Prison officials accountable for P7 million missing fund
The Bureau of Corrections should investigate its erring personnel, file the necessary charges and demand that she return what she embezzled instead of squeezing the PDLs dry.
Dec
2024
18
Workers in Southern Tagalog pin hope in unionism amid an uncertain Christmas
“Time and again, we’ve proven that the union is the strongest weapon and shield that we have against exploitation.”
Dec
2024
17
Wounds of the Earth, Our Revolution: A Review
He [Tomas Talledo] writes with a formidable urge to shape not only their perception but also the depths of their understanding of why people struggle, persevere, and prevail amidst despair, loss, and pain– it does not halt a movement grounded on more than what the fascist state tries to destroy.
Dec
2024
17
A mother’s cry for justice
"I will carry on Betchay's legacy by continuing the fight she started,” Nanay Enda vowed, her voice shaking with both sorrow and resolve, recounting the events of the infamous Bloody Sunday Massacre.
Dec
2024
16
Gov’t urged to take action as Marawi internal refugees face eviction
According to the IDP-led group Reclaiming Marawi Movement, approximately 5,000 displaced families are subject to eviction before the end of this year due to the expiring contract between the government and private landowners for the establishment of these shelters.
Dec
2024
16
Bloody Sunday victims’ kin testify in quadcomm hearing, demand justice
Liezel Asuncion, widow of slain labor leader Emmanuel “Ka Manny” Asuncion, recounted the harrowing events of that day, detailing how the police raided their home and shot her husband. "They claimed my husband fought back, but I was there—I saw what really happened," she said. Asuncion highlighted the use of defective search warrants and fabricated charges that have plagued similar cases against activists.
Dec
2024
16
NEWS IN PICTURES | Veloso family prays for clemency in a week-long vigil
Mary Jane Veloso’s accounts reveal the realities of Filipino migrant workers who are victimized by human traffickers. Mary Jane’s family and supporters call for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to grant her clemency, a conditional release of a person deprived of liberty (PDL), mitigating the consequences of criminal liability.
Dec
2024
13
Make red-taggers pay
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Dec
2024
13
Journalist Atom Araullo wins civil case vs redtaggers Badoy, Celiz
"The right to free speech is not absolute; it imposes limitations on
its exercise to ensure that it will not impinge upon the rights of others. It does not protect defamatory statements," the local court declared.
Dec
2024
13
‘Modern slavery’ remains a problem in PH, advocates say
The Philippines remains a global hotspot for online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC), where the increase in cases was recorded during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the high internet usage and economic instability.
Dec
2024
12
Complaint vs. teachers rep France Castro, a reprisal for exposing Duterte’s sins
ACT Chairperson Vladimer Quetua said the complaint filed “is clearly another attempt to stir trouble and divert attention away from Vice President Sara Duterte's misuse of public funds, whether in the Office of the Vice President or Department of Education.”
Dec
2024
11
Nearly 5 years on, Marielle’s sisters continue to fight for freedom for Tacloban 5
Domequil sisters are no different than any other normal girls. They fangirl over the One Direction band and their songs. They used to giggle over the KathNiel love tandem. The arrest of Marielle has turned their world upside down but their bond grew stronger.
Dec
2024
11
Molbog IPs stage 9-day hunger strike, DAR secretary no show
“[Secretary] Estrella, we are pleading to you. Please have mercy on us. The attacks against us have gone too far and our human rights are being violated. We can no longer go to school because of what San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is doing to us. Many young people among us still want to study, but I am one of those who had to stop because we can no longer live in peace there," Rustene Pelayo Leoncio said in Filipino.
Dec
2024
11
Marcos Jr human rights record as ‘bloody’ as Duterte’s
“There is no difference (between Marcos Jr. and Duterte). If not slapped with trumped up charges, people are being killed to silence them,” Defend Southern Tagalog spokesperson Charm Maranan said during the program at the Liwasang Bonifacio.
Dec
2024
9
Kin of disappeared activists welcome SC temporary protection order
“The issuance of Writs of Habeas Data and Amparo from the Supreme Court is important in our ongoing legal battle to know the truth, achieve justice, and to surface Dexter [Capuyan] and Bazoo [De Jesus],” the parents said in Filipino.
Dec
2024
9
My friend, the terrorist*
Through their aesthetic choices, Malcolm Guy and Demetri Estdelacropolis’ film bridges art with activism, addressing themes like colonialism, imperialism, and poverty while intertwining these issues with the Filipino people's fight against systemic injustices and the fostering of Third World revolutionary consciousness. The urgency and importance of this approach cannot be overstated.
