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“Today, we have seen and read the names of the real culprits – they who have blood on their hands for implementing a deadly policy. The world ought to know who they are.”
“This is a manifestation of the Marcos Jr. regime's disregard of workers' freedom of association and other rights,”
"We’ve seen this pattern before with SIM Registration and other policies that expand state access to personal data in the name of 'security’."
History teaches us that the media should be wary whenever men with guns deign to dictate what we should report and how.
“This senseless cruelty inflicted upon cadets is reflective of the fascist nature of the PNP."
Justice for the victims goes beyond relief assistance and requires criminal liability, adequate compensation, and long-term support for the families of those killed.
Under the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) signed by the Philippine government and the NDFP in 1995, peace consultants like Ariel Badiang should be protected.
Findings highlight the ASEAN’s vision overemphasis on economic efficiency in rapid digitalization, while the promotion and protection of human rights in these documents remain limited.
Hunger and intimidation were used to force people to ‘surrender’ ceremonies. Food packs and small aid in exchange for land, service, and justice. This is not peace—it is counterinsurgency.
NTF-ELCAC has been using the “terror-grooming” narrative to portray activists and rights defenders as naive people who are “fooled” into taking up arms against the government. Equating activism with being combatants, sympathizers and supporters is part of that narrative.
Today’s result however means Marcos Jr. has a year’s reprieve before another impeachment complaint may be lodged against him.
“There are trials and hardships, but the victory born of our collective stand—and the freedom of those burdened with these cases—is far greater and far more meaningful.”
“The limits of youth’s social and political power to change the rotten system drive them to live the lives and join the struggle of the workers and peasants both in the cities and countryside,”
The lack of clear, strict limitations on further use and cross-referencing of verification data raises the concern of sensitive information being used beyond verification.
“Doubling down on the persecution of anti-corruption protesters, only reinforces our doubts on the sincerity of the government’s drive against bureaucratic corruption."
They constitute attacks against human rights defenders, as well as environmental and food defenders, who are working to protect land, livelihoods, and the environment for present and future generations.”
Many of the accused are professionals like doctors, lawyers, priests, and social development workers who spent years implementing humanitarian and development programs in the Visayas through CERNET which has been active since 2001.
Echanis was once the youngest political prisoner at two years old when she was detained with her parents Randall and Linda for trumped-up charges.
“The underlying message of this trumped-up case is clear—criticism of the regime will be met with legal harassment."
“The conditions are very favorable now for progress and success."
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