Today, NUPL, acting as counsel in the habeas corpus case filed by his daughter Analyn Calubid, received the decision of the Sixteenth Division of the Court of Appeals granting the privilege of the writ and ordering his immediate release.

The NUPL stands in solidarity with the peoples of Iran and all those committed to genuine peace grounded in sovereignty, human rights, and international law. The world cannot afford yet another war invoked in the name of security, but in truth serving imperial interests.

“For years, the FATF has spoken of ‘unintended consequences’ when its standards are abused. But in the Philippines, these consequences are not unintended — they are deliberate. The global counterterrorism framework is being systematically exploited to silence dissent,”