“The people are getting hungry. The answer to their fervent wish is simple. And yet they were violently dispersed and arrested all because this gathering is prohibited?”
Arrests in QC reveal lack of gov’t support to lockdown-affected residents
Day: April 1, 2020
Economic slowdown to worsen with COVID-19 lockdown
“During an intense crisis, the economic policies that should be implemented are those that are pro-people.”
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Woman peasant leader killed in Surigao del Sur
“Apique’s killing show that military operations continue despite the crisis the country is facing and the ‘preventive community quarantine’ being implemented in the province.”
#SetThemFree | Groups support campaign to release prisoners amid COVID-19 pandemic
“This is a time for saving lives through much-needed grace and ingenuity. An undeniable threat of catastrophe hovers over jails, filled far beyond capacity in the Philippines. Decongesting facilities will help secure the lives of detainees and jail personnel.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Following the recent call of United Nations High…
Rights groups push for release of sick, elderly political detainees
“Extreme congestion plus the lack of adequate nutrition, medical facilities, running water and even soap provide a perfect incubator for an epidemic in the entire four-storey building and prison compound,” Kapatid said. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Human rights alliance Karapatan appealed for the mass decongestion of prisons in the Philippines following…