AO35 cases of extra-legal killings, enforced disappearances, torture and other human rights violations | Ongoing | |
| Promote the collective filing of cases on attacks, harassment, and impunity issues | · Cases in and out of the workplace investigated · Cases filed by collaborating institutions | Commission on Human Rights (CHR) | Digital archives (KIBO) – a repository of CHR’s collection of digital assets (videos, audio files, etc.), with the intention of providing long-term access to information with varying evidential, legal, or contextual value | Ongoing | |
| National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) | Filing of petition for review of writ of amparo and writ of habeas data (link) | Ongoing |