Groups hold Duterte regime accountable for murder of Anakpawis partylist leader
“Only rabid hacienderos, land grabbers, and militarist peace spoilers desire his death."
Groups hold Duterte regime accountable for murder of Anakpawis partylist leader
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Peace consultant killed in house raid
Peace consultant killed in house raid
"Our anger is beyond words. This is a culture of extrajudicial killings with impunity under the Duterte regime. This is a declaratory act that national leaders of legal-democratic movement are now targeted to be killed by the Duterte regime."
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No task too big nor too small for Fidel Agcaoili
No task too big nor too small for Fidel Agcaoili
Who is Fidel Agcaoili? And why is everyone thanking him for his early birthday greetings?
Indigenous peoples, Moro groups urge high court to junk ‘terror law’
Indigenous peoples, Moro groups urge high court to junk ‘terror law’
"The terror law is added ammunition to the existing arsenal of repressive laws against the Indigenous and Moro people. This is a mockery to the exercise of our fundamental rights”
Amid rise in COVID-19 cases in government sector, group calls for free testing, treatment
Amid rise in COVID-19 cases in government sector, group calls for free testing, treatment
“We condemn the continuing lack of protective equipment, assurance of free testing and treatment among all public sector employees.”
Manila court denies mother’s plea to be with newborn
Manila court denies mother’s plea to be with newborn
“The decision to take away a newborn child from her mother is a callous, inhumane act against a person who fears for her life and of her child despite the concerning fact that Reina Mae doesn’t deserve even a single day in jail.”
Ex-VP Binay, Saguisag, other lawyers ask high court to junk ‘terror law’
Ex-VP Binay, Saguisag, other lawyers ask high court to junk ‘terror law’
“The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 fails miserably to protect and preserve the guarantees of human rights and civil liberties enshrined in the Constitution and therefore must be struck down.”
Duterte urged to hold ‘Philhealth mafia’ accountable for alleged P15B corruption
Duterte urged to hold ‘Philhealth mafia’ accountable for alleged P15B corruption
The alleged corruption issues came on the heels of an apparent lack of concrete plans of the government to curb the local transmission of the COVID-19, inadequate testing and contact tracing capacity, an overwhelmed health system, and the scant social protection for the poor and displaced workers.
‘Without policy change, stricter lockdown will fail in curbing COVID-19’
‘Without policy change, stricter lockdown will fail in curbing COVID-19’
With over a hundred thousand positive COVID-19 cases, the Philippines has reverted Metro Manila and neighboring provinces to a stricter lockdown for the next two weeks but critics say that without changes to the government’s pandemic control strategies, this would be useless.
Call of health workers ‘an indictment of government’s COVID-19 response’
Call of health workers ‘an indictment of government’s COVID-19 response’
“This should be a wake up call for the Duterte government. The press con itself is one big commentary on how the govt (mis)handled the COVID-19 response and on the poor and inadequate leadership of the Department of Health and IATF."
‘Death penalty only targets the poor’ – groups
‘Death penalty only targets the poor’ – groups
"This bloodthirsty regime fetishes death and violence, and Duterte strongly batting to reimpose death penalty is not surprising but no less infuriating — it's as if the mass murder of the poor at the hands of the police in the sham drug war or in the hands of soldiers through the counterinsurgency program aren't forms of death penalty already, while the rich, the regime's most gung ho allies, and human rights violators can blatantly escape accountability without even an iota of remorse for their crimes."
Media outfits file complaints vs state agents over red-tagging, seizure of news magazine
Media outfits file complaints vs state agents over red-tagging, seizure of news magazine
Under the Duterte administration, attacks on alternative media have been persistent. Altermidya documented one case of frustrated murder, eight cases of arrest and detention, 28 cases of threat and intimidation, which include surveillance, two cases of physical injuries, and six cases of cyber-attacks against its member-media outfits.
Kadamay calls for release of 4 women arrested for joining online protest
Kadamay calls for release of 4 women arrested for joining online protest
Kadamay stated that the four were forced to sign a form “voluntarily waiving their rights under Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code,” as well as having a “gag order” placed on them, preventing them from talking to anyone, including their families.
Charges vs. 6 Calaca farmers dismissed
Charges vs. 6 Calaca farmers dismissed
All six farmers are members of Samahan ng Magsasaka sa Coral Ni Lopez (SAMACOLO), a farmers’ organization that has been asserting the farmers’ rights to the 233-hectare farmland owned by landlord Luis Lopez from Balayan, Batangas.
141 arrested during nationwide #SONA2020 protests
141 arrested during nationwide #SONA2020 protests
“It was obvious that the activists were held up by the police to prevent them from joining the SONA ng Bayan.”
‘Duterte’s SONA was a distraction from COVID-19 mismanagement’
‘Duterte’s SONA was a distraction from COVID-19 mismanagement’
“How can you be a president when you do not have an objective way of looking at the reality? It is always in relation to himself, what he likes and does not like.”
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