“[t]he mountain-like trash in itself is a testament of the city government’s gross negligence in the management and operation of the dumpsite,” the decision states.
QC local government liable for Payatas tragedy, court rules
Ronalyn V. Olea
Wife of political prisoner decries inhumane treatment
By 3 p.m., Badayos finally got inside the inspection area. Two female jail guards asked her to lift her shirt and she was frisked from the breast down. She was then asked to pull her pants and underwear down to her knees. She was instructed to bend forward and hop three times. One of the guards placed a mirror between her legs and asked her to emit a cough. It was only then she was allowed to go.
Duterte urged to stop all-out war, resume peace talks
“If there’s an opportunity [for peace talks to continue], we will support it,” Bisenio told Bulatlat in an interview. “But we also know that the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] is hell-bent on continuing its militarist approach,”
How the legal system is used to attack political dissenters
“The police and military have mastered the art of preparing false documents to justify the filing of fabricated charges.”
Bruised but still fighting for human rights
For someone who lost a father and a mother, and whose husband has been detained, Jimmylisa admits there were times she wallowed in depression. She said her very name, taken from her parents, reminds her to be strong. “How could I not live up to their legacy?”
What about the 58th victim?
“I need justice for my dad. ‘Pag di kumpleto numero, ‘di kumpleto hustisya.”
Families of victims welcome conviction of Ampatuans
“This serves as a crack to the impunity in the killings of journalists.”
Court finds Andal Ampatuan et al. guilty
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) welcomed the decision as initial victory in the long quest for justice.
Kin of victims demand conviction of Ampatuans
“Our primary demand is the conviction of the Ampatuans. We hope all those involved in the killing of our loved ones would be declared guilty.”
Pooled Editorial | December 19 and the quest for justice
A decade has indeed passed but the conditions that led to the Ampatuan massacre remain: political dynasties and patronage are still alive, paramilitary groups have not been dismantled, and the Ampatuans’ collusion with the administration — Arroyo then and Duterte now — still persists.
10 years after massacre, journalists demand conviction of Ampatuans
“The delivery of justice for Ampatuan Massacre victims will act like a beam of light shone into a great darkness that is the escalating climate of fear and impunity under the Duterte administration.”