Local footwear brand called out for using tribe groups as product names
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Local footwear brand called out for using tribe groups as product names
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‘Death penalty only targets the poor’ – groups
‘Death penalty only targets the poor’ – groups
"This bloodthirsty regime fetishes death and violence, and Duterte strongly batting to reimpose death penalty is not surprising but no less infuriating — it's as if the mass murder of the poor at the hands of the police in the sham drug war or in the hands of soldiers through the counterinsurgency program aren't forms of death penalty already, while the rich, the regime's most gung ho allies, and human rights violators can blatantly escape accountability without even an iota of remorse for their crimes."
Huntahan with Sr. Mary John Mananzan
Huntahan with Sr. Mary John Mananzan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwwqVRhA0xU&t=1s With the Terror Law in effect, Sr. Mary John Mananzan of Movement Against Tyranny assures us that it is okay to be afraid but invites us to act for the good of humanity inspite fear. Hosted by JANESS ANN ELLAO...
Media outfits file complaints vs state agents over red-tagging, seizure of news magazine
Media outfits file complaints vs state agents over red-tagging, seizure of news magazine
Under the Duterte administration, attacks on alternative media have been persistent. Altermidya documented one case of frustrated murder, eight cases of arrest and detention, 28 cases of threat and intimidation, which include surveillance, two cases of physical injuries, and six cases of cyber-attacks against its member-media outfits.
Labor group denounces red-tagging, fake surrenderees
Labor group denounces red-tagging, fake surrenderees
“P/Brig. Gen. Vicente D. Danao, Jr. and Lt. Gen. Antonio G. Parlade, Jr. are profiting off fake surrender ceremonies while also discrediting legitimate organizations like Pamantik-KMU,” the group said.“They are even rewarding turncoats like Raffy Baylosis, who find ‘surrenderees’ from wherever they could so they could profit off them, by giving them a share in stealing taxpayers’ money.”
Kadamay calls for release of 4 women arrested for joining online protest
Kadamay calls for release of 4 women arrested for joining online protest
Kadamay stated that the four were forced to sign a form “voluntarily waiving their rights under Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code,” as well as having a “gag order” placed on them, preventing them from talking to anyone, including their families.
SAP exaggerated, millions left behind
SAP exaggerated, millions left behind
The inadequacy of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) underscores the government’s failure to address the plight of the most vulnerable Filipinos in the time of COVID-19. Related story: With P606B budget for COVID-19 response, aid largely unfelt By XANDRA...
Charges vs. 6 Calaca farmers dismissed
Charges vs. 6 Calaca farmers dismissed
All six farmers are members of Samahan ng Magsasaka sa Coral Ni Lopez (SAMACOLO), a farmers’ organization that has been asserting the farmers’ rights to the 233-hectare farmland owned by landlord Luis Lopez from Balayan, Batangas.
141 arrested during nationwide #SONA2020 protests
141 arrested during nationwide #SONA2020 protests
“It was obvious that the activists were held up by the police to prevent them from joining the SONA ng Bayan.”
#SONA2020 | Netizens dismayed at Duterte’s lack of concrete plan on COVID-19 crisis
#SONA2020 | Netizens dismayed at Duterte’s lack of concrete plan on COVID-19 crisis
Many netizens said that they only wasted almost two hours of their time listening to Duterte’s speech which they described as nothing but an attack on his critics and defense of China.
‘Duterte’s SONA was a distraction from COVID-19 mismanagement’
‘Duterte’s SONA was a distraction from COVID-19 mismanagement’
“How can you be a president when you do not have an objective way of looking at the reality? It is always in relation to himself, what he likes and does not like.”
Journalists urge public to defend press freedom
Journalists urge public to defend press freedom
“Never since the late unlamented Marcos dictatorship has a president ever deigned to shut down the independent media and stifle criticism and dissent.”
Dismantling the oligarchy
Dismantling the oligarchy
An oligarchy is governed by a few families and individuals. While wealth is indeed among its members’ more obvious attributes, wealth alone does not make an oligarch. The capacity to influence or control government and governance does. An oligarch is therefore...
Anti-terror law alarms a wide range of groups
Anti-terror law alarms a wide range of groups
As of last Thursday, at least 16 petitions had already been filed before the Supreme Court, asking it to strike down the new Anti-Terrorism Act (RA 11479) – either in its entirety or several of its provisions assailed for their “vagueness” and...
8K defy government’s warning against joining protests
8K defy government’s warning against joining protests
“We are outraged because the government ignores the plight of the workers and the people in this pandemic. It is more interested in suppressing freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of assembly. It is more concerned with concentrating power through the Anti-Terror Law, and if Duterte wishes so, a charter change.”
With P606B budget for COVID-19 response, aid largely unfelt
With P606B budget for COVID-19 response, aid largely unfelt
“The government have the funds but why not utilize it for aid? They have the machinery but the process has been slow. They (government) prioritized the Anti-Terror Law and term extension than the people’s stomach.” By ANNE MARXE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – In...
Balik-Tanaw | Pentecost: The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
Balik-Tanaw | Pentecost: The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
As Christians, who do God’s work, we are being called to be like treasure hunters–to prioritize the Kingdom of heaven and work for the common good of all persons. God teaches us to focus on the treasures of heaven and earth and what matters most – the dignity of life.
Cops arrest Kadamay member, seize copies of news magazine
Cops arrest Kadamay member, seize copies of news magazine
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said that the raid is just ‘a preview’ of future abuses that can be done under the Anti-Terrorism Law of 2020.
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