By DEE AYROSO
Bonifacio’s legacy
Tags: NTF-ELCAC
PH refuses to accede to ICC, review anti-terror law
By RATZIEL SAN JUAN Altermidya MANILA — The Philippine UPR Watch, a delegation of human rights defenders and advocates participating in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, frowned upon the Philippine government’s response to the UPR recommendations. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted the UPR outcome of the Philippines. Out of 289…
Groups condemn police harassment against onion farmers; push for the legislation of farmer’s day
Local onion farmers are up in arms over the reported red-tagging and harassment of those who testified in a recent Senate hearing to assail price manipulation and call out unscrupulous traders, calling it an “added burden” to their plight.
Campus journalists call out Meta over deleting of posts on censorship, red-tagging
A group of campus journalists called out social media giant Meta over the deleting of their earlier statement condemning censorship and red-tagging.
Quezon City court acquits human rights defenders of perjury charges
“Truth and justice prevailed today against liars and butcher such as former National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.”
‘Drop the charges’ | Students denounce university’s looming expulsion of 3 protesters
Three university students are facing possible expulsion after holding a protest action commemorating the 50th year since the imposition of Martial Law by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
Civilians forced to ‘surrender,’ red-tagged activists band together to defend human rights
“We gather to put a stop to repeated attempts by the NTF-ELCAC and other state agencies to sow terror, confusion, and intimidate our people into silence and inaction. We gather to stand as one with the people in their struggles for democracy, social justice and genuine peace.”
Supreme Court orders Badoy to explain red-tagging
The order came days after the high court issued a stern warning against a certain Lorraine Badoy.
News in Pictures: Students protest budget cuts on education
“The education sector will suffer from huge budget cuts while the NTF-ELCAC [National Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflict] enjoys a big allocation, or P10 billion budget for silencing the people’s dissent. Both the offices of Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte will have bloated confidential and intelligence funds.”
Red tarred-and-feathered: when scholarly texts are haunted in Philippine publishing scene
It’s historically farcical as it is no less lethal that cold-war anti-communist crusade and red tagging trope earned new vigor at present. Our historical moment now is most decadent when the worst elite of the country captured the reigns of the state by corrupting the election mechanisms of formal democracy.
Women’s group calls for zero-budget for NTF-ELCAC
Women’s group Gabriela said the government should allocate zero-budget for agencies and instruments that “are at the forefront of silencing women and the rest of the Filipino people.