In a joint statement, Castro and Tamano emphasized that the Office of the Solicitor General appealed the decision of the Supreme Court to grant them the legal remedies.
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Five decades after the Jolo Siege in 1974, national consciousness remains full of haze. From Marcos Sr. to Marcos Jr., the search for justice remains.
The six-day music festival happening from February 12 to 17 at UP Sunken Garden, will champion human rights advocacies that the UP student system fights for.
From the Marcos Martial Law period to 2000, one lawyer was killed each year (18 in 18 years). From 2001 to the present, there have been 204 lawyers killed at a yearly rate of about 8.87.
Students of Polytechnic University of the Philippines said that they are not fully against the National Polytechnic University Bill but only against certain provisions that put the University in the pit of privatization and commercialization.
“The recent visit and observations made by UNSR Khan have brought to light the unjust state of their prolonged detention, begging an immediate review and dismissal of the charges against them, should evidence be lacking,” the groups said.
“How many more artists will continue to be vulnerable to such attacks? We denounce how these violations of our rights persist under the current administration and join our colleagues in the call to release Castro immediately."
IBON Foundation notes that the logic behind the push for economic Cha-cha is “fundamentally flawed.” “More foreign investment does not mean development,” IBON states, adding that despite the increase in annual foreign investment inflows since the 1980s, this did not translate to growth and development for the Philippine economy.
"Insisting on the blocking of our websites runs counter to the government's claims of having a vibrant democracy. We call on the Philippine government to stop violating the people's right to free expression and opinion," they said.
Filipino activists marked the 125th anniversary of the Filipino-American War with a protest against the expansion of US military bases and the US role in genocide in Palestine, Feb. 4.
"The Philippine government will become a laughing stock in the international community if it does not heed SR Khan's findings."
“The whole concept of freedom of expression is to be able to say what you want even if it offends the other side. The government should encourage a greater culture of tolerance.” -- Special Rapporteur on Free Expression and Opinion Irene Khan
Despite the deteriorating conditions, political prisoner Gerardo Dela Peña remains hopeful that he will still be reunited with his elderly wife Pilar and their family in Camarines Norte.
“What we do is amplify the voices of the Filipino people. We are defending the truth and the rights yet we are the one being oppressed of these rights."
“There is still no justice up until today. There is still no genuine land reform. Landlessness remains a fundamental problem for our Filipino farmers and no program addresses these problems."
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