For former and current lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc, what they described as the unjust conviction of ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro, long-time activist and former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, and 12 others reveal how ineffective the country’s justice is.
If church workers were acquitted for their “ministry,” why can’t the Tagum court not grant the same for teachers and human rights defenders who rushed to assist Lumad children? A bishop of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines is asking.
By DEE AYROSO
“Arlene, unlike other lawmakers in Congress, sees the everyday lives of women. She sees how women suffer, not only from violence but also from poverty.”
“Talaingod 18 should be commended for their bravery, not punished for it.”