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Barangay captain in Laguna shot dead
Barangay captain in Laguna shot dead
“It is distressing that the community of barangay San Antonio would lose somebody like Hon. Froilan Reyes, especially now when his leadership is needed during a time of great crisis brought about by COVID-19.”
2 abductions reported in one day
2 abductions reported in one day
Bayan Muna Rep. Eufemia Cullamat fears that with the looming passage of the anti-terror bill, more incidents of harassment and abductions might take place.
Kin of political prisoners call on SC justices to ‘vote for life’
Kin of political prisoners call on SC justices to ‘vote for life’
“It is not loneliness that is the cause of death in Muntinlupa but neglect and mismanagement. The Supreme Court needs to act now with the greatest exigency to save human life.”
4 reasons why anti-terror bill should be junked
4 reasons why anti-terror bill should be junked
“Allowing this administration, the added leeway and greater authority that come with a newer, more oppressive anti-terrorism law would open the floodgates to graver forms of abuses. The dangers that come with the Anti-Terrorism Bill are all too real to be ignored, and we cannot and should not wait until the final nail in the coffin has been hammered down.”
Arrest of Iligan youth ‘baseless’– groups
Arrest of Iligan youth ‘baseless’– groups
The students were subjected to abuse and intimidation, with one student choked by an officer in plainclothes while he was trying to explain. One student was also labelled as a “recruiter for the New Peoples’ Army.”
Anti-terror bill threatens hard won freedoms – bishop
Anti-terror bill threatens hard won freedoms – bishop
Members of the religious community are among those who have opposed and joined the growing clamor to stop the signing into law the controversial anti-terror bill, saying this will threaten the people’s “hard won freedoms.”
‘Fake Facebook accounts meant to silence dissent’
‘Fake Facebook accounts meant to silence dissent’
"Keep on posting. Keep on protesting. Focus on the goals: #JunkTerrorBill #FreeMassTesting #DefendPressFreedom."
Rights group urges Facebook, CHR to probe digital security threats
Rights group urges Facebook, CHR to probe digital security threats
“Hundreds more are reporting duplicate dummy accounts, and with millions of Filipinos using Facebook as part of their daily lives, we are urgently concerned these accounts are part of a massive and orchestrated campaign to further weaponize the platform against activists, human rights defenders, and even ordinary individuals airing dissent.”
Independent artists join protest against anti-terror bill
Independent artists join protest against anti-terror bill
Independent artists were among those who took the streets on Thursday, June 3, 2020, to protest the looming passing of the Anti-Terror bill.
What the anti-terror bill means to ordinary citizens
What the anti-terror bill means to ordinary citizens
Farmers, indigenous peoples and teachers have been tagged as terrorists and subjected to various forms of attack since Duterte assumed office. The Anti-Terror Bill, if enacted into law, would only escalate what they describe as “state terror” and would target ordinary citizens for merely exercising their constitutional rights.
Cops break into UP Cebu grounds, arrest 7 protesters
Cops break into UP Cebu grounds, arrest 7 protesters
Hundreds of students and activists held a protest inside UP-Cebu grounds to call for the junking of Anti-Terror Bill but policemen forcibly entered the campus and arrested seven protesters.
More celebrities call for junking of terror bill
More celebrities call for junking of terror bill
"Only cowards are afraid of dissent.”
UN experts condemn police violence, abuses amid COVID-19
UN experts condemn police violence, abuses amid COVID-19
Both UN experts called on everyone to denounce governments’ failure to respond to the needs of the people in the time of the pandemic.
Youth groups, lawyer decry ‘harassment case’
Youth groups, lawyer decry ‘harassment case’
The National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL), counsel for Anakbayan, lambasted the NTF-ELCAC “for capitalizing on a familial conflict and turning it into a witch-hunt for members of Anakbayan and the Kabataan Partylist, which are legitimate organizations advancing the Filipino youth’s aspirations for national democracy.”
Rizal crackdown vs. urban poor ‘desperate’ – groups
Rizal crackdown vs. urban poor ‘desperate’ – groups
On the same day that Kadamay Secretary General Carlito Badion was killed, members of urban poor groups in Rizal province were summoned by the military to clear their names from the list of alleged communists.
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