With or without the CPP-NPA, there are just reasons for the people to resist and build a strong movement against authoritarian regimes. And paranoid governments would always clamp down on critics and dissenters whether the opposition is religious, the wealthy, foreign-backed, or communist.
Month: November 2019
Valiant captain of the ship
Most of the victims who fell prey to the bloodied claws of tokhang are economic providers in their respective families. Evidently, the result of this senseless war on drugs has exacerbated the already precarious state of poor families in this barangay.
Lindol
Mahalaga ring tingnan na ang kalimitang nagiging biktima ng lindol ang mga sektor na bulnerable at walang kakanyahang makaaagapay sa dagdag na pahirap na idudulot ng kalamidad. Kung ang isang maralita, naulila, walang trabaho, at walang tirahan ang mabiktima ng lindol, higit na magiging trahedya ito sa kanya at maaaring magdulot ng higit na kahirapan na magdadala sa kanya sa kalagayang hindi na makakaahon. Dito dapat papasok ang institusyonal na suporta sa mga nasalanta.
Robredo urged to meet kin of ‘tokhang’ victims, stop drug-related killings
“We hope the Vice-President can speak with the families of drug war victims, human rights lawyers, social workers and many others who can explain the legal flaws and utterly problematic framework of the current ‘drug war,’ so that she can work towards stopping the killings of poor people.”
The Mangyan struggle in Mindoro
Mangyan are the target of intensified state violence due to counterinsurgency program dubbed as Oplan Kapanatagan. Last June, strafing and bombing operations in Victoria and Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, forced over 600 Mangyan to evacuate to the lowlands.
World biggest rice importer? Peasant group renews call to junk liberalization law
Peasant women group Amihan, citing data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), said the Philippines will be importing up to three million metric tons this year, beating China’s 2.5 million tons.
ALAB Newscast: Pag-aresto sa Community Journalist
Pag-aresto sa community journalist sa Negros, kinundena
Church groups stand united amid NCCP red-tagging
“No one can deny its major contributions to Christian unity, the promotion of God’s word and the proclamation of God’s reign.”
Maikling mensahe sa DDS
Isa ka ba sa mga tinaguriang Duterte Diehard Supporter (DDS)? May dalawang tanong lang po ako sa puntong ito: Taga-Mindanao ka ba? Apektado ka ba ng lindol? Para sa iyo ito kung ang sagot mo ay oo. Pero kung hindi, sana nama’y bigyan mo rin ako ng kaunting minuto. Maikli lang ito dahil mahalaga ang…
UP condemns crackdown on government critics
Executive Order no. 70 “gives state enforcement agents exceptional powers at the expense of basic human rights and civil liberties.”
Independent think-tank alarmed over ‘notice of police inspection’
“The Duterte administration is attacking IBON because our research, education and advocacy work exposes Philippine economic realities that the government wants to conceal.”