“There is a human rights crisis in the country. Regardless of the denials and legal acrobatics by the Duterte government, it has made its mark as a murderous regime that disregards people’s rights,”
‘Human rights crisis’ in PH assailed
Month: December 2019
Former Aussie senator, int’l groups alarmed over ‘appalling rights situation’ in PH
“Our many meetings with communities from across the Philippines have left members of our delegation appalled by the continuing gross violations of human rights in the Philippines. The outright disregard for human life is unacceptable.”
SEA Games 2019 displaces Aeta communities
The Aeta leader said that he supports the country’s national athletes because they are his countrymen. He said what he condemns is how easily the government dismissed their rights and the corruption and anomalies behind the SEA Games.
Fiscal urged to drop perjury charges against 80-year-old nun
The RMP called on the Office of the Prosecutor to drop the case against Sr. Elenita Belardo so that “she can continue her advocacy of defending the people especially the marginalized sectors of our society.”
Verdict on Ampatuan Massacre out December 19
“We expect nothing less than a conviction especially those directly responsible and involved in the killings. Otherwise, the mockery of justice and the culture of impunity will continue to reign and worsen.”
Lam-ang: More than epic, re-education
Josef added that at the time where literature and history are being ignored and worse, being “bastardized” by colonial teachings, it is just fitting for Tanghalang Pilipino to focus in these types of production.
Palawan para-enforcers protecting the last ecological frontier
The peoples organizations and the NGOs are compelled to protect the environment because the government who should have been doing it is not really doing it.