Karapatan called the raids part of a “full-blown crackdown on activists and red-tagged legal organizations.”
Month: October 2019
Bayan Muna, Gabriela, NFSW offices in Bacolod being raided
“The use of search warrants have become a trend increasingly used in Negros, which makes offices and individuals vulnerable to the planting of evidence.”
‘Airstrikes hit civilian communities in Northern Samar’ – rights group
“What transpired cannot be considered as ‘surgical precision,’ but an overkill.“ By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Human rights group Katungod Sinirangan Bisayas condemned the recent airstrike at the communities in Las Navas, Northern Samar allegedly by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. On Oct. 26, around 6:00 a.m, the Joint Task Force…
Scary mask
By DEE AYROSO
Woman leader, husband arrested in Manila
Gabriela condemned the arrest and called for the immediate release of Agovida and Bartolome.
Blood in our water
By DEE AYROSO
After demolition, NBP inmates have no roof over their heads
“We know that this can’t be solved overnight. But we only ask for consideration for the sick and the elderly.” By LILY DELA CRUZ Bulatlat.com MANILA – There are no more kubols or shanties inside the Maximum Security Compound of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City, but many prisoners were left out with…
On Dumagat Day, tribes vow continuing resistance to Kaliwa dam project
“We will die fighting against the dam project. We will not leave our communities.”
Ang undas para sa mga makatang bayani sa bisperas ng kanilang burol
Marami sa mga Pilipino ang gumugunita ng Undas sa pamamagitan ng pagdalaw sa libingan ng mga namayapang mahal sa buhay. Ito ang kanilan paraan upang manatiling nasa alaala ang mga namatay, at bigyan din ng parangal ang kanilang mga nagawa noong nabubuhay pa sila. Tila gaya ito ng paggunita ng kamatayan tuwing Biyernes Santo na…
Farmer arrested in Quezon
“We only want to farm in peace. When the military arrests the people they should be protecting, who do they really serve?”
Church groups hold peace mission in Mindoro’s militarized villages
Over 600 indigenous Mangyan families have been forced to evacuate from their homes in Victoria and Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro due to military operations including low-altitude strafing and bombing.