Day: July 19, 2019

‘Impunity rules the land’ — kin of Morong 43 on junking of charges vs military, police

“When torturers and human rights violators are rewarded with promotions and acquittals for the crimes they have perpetuated against individuals and communities, this means that the infrastructure of impunity has been so ingrained in the justice system in the country.”

Approval of water privatization deal in Bacolod ‘hurried,’ ‘without proper study’ – GM

The joint venture, says the BEU and others against the joint venture, would turn water from a natural resource to a profit-generating commodity, to the detriment of consumers. For starters, the union says, a 12 percent value-added tax will be automatically tacked onto water bills once the deal is closed.