But unlike the movie, there’s no dysfunction in this symbiotic dynasts. There is stability with the cycle, with their name, and the system in politics that leaves them entrenched: patronage, ayuda, projects for barangays in exchange of loyalty, or sometimes there will be no programs at all.
Year: 2024
Loved ones of disappeared activists grieve, demand justice
“This kind of human rights violation should be stopped. This is a crime against humanity, it should never happen to anyone, regardless of our principles,” Burgos said.
With or without court protection, abduction survivors continue search for justice
Dangla said that while the issuance may be a glimpse of victory, he continues to assert that the fight does not stop by getting the legal remedies. “Although I am pleased with the order I believe that many of those who filed for a writ of amparo have either had their cases dismissed or have even been charged with trumped-up charges like Jhed and Jonila.”
Paghahanap
“Nasaan kaya sya?”
Hanggang ang ilang oras
Ay magiging ilang araw…
Sa pag-aalala’y
Manunuot ang takot, ang kilabot, at kaba.
Babaligtad ang bituka.
Magkukrus ang pagtangis,
Panginginig ng laman,
Pagkabagabag at pangamba.
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Middle East crisis and the need for Philippine solidarity
Raymundo said that as of early October, Israeli forces launched over 4,000 attacks in northern Lebanon, using white phosphorus and fuel bombs, destroying more than 1,000 hectares of land and displacing around 9,400 people.
Duterte’s testimony affirmed that drug-related extrajudicial killings a state policy — right groups
Former Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares, who has represented the families of drug war victims and a counsel of complainants before the International Criminal Court (ICC), said that the testimony of Duterte exposes the narrative of “nanlaban” as false, rendering the police’s claim of self-defense obsolete.
Duterte administration blocked drug war victims’ access to justice, lawyers say
“The victims, families, have to rely on their own resources. They did not receive any sort of help from the government, especially from the police,” said Ephraim Cortez, president of National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL).
Lessons from disasters
By DEE AYROSO
News in Pictures | Release them!
Labor rights activists from Southern Tagalog-based labor center Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan (PAMANTIK-KMU) held a protest action in front of the Department of National Defense (DND) in Quezon City, demanding the release of labor organizers Gavino Panganiban and Maritess David. Both were unjustly arrested on Oct. 27 in Makati. The groups also denounced…
SB19 calls on fellow artists to embrace Filipino culture, receives official replicas of historic Murillo Velarde 1734 Map
“As artists, we’ve always believed in the power of music to tell stories that transcend our boundaries,” said Josh Cullen Santos, SB19 member.