Victims of drug-related killings and other human rights violations came together in a tearful gathering.
From Marcos to Duterte | Families of victims of rights abuses unite in renewed call for justice
Month: July 2017
Wife of detained NDFP consultant calls for husband’s release, justice for son’s death
Peasant organizer and NDFP consultant Leopoldo Caloza, 60, has been imprisoned for almost 11 years.
Voice of dissent assails ‘vague’ ML declaration
It’s one magistrate’s opinion against those of his 11, or 14, other colleagues. And it’s a much younger voice arguing with the many older ones who have presumably spent more years than him in thinking about the law. Yet Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen stood his ground as the lone full dissenter to…
The quick-fix presidency
The latest rants from the perplexing region of Duterte Land have understandably provoked the same outrage, anger and exasperation as most of their antecedents have been doing during the last 12 months. One of them was an open threat to imprison the critics of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Despite claims to the…
10 newly-released political prisoners call for freedom of other PPs, continuation of peace talks
By IAN IRVING BAZARTE Bulatlat MANILA – Ten political prisoners who had just been released from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) are now calling for the freedom of the many other political prisoners still languishing in various jails and prisons around the country. The 10 political prisoners were convicted of trumped-up charges, varying in intensity…
Black Friday protest | Progressives call on public to resist possible extension of martial law
By IAN IRVING BAZARTE Bulatlat MANILA – Various progressive groups today, July 7, continued to protest the Supreme Court (SC)’s affirmation of martial law in Mindanao, as they warned of its possible extension, not only in Mindanao but in other parts of the country. The groups said they will keep staging protests, with a major…
Free Tuition Policy? | Student groups lambast UP’s fee collection
UP has been allocated P376 million to cover the tuition of all students, yet fee collection continues.
‘Bakwit’ | Lumad communities of Surigao Sur forced to leave home again
Soldiers’ presence and bomber planes flying at midnight over the communities of Lianga town drove some 2,000 villagers packing before dawn today.
Petitioners, progressive leaders hit SC affirmation of Mindanao martial law
“Today we weep for Mindanao, we weep for our country.”
Fil-Am ‘friendship’ day | Progressive groups slam US military intervention in Marawi
Protesters said President Duterte has turned around on his tough stance against the US.
Dealing with Duterte
We have been getting “I-told-you-so” and “why-do-you-still-put-up-with-him” reactions from quite a number of well-meaning people here and abroad after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao and withdrew the government negotiating panel form the 5th round of peace talks with the NDFP effectively causing its collapse. As far as they are concerned, President…