“The military proves that Duterte’s ‘shoot the vagina’ remark is a brutal war policy.”
‘Shooting of female guerrilla fighter in vagina proves Duterte’s anti-women remarks not joke, sarcasm’
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Frank Fernandez and company transferred to civilian jail
The Public Interest Law Center (PILC) said Fernandez and company were kept inside the Army General Hospital (AGH) since March 25 without communication to the outside world save for a few visits.
Another political prisoner dies due to illness
“He had been awaiting his next hearing in June 2019 for possible dismissal of the rest, for failure to prosecute.”
‘Duterte acting treasonous with matrix from foreign intelligence’ — Neri Colmenares
“Why is the president putting much more store into this foreign intelligence body than that of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) which denied there was such an Oust Duterte plot?”
Escalante City councilor murdered
‘When Patigas slowed down, they opened fire, hitting him in the leg and, as he fell, finished him off with the headshot.’
The role of public intellectuals in transforming society: postscripts from Roland Simbulan’s ‘A Liberating Education for Filipinos’
Citing UP as the country’s premier university, Simbulan notes the praxis of theory and practice as a critical element. After all, UP’s symbol, the oblation signifies offering oneself for the people.
Cordillera woman leader bags 2019 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
“Whatever the suppression, however, they failed to stop her continuing courageous actions, inspiring global citizens throughout the world, and thus was selected her (Cariño) as the winner of the 2019 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights,” it added.
Groups demand justice for killed farmers
“This is a clear message from the national and international communities that they are fed up with the gross human rights violations perpetrated by the US-Duterte regime against its own people.”
Hocus pocus? Groups assail gov’t findings on ‘low’ poverty rate
“Setting a high standard indicates the government having a high level of ambition for poverty eradication. Conversely, setting a low standard indicates low targets for dealing with the poverty situation.”
PCIJ on Dutertes’ wealth: The people have a right to know
“PCIJ had wished only for the Dutertes to offer clear, direct, straightforward replies to our queries.”
Karapatan files complaints with UN officials vs military’s red-tagging
“The recent circus tour of the NTF in diplomatic missions in Europe is a mere frantic attempt by the Duterte government to discredit organizations such as Karapatan, Ibon and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, which are exposing the issues and crimes that this regime wants buried in this cycle of red-tagging. But this has serious implications, particularly with human rights defenders on the ground.”