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Dee Ayroso | May 8, 2021
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Electoral protest vs. progressive youth partylist dismissed
Electoral protest vs. progressive youth partylist dismissed
SC Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said that it is “best for this tribunal to decline this importuning for a fishing expedition and dismiss the present Protest.”
Urban poor leader released on bail
Urban poor leader released on bail
Kadamay called for the dropping of charges against the urban poor leader, saying that the criminal charges boil down to red-tagging and political persecution.
Health workers hold motorcade to press for rights, welfare
Health workers hold motorcade to press for rights, welfare
“We hope that Secretary Duque understands that every minute in our lives as health workers matters. Many from our ranks got sick and succumbed to COVID-19 already. We can no longer afford to spend more time to wait in order to get our rightful benefits and demands."
‘Degrading and inhuman to arrest persons not properly wearing mask’ – lawyers group
‘Degrading and inhuman to arrest persons not properly wearing mask’ – lawyers group
“The militarist and punitive framework of policing the pandemic in the form of policies resulting in mass arrests and detention of alleged violators runs counter to the purpose of quarantine protocols which is to protect and uphold people’s health."
Cinco de Mayo: ABS-CBN workers recall shutdown
Cinco de Mayo: ABS-CBN workers recall shutdown
“We continue on, but we will never forget.”
BLOOD RUSH | Edel Garcellano’s Decolonial Project*
BLOOD RUSH | Edel Garcellano’s Decolonial Project*
Garcellano’s “The Philippines As Yugoslavia Revisited” wields academic freedom as a tool to crystallize the best aspects of so-called competing paradigms. But this is less an affirmation of the “marketplace of ideas,” a faux heterodoxy that has no other function but to fragment and marginalize in the name of pluralism than Garcellano’s thoughtful engagement with dialectical thought and totality.
Allowing more pork imports to leave local hog raisers bankrupt – agri groups
Allowing more pork imports to leave local hog raisers bankrupt – agri groups
A bill seeking to nullify President Rodrigo Duterte's order to lift the cap on pork imports has earned the nod of various agricultural groups.
Canadian government urged to take action on human rights crisis in PH
Canadian government urged to take action on human rights crisis in PH
“We implore the Canadian government to take action on these concerns with urgency, as our country further descends into an authoritarian state."
Zambales youth activists released after Labor Day arrest
Zambales youth activists released after Labor Day arrest
The police and military also forced the victims to sign a document linking them to the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA), CEGP said.
Duterte, lawmakers urged to provide cash aid for the poor
Duterte, lawmakers urged to provide cash aid for the poor
"These are dire times that require urgent action. The people need immediate relief," they said in a joint statement sent to the media.
Anti-Terror Council’s ‘undue delegation of power’ questioned
Anti-Terror Council’s ‘undue delegation of power’ questioned
Justice Edgardo Delos Santos questioned the “undue delegation of power” provided to the council, saying that the law is silent on how it will arrive at the conclusion in designating persons or groups as terrorists.
PH Solicitor General data leak is ‘massive breach of public trust,’ IT group says
PH Solicitor General data leak is ‘massive breach of public trust,’ IT group says
"If they can’t adhere to the most basic operational and security hygiene, how can they be trusted with handling the data of millions of Filipinos?"
In Southeast Asia, income woes most severe, economic aid most lacking in PH
In Southeast Asia, income woes most severe, economic aid most lacking in PH
More than half of Filipino households said that if they lose all of their income sources, their resources to cover daily needs could only last up to two weeks.
Perpetrators of journalist killings unscathed, says formerly detained journo
Perpetrators of journalist killings unscathed, says formerly detained journo
In the Philippines, journalists are being attacked while perpetrators of extrajudicial killings go free, laments journalist and recently freed political detainee Lady Ann Salem.
Dutch lay missionary leaves the Philippines
Dutch lay missionary leaves the Philippines
After almost 30 years, Otto de Vries, a Dutch lay missionary to the Philippines left the country Monday night, May 3.
37 UP security guards back on duty
37 UP security guards back on duty
Alliance of Contractual Employees (ACE) UP said it welcomes the “small victory” but considers the current count of reinstated guards “too few” considering the number of guards who were displaced.
On World Press Freedom Day, Filipino journos press for Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s freedom, junking of Anti-Terror Law
On World Press Freedom Day, Filipino journos press for Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s freedom, junking of Anti-Terror Law
"But even if we mark World Press Freedom Day with many reasons to be fearful, we mark it also with hope, knowing that there are many of us still working each day to gather facts and shine a little light on what is happening in the country and on what isn't."
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