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“As researchers and members of alternative media groups, we do not confine ourselves to social media, secondhand, thirdhand information. We do not confine ourselves to desks."
“My mother’s day was not happy and so are the coming special occasions because he is not here anymore."
“He was responsible for the command and direction of the whole PNP, including the utilisation of the PNP and its units and personnel,” the Chamber noted. “He also had the power to impose disciplinary sanctions and bore command responsibility for his subordinates.”
"Unlike industrial polluters and corrupt politicians, the Greenpeace activists inflicted no harm to the planet, people, and wildlife with their peaceful, non-violent action.”
“We are ready for trial. The prosecution has strong evidence to present. Duterte will have his day in court. Any delaying tactics should be disallowed." -- mother of drug war victims
As regional leaders convene under the Philippine chairmanship’s theme,“Navigating Our Future, Together,” the summit presents itself as a forum for peace, economic resilience, and regional stability. Yet beneath this diplomatic language lies a deeper contradiction: ASEAN’s increasingly visible accommodation to U.S.-aligned security and monetary frameworks, even as the region claims strategic autonomy.
"We heard a loud boom and we thought it was a crash landing. We were all scared and traumatized.”
“Rodrigo Duterte has the right to counsel of his choice. But victims want assurance that the change will not result in any delay.”
Central to the criticism was the reported live-firing of a US Tomahawk missile that traveled approximately 630 kilometers from Tacloban City to Nueva Ecija.
"If we allow such wounds to pass without serious examination, we risk normalizing what should never be tolerated.”
“I firmly believe there is no legal basis for my continued detention, especially under the sentence of reclusion perpetua."
The organization condemned the detention and called for the immediate release of the activists, saying communities across Southeast Asia continue to suffer from landfill collapses, toxic fires, polluted air, and plastic pollution linked to unsustainable waste systems and fossil fuel dependence.
If what happened on April 19 was indeed a gunfight, Fortun said, “Maybe we can speculate. Why were some of the gunshot wounds at the back if this was supposedly a confrontation? That’s my question.”
“RJ symbolizes the best of us in community journalism, but his life was cut short when the military killed him."
“The government prioritized infrastructure and tourism projects such as the Ferris wheel overlooking Lanao Lake over helping displaced families return and rebuild their homes."
The proposed GE cuts are part of a neoliberal approach to education that prioritizes efficiency, cost-cutting, and marketable skills over universities’ broader mission of fostering critical inquiry.
For human rights alliance Karapatan, CHR’s conclusions reinforced its long-standing calls to abolish the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, a state-run agency that has been blatantly red-tagging progressive groups and advocates.
Labor organizer Elizabeth "Loi" Magbanua has been missing since May 3, 2022.
The concerns shall be transmitted to the Philippine government, stressing that the petition and recommendations will be sent to the concerned agencies.
“All missile systems [...] should be immediately removed since they endanger our communities and undermine our national security."
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