Youth group decries police ‘reception rites’ in Basilan
“This senseless cruelty inflicted upon cadets is reflective of the fascist nature of the PNP."
Youth group decries police ‘reception rites’ in Basilan
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Youth activist, family harassed anew after filing CHR case vs cops
Youth activist, family harassed anew after filing CHR case vs cops
“I explained that I considered the incident a form of harassment because the police showed up at my house late at night and I was even warned that I was allegedly included in a military “hot list” and dissuaded me from joining rallies lest I’ll be abducted “should higher ups” mandate it,” Bergula said.
Student leaders push back against oppression
Student leaders push back against oppression
While Republic Act No. 10973 grants officials power to summon individuals, it should not override the individual of their rights under custodial investigation such as the right to remain silent, right against self-incrimination and right to counsel, among others.
IP community prevents PNP, alleged SMC elements from entering ancestral land
IP community prevents PNP, alleged SMC elements from entering ancestral land
“We cannot sleep well these days because we fear that they will enter the community. Our husbands have skipped work and our livelihoods have been paralyzed just so we can defend our ancestral land from their attempts to seize it. Our children sometimes do not have anything to eat.”
‘Funeral arrest’ new modus of police, military?
‘Funeral arrest’ new modus of police, military?
By RAYMUND VILLANUEVA and JOSEPH CUEVAS Kodao Productions Government forces may have invented another practice against families of victims of deadly police operations: funeral arrest. Families and human rights workers have been kept inside a funeral parlor in...
Facebook removes fake accounts linked to military, police
Facebook removes fake accounts linked to military, police
In the Philippines, Facebook removed 57 fake Facebook accounts, 31 Pages and 20 Instagram accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers.
Burgos family dares police to stop covering up Army’s culpability
Burgos family dares police to stop covering up Army’s culpability
“Mr. PNP Chief, it appears that you don’t know what you’re talking about. The police should investigate the case thoroughly as ordered by the Supreme Court. it is the responsibility of the police to gather evdiences for someone to be prosecuted.” – JL Burgos, brother of missing activist Jonas
Street Shooter: Aliens
Street Shooter: Aliens
A strong light source from a television crew makes these helmet-wearing policemen look eerie. Strong-arm tactics by Philippine police to prevent residents of an urban poor community to protest oil price hikes further alienate them from the people. (Sitio San Roque,...
Lepanto Miners Nabbed, Dispersed
Lepanto Miners Nabbed, Dispersed
While protests against the continued stay of Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo heighten in Metro Manila and key cities nationwide, the workers at Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMCo) continue to fight for their rights and welfare. The management, however, with...
Confronting the Crisis: The People’s Democratic Council
Confronting the Crisis: The People’s Democratic Council
The proposed people’s democratic council will be radically different from the present presidential leadership which has long been in the hands of bureaucrats and family dynasties whose supposed legitimacy in office is continually tarnished by electoral fraud,...
Mine Workers Defy Return-to-Work Order
Mine Workers Defy Return-to-Work Order
Can the striking workers at the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMCo) be blamed for defying the labor department’s order for them to return to work? They have been on strike since June 2 and despite the Benguet provincial government’s intervention, the...
U.S. House Members Express Concern that U.S. Aid being Used in Political Killings and Abductions
U.S. House Members Express Concern that U.S. Aid being Used in Political Killings and Abductions
“We are concerned that the extrajudicial killings could be a conscious and systematic part of the Philippine government’s counterinsurgency program and that financial assistance from our government is being used to support, directly or indirectly, those within the...
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