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"There is no other credible evidence of the abuse, torture and cruelty that the arrested individuals suffered in the hands of the PNP than their very own testimonies and that of their families and lawyers."
Despite being cleared of all charges, she remained a target of state suppression.
"The government didn't just steal taxes. It stole Eric Saber's life."
“To admit the crime but shield the culprits is to side with the oppressor. This is not justice—it is the normalization of impunity.”
Hava said he used to marshal protest actions during the Duterte administration. “ I’m already participating in the Lakbay Dalangin.”
Daniel Gio Caballes, an engineering student, resident artist and a student leader at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) was just documenting the protest when the police arrested him. Now, he is facing charges of tumults and other disturbances of public order, direct assault upon an agent of a person in authority and resistance and serious disobedience to an agent of a person in authority filed by the Manila Police District Baseco Police Station.
“This is not maximum tolerance but maximum brutality.”
"This decision sends a clear message that an individual cannot be stripped of their rights and freedoms based merely on suspicion, misplaced profiling, or the mere fact of being in a conflict area."
Eric, he said, was a bystander who took no part in the protest.
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“The government’s response to legitimate calls against corruption, poverty, and injustice is intimidation, instead of addressing the issues and problems that farmers and women face every day."
"The impunity that Duterte wielded during his time is very much felt until now."
“While corrupt officials and abusive authorities remain unaccountable, it is ordinary citizens, especially children who face violent arrests and continued deprivation of their rights. This stark double standard must end. And in any way unacceptable to violate children’s rights in this most brutal and traumatizing manner."
"We were hoping that Marcos would prioritize making corrupt politicians accountable, pero inuna mo pang kasuhan ang mga kabataang nagpoprotesta.”
"Do not let yourselves be used by this fascist and his daughter if you call yourselves as rights-respecting governments,” human rights advocate Cristina Palabay told the ICC member states.
Karapatan said the police’s conduct against the young protesters can be likened to the kind of disproportionate and excessive force employed by Marcos Sr. in quelling street protests during martial law.
“It so happens that the case against me is BP 880 issued during the Marcos Sr. era. This makes it clear that Marcos Jr is continuing the legacy of plunder and fascism of his father."
“They can follow us, take photos of our offices, and even threaten us, but we will still march on September 21. Our fellow Filipinos deserve jobs with dignity, not a life of fear.”
These statements, delivered matter-of-factly by Col. Lamzon, constitute red-tagging and thus threaten the life, liberty, and security of not just Nay Lucia but the entire membership and network of Pamanggas.
The incident at DHVSU reflects a wider, long-standing pattern of repression against progressive youth organizations.
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