“He broke all his promises of change.”
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In search for justice, desaparecido’s son becomes a poet
When his mother was disappeared in 2006, Ipe Soco found his voice in writing, through which he continues to cry for justice for all desaparecidos.
Duterte 1st year| ‘Make good on your promises to the people’ – progressive groups
“After a year in Malacañang, will Duterte stand up to his claim (of being a leftist), or will he allow himself to become another imperialist puppet? Is he for the military generals and neoliberals or for the people?”
‘Sentenced’ without conviction
A victim of the country’s slow judicial process, Elmer Torres spent a decade of his life in prison and yet, he was never convicted. But now, he is free.
11 years missing | Where is Leopoldo Ancheta?
“Do we light a candle fo him or do we offer flowers?”
‘Someone has to answer to this’ – Humanitarian mission questions military ‘fake news’ in Mindanao
The military exerts control not only over the traffic of people but the flow of information, too.
‘Marawi will be truly flattened’ — Humanitarian mission airs people’s sentiments vs martial law, gov’t airstrikes in Mindanao
“Corpses of civilians litter Marawi City streets, unrecovered by families who were forcibly evacuated or driven out by fear of aerial strikes.”
Imprisoned for half his life, activist has no regrets in taking up the cause
Former political prisoner Ronald Lucero has spent 17 years in jail, but he takes it all as part of the struggle.
Released after 32 years, ex-political detainee cries freedom for 2 kin still in detention
Charged with trumped-up criminal cases, Jose Ceriales has been in prison since he was only 22. He recently walked out a free man at age 54.
New Ched memo retains Filipino units in college – except for literature
Tanggol Wika demands that the agency issue another memo retaining Panitikan subjects.
OFW Jennifer Dalquez acquitted, saved from death row
Jennifer has been declared innocent without diyyah or blood money payment.