Gov’t urged to respect right to protest vs. Pax Silica
"People's rights do not become suspended whenever the President is courting foreign investors.”
Jun
2024
20
Raids, harassment prelude to crackdown – rights group
Cristina Palabay, secretary-general of Karapatan, said in a statement that these incidents may be a “prelude to a major crackdown against peasant leaders, activists and farmers’ rights advocates.”
Jun
2024
20
News in pictures | Progressives want Celiz, Badoy held to account over red-tagging
Progressive groups gathered in front of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court today, June 19, to express their support to Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Chairperson Emeritus Carol Araullo as the case she filed against Jeffrey Celiz and Lorraine Badoy Partosa over their persistent red-tagging continues.
Jun
2024
18
Groups seek justice for IP student killed in a military operation
“While no words can truly console Kuni's family, we stand in unwavering solidarity with them and all Lumad people fighting for their children's right to education amidst escalating violence, militarization, and impunity in their ancestral lands,” said SOS Network, demanding justice for Kuni, his family, and all victims of Lumad killings.
Jun
2024
15
Caravana Filipina: Culture of Impunity Prevails in PH
The delegation also discovered that red-tagging significantly contributes to attacks on legal professionals. In the majority of the cases they examined, the victims had been subjected to red-tagging before being killed or attacked.
Jun
2024
15
Filipino lawyers get prestigious award
“Finally, we shall eternally remember the inspiring words of Ebru Timtik who had to make the extraordinary sacrifice of giving up her life fighting for the basic principle of a fair trial: ‘Only those who resist are hopeful. Our hope is great, our faith is complete.'"
Jun
2024
13
Independence day | ‘Philippines not truly free’ – progressives
"Marcos Jr. is turning the Philippines into a forward operating base for US and allied forces. This blatant subservience to US interests not only undermines our sovereignty but also places our nation at the frontlines of a potential catastrophic conflict."
Jun
2024
12
Journalist Atom Araullo’s case vs red-taggers up for resolution
Journalist Atom Araullo completed the presentation of all four witnesses for the civil case he filed against red taggers Lorrain Badoy-Patosa and Jeffrey Celiz during a hearing before Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 306, June 11.
Jun
2024
11
Fishers raise alarm over harassment of elderly leader
Pamalakaya said their leader, Romy Antazo, 80 years old, has been repeatedly approached by suspected state agents and was offered livelihood support in exchange for his supposed “cooperation.”
Jun
2024
10
‘Bagong Pilipinas’ hymn an old tune, bad song, gimmickry—artists, teachers
“There is no real harmony among the elements of the song itself, a mediocre production that makes one ask how much of taxpayers’ money was spent on it."
Jun
2024
9
Deadly Reaper drones operating from Phl airbase
Now operating from Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga are MQ-9A Reaper drones from the United States military. Employed primarily by the US Marine Corps for collecting military intelligence, the unmanned aircraft are used secondarily (but even more troublingly) to strike against “dynamic execution targets.”
Jun
2024
9
Konteksto | Socmed
Sa kabila ng karanasang multimedia, sana’y huwag pa ring kalimutan ang kahalagahan ng pagbabasa. At dahil limitado o halos walang oportunidad para makahawak man lang ng libro, patuloy na singilin ang gobyerno sa mga pagkukulang nito sa pagsusulong ng kultura ng pagbabasa.
Jun
2024
9
Balik-Tanaw | Towards a just society
Today’s Sunday reading is about the threat of evil in our world. May we be reminded and inform our conscience that evil is the result of sin, and if we do not want evil to overwhelm us, we must fight against the act of sin. The first reading in the book of Genesis tells us the origin of sin. It originates both from the serpent and man by accepting temptation and by encouraging fellow humans to commit sin.
Jun
2024
7
Group to Judicial Council: Remember Baby River
Judges Villavert and Zapanta ‘legally and morally unfit’
Jun
2024
6
Terror-tagging and censorship
The NTC memorandum blocking the 27 websites not only violates the right to publish and the right to free expression of the media outfits and organizations but also the right of their readers and subscribers to access alternative information and analyses, including those not found in other websites.
Jun
2024
5
Gov’t urged to aid fishers during recurring seasonal loss
Sigwada, according to a statement released by national fishers’ group Pamalakaya, forces municipal fishers “to suspend their fishing operations due to big waves and strong winds.”
