“If they can kill lawyers, then they can practically kill anybody.”
Under Duterte, attacks against Filipino lawyers escalating
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Colmenares hits lopsided PH loan agreement with China
“If the agreement was really vetted as the DOF claims, why did it sign an agreement so lopsided in favor of China containing conditions which are not imposed by other creditor countries and institutions?”
Kin of disappeared support Colmenares’ senate bid
“Neri Colmenares has always supported our call for justice…We want him in the senate.”
‘Neri Colmenares for Senator Movement’ launched
Progressives, human rights lawyers, cultural workers, members of the academe, peace advocates, among others gathered to show their support as former Bayan Muna lawmaker and human rights lawyer Rep. Neri Colmenares vies for a Senate seat.
Con-Com federal charter enables ‘dictatorial’ powers – lawyers
The Transitory Provisions state that the term of the incumbent president and vice president would end on June 30, 2022 and Duterte is not allowed to run for president in the May 2022 elections. However, he may still run as the transition president.
Full, impartial investigation on murder of Cebuano lawyer urged
“Both our collective moral sense and the international convention on human rights recognize the right to life as an inherent right of every human being that no one shall be arbitrarily deprived thereof.”
Fast track income tax bill, Congress urged
“We are unjustly overtaxed and underserved. Lowering income tax must not be reduced to a mere revenue issue.”
Last push to override Aquino’s veto of pension hike set next week
“President Aquino unjustly denied our pensioners the much-needed although still meager pension hike approved by Congress while the SSS top executives are enjoying millions in salaries, perks, and bonuses.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate
Neri Colmenares, the ‘warrior’ the country needs
“Any undertaking inside the congress will never succeed, if you cannot link it to the Filipino masses outside.”
Congress halfway near trumping Aquino veto of pension hike
“It’s not too late to win the P2000 increase in pension for our senior citizens.”
Candidates vow to support land reform, other peasant agenda
A presidential candidate and four senatorial bets showed up to support the Peasant Electoral Agenda.