Mary Jane gets temporary stay; people rejoice
“The whole Filipino nation and the world now cry tears of joy, but collectively."
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“The whole Filipino nation and the world now cry tears of joy, but collectively."
“We stand with the Filipino people and the rest of the world to save Mary Jane Veloso from death row.”
“Profoundest apologies for failing Mary Jane, her family and all migrant workers, I could not bring Darren’s mom home alive.”
MANILA – The progressive women’s group Gabriela held a protest action in front of the Eastern Mindanao Command in Davao City on April 27 demanding that the Armed Forces of the Philippines surrender a soldier charged with rape. The group said on April 8, the...
“How much of this amount was allocated to exert efforts to save the life of Mary Jane Veloso?”
A boy carries wood his father brought home for rebuilding their house." (April 2015, Tacloban City)
Not only the lives and livelihood of journalists and media workers are at stake here but also press freedom. What kind of journalism can we expect from media organizations that treat news as a commodity, their workers as disposable currency and their audience as unthinking consumers?
“He promised us, that he would have this case resolved before his administration ends. But where is Jonas now?”
“We should all unite, because without the land, we will have no food to eat.”
"If they evict people just for their own interest, then, that is not development. That is tyranny against the people."
“Manny Pacquiao showed that no schedule is too busy and no impending fight is too important for us to not contribute to the call to stop Mary Jane’s impending execution.”
“This is about the future of our families and the future of the next generation’s bank employees.”
Ni ABET UMIL Tigsik para kay Mary Jane Veloso, Mula Talavera naghanap ng trabaho, Saudi, Indones salitang mga amo, Inalipin sa komunidad na imahinaryo. Tigsik kay Mary Jane,nangarap na magsasaka, Naniwala sa kapitbahay na si Maria Cristina, Isang recruiter na may...
A day before her execution, the Indonesian Supreme Court rejected Mary Jane Veloso’s appeal for a second judicial review.
BLOOD RUSH By SARAH RAYMUNDO Darren Veloso, Mary Jane’s younger child, would spontaneously be asked by his Lolo Cesar to deliver a statement in a press conference organized by Migrante on April 7. He would fall into silence. And just when everybody’s thinking that...
Soldiers turned off the light and then kicked him, causing his blindfold to be removed. When the light was turned on again, he finally saw “Lolo,” whom he later identified as Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan.
Edre Olalia, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, said Mary Jane urged them to pursue a case against her recruiter, Ma. Kristina Sergio, “not only to give her justice but to save other future victims.”
“The clock is ticking. We have 72 hours to save Mary Jane’s life. The Filipino people are behind Mary Jane and her family. We are not giving up."
MANILA — On the occasion of the 42nd founding anniversary of the National Democratic of the Philippines (NDF), members of its 14 allied underground organizations staged a lighting rally in Cubao, Quezon City, April 24. Their faces partially covered, the protesters...
Migrante International challenged Aquino to recall its diplomats in Jakarta, disapprove or suspend any Indonesian company’s application for investment and to bare the list of all Filipino migrant workers who are either languishing in jail or on death row.
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