Rights lawyer gunned down in Negros
"It is a painful price we have to pay sometimes in the service of the people and as a pledge to the next generations we will leave behind."
Rights lawyer gunned down in Negros
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Kontra Daya: Why allow political dynasties, rich and powerful to dominate party-list race?
Kontra Daya: Why allow political dynasties, rich and powerful to dominate party-list race?
The vehicle for some semblance of democratization has become a family affair to political dynasties and their partylists, and a way for big businesses to protect and promote their special interests. By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Even the crumbs allotted to...
Kin of disappeared support Colmenares’ senate bid
Kin of disappeared support Colmenares’ senate bid
“Neri Colmenares has always supported our call for justice...We want him in the senate.”
Rape as state violence
Rape as state violence
The recent incident of rape involving a member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) is enraging. But what is even more infuriating is the admission of PO1 Eduardo Valencia when he was presented to PNP Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde. To quote, “Sir, may...
For kin of the disappeared, grief knows no end
For kin of the disappeared, grief knows no end
With no cemetery or columbarium to visit, the relatives instead laid the photographs of their loved ones on the ground, lighting candles and offering white flowers.
Aussie nun to Duterte: He will have his day in court
Aussie nun to Duterte: He will have his day in court
“I am sad. But I am also thankful to the people I have met. I have learned a lot from you. I know that you will continue to persevere for peace, even in the face of arrests and harassments. Wherever I may be, I will always be with you.”
UP community slams Uson’s red-tagging of Lumad schools
UP community slams Uson’s red-tagging of Lumad schools
“We, the Lumad people will remain steadfast in fighting for our land, life and rights.”
Is ‘drug war’ being used vs. urban poor dwellers facing demolition?
Is ‘drug war’ being used vs. urban poor dwellers facing demolition?
"This is part of an all-out assault against the people to further their repressive chokehold on ordinary Filipinos.”
Reds slam military takeover of Customs
Reds slam military takeover of Customs
"By directly taking over of the customs through the AFP, Duterte has firmly consolidated his overlordship of the shabu smuggling and trafficking operations in the country. He is now the lord of all drug lords and the godfather of the Philippine narco-government."
Duterte’s ominous stance on bungkalan, Sagay killings
Duterte’s ominous stance on bungkalan, Sagay killings
Too bad, that even before the massacre of nine farm workers in Sagay, Negros Occidental has been thoroughly investigated, President Duterte is already echoing the military and police line. Landless farmers, he said, were seizing agricultural lands from the...
Credible — or a nuisance?
Credible — or a nuisance?
A “nuisance candidate,” to summarize what Section 69 of the Omnibus Election Code says, is someone who files a certificate of candidacy (CoC) with the intention of mocking the electoral process or putting it in disrepute; whose name is similar to that of other...
Sagay massacre: A matter of social justice
Sagay massacre: A matter of social justice
The telenovela spin of state security forces never erases the fact that the Sagay massacre is yet another proof of the failure of government to render social justice to the tillers of the land.
Campaigning against progressives? | Makabayan bloc slams Inday Sarah’s red-tagging
Campaigning against progressives? | Makabayan bloc slams Inday Sarah’s red-tagging
“The red-tagging of progressive partylist groups and organizations could not obscure (Makabayan bloc) our long time record of genuinely serving the people.”
‘As government spins, impartial probe on Sagay massacre gains urgency’ – Mov’t Against Tyranny
‘As government spins, impartial probe on Sagay massacre gains urgency’ – Mov’t Against Tyranny
MANILA -- Amid numerous angles in Sagay Massacre the police and the Duterte administration say they will look into, peasant and rights groups said an independent probe on the massacre is all the more necessary now. Peasant women's group Amihan in another statement...
‘Neri Colmenares for Senator Movement’ launched
‘Neri Colmenares for Senator Movement’ launched
Progressives, human rights lawyers, cultural workers, members of the academe, peace advocates, among others gathered to show their support as former Bayan Muna lawmaker and human rights lawyer Rep. Neri Colmenares vies for a Senate seat.
WANTED: New Women of the NPA
WANTED: New Women of the NPA
This testimony focuses on Mary, Recca, Tin and Tanya who went to the University of the Philippines-Diliman. As activists and eventually as part of the revolutionary NPA, these women forged their identities by fighting across lines of interlocking oppressions. This account cannot give justice to their work. Rather, my goal is to talk about how revolution looks like in the lives of these revolutionary women.
The passing of elite democracy
The passing of elite democracy
The filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) by those running for the Senate ended two days ago on Oct. 17. As usual, the media focused their attention on high-profile and so-called “nuisance candidates.” But they failed to mention that the outcome of the May...
Revisiting how the partylist system is implemented
Revisiting how the partylist system is implemented
After being roundly criticized, two high-profile officials were recently shoved out of Malacañang – presidential spokesman Harry Roque and assistant presidential communication secretary Mocha Uson – and they are now seeking election to Congress: Roque to the...
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