After surviving yet another raging flood that took away their home and belongings, Kasiglahan residents are at a loss as to how to start again.
‘Life was the only thing we managed to save’
Ronalyn V. Olea
No respect for a mother’s grief
Political prisoner Reina Mae Nasino only wants to grieve in peace but jail guards and policemen attempt to whisk her away twice.
How the mosquito press fought the disinformation under Marcos*
Undoubtedly, the mosquito press played a crucial role in informing the citizenry, which helped propel the movement to oust the late dictator.
No deal? Pardon of Pemberton is a spit on national sovereignty
Billion-dollar military deals provide context to the release of Pemberton.
Carlito Badion’s infectious courage
Carlito Badion, known for his indubitable courage, was an effective urban poor leader because he knew poverty like the palm of his hand.
State-perpetrated killings must stop
Duterte publicly labeled the communists as the number one threat to national security in his speech on June 22. He also declared communists as terrorists on July 8. Are these not treated as orders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines commander-in-chief? Are these statements aiming to justify the attacks on so-called communist-terrorists?
Who is the real “pasaway”?
While the Duterte administration has implemented a two-week stricter lockdown, other legitimate demands raised by medical experts have been largely ignored. It must be pointed out that many of the recommendations have been articulated by several health NGOs since day 1 but, unfortunately, these have fallen on deaf ears.
8K defy government’s warning against joining protests
“We are outraged because the government ignores the plight of the workers and the people in this pandemic. It is more interested in suppressing freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of assembly. It is more concerned with concentrating power through the Anti-Terror Law, and if Duterte wishes so, a charter change.”
Not a dictator?
Behind his macho posture and ashen face, Duterte is afraid to the core. He is fighting against the prospect of him being made to account for all his crimes. He is doing everything to stop us, the Filipino people, from exercising our right to have better governance and better society.
‘Advocacy, protests could be declared terrorist’ — lawyers
“We are against terrorism but the law [against terrorism] should not violate human rights and the Philippine Constitution.”
Duterte tagged as ‘worse than COVID-19 virus’
“Si Duterte ang pinakamasahol, pinakanakamamatay at pinakapahirap na virus na nanalasa sa mamamayan.” (Duterte is the worst, most lethal, most burdensome virus to afflict the Filipino people.)