“From lewd ‘pepe-dede’ videos to mocking hearing-impaired citizens, Uson and her equally wastrel sidekicks have wasted public funds on displays of poor values.”
‘Mocha, PCOO should be held accountable’ – alliance
Month: September 2018
Advocates call for justice for slain Moro woman rights defender
“Only tyrants and human rights violators stand to gain with the deaths of human rights defenders like Mariam Acob.”
Mothers of disappeared students slam Palparan’s continuing detention in military camp
“Is the military totally bereft of even an iota of morality? Don’t they heed persons in authority?”
‘PH Armed Forces’ ‘Red October’ plot is pure psy-war, a ploy for declaring martial law’
In “Marcosian fashion,” the Duterte regime is setting up public opinion and the machinery for a massive crackdown on the democratic opposition, through the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).’
Inside the courtroom with the ‘butcher’ and other funny musings
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO On the fringes Bulatlat.com MALOLOS, Bulacan – Having earned a reputation for being both loquacious and boisterous, my relatives, friends, colleagues, and even sources are very much curious on how I manage to keep a straight face whenever I cover issues of human rights violations, especially during hearings against a…
Comeuppance for a brutal, unrepentant HR violator
Evidently scared of getting physically harmed, he was brought to court handcuffed, wearing a combat helmet while closely secured by Philippine Army soldiers he once commanded. A few hours later he was taken out of the court, his head bowed in gloom. The court convicted him for kidnapping with serious illegal detention and sentenced him…
Method in its madness
Despite the bluster of President Rodrigo Duterte and his equally loud lieutenants, yes-men and accomplices in the Cabinet, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Supreme Court, his regime is in reality completely without anything that even approximates a rational and coherent platform of governance. It is making things up as it goes along,…
#NeverAgain | Young and old vow to fight dictatorship
15,000 protesters marched from different assembly points in Metro Manila and converged at Rizal Park (formerly Luneta), Sept. 21 echoing the call, “Never Again to Martial Law!”
UP rises against tyranny
UP has declared Sept. 21 as A Day of Remembrance to honor the memories of those who struggled against Marcos’ dictatorship and highlight the university’s role in defending “academic freedom, civil liberties, and human rights.”
The young guards of September 21st
The mobilization provided the exact opportunity to gain perspective and learn about society for among its ranks are national minorities, workers, migrant Filipinos, and delegates from Southern Tagalog, Bicol, and Central Luzon among others. Study circles were an integral part of the mobilization and as soon as the program on the stage started, the youth were quick to settle down to conduct discussions that define fascism and outline the present political situation.
Gov’t scare tactics failed, thousands march against rehabilitation of Marcoses, Duterte’s tyranny
“Today, our nation is reliving the nightmare. The Marcoses have conned, maneuvered, and schemed their way back into power, and into an alliance with Duterte.”