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Peasant leader’s death sparks outrage, calls for justice
Longtime peasant leader Joseph Canlas, who had been detained over trumped-up charges, has passed away today, May 11, after he was rushed to a hospital three days ago, according to peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas.
Pag-agaw ng Hininga
“Bawat agaw ng hininga ay pasusumamo sa langit;… / Bawat ubo’y may kapalit na hampas sa iyong dibdib”
Joseph Canlas in a coma; KMP blames neglect by jail authorities
KMP said Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Angeles District Warden Jail Supt. Rebecca Manalo-Tiguelo belittled Canlas’ initial complaints as well as those of other detainees. “Last week, Canlas expressed that he was not feeling well but Manalo-Tiguelo simply dismissed Canlas’s ailment as ‘umaarte lang’ (just putting up an act),” KMP said.
Central Luzon’s most prominent political detainee fights for life in ICU
Canlas experienced breathing difficulties and stuttering speech on Saturday afternoon and his family pleaded to jail authorities to bring him to a hospital.
Bizarre ‘debate’
President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge to retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio to a debate on the West Philippine Sea issue has gone more weirder and weirder. After the latter has accepted the challenge, presidental spokesperson Harry Roque said the president is ready anytime. The President has since gone silent however, followed by Roque’s announcement that he had been designated to be his representative. Roque then enumerated issues to be debated upon, an imposition promptly rejected by the retired magistrate.
Gov’t hyping employment gains to avoid giving more ayuda, stimulus – IBON
“The seeming improvement in the jobs situation from the reported higher employment and lower unemployment is an illusion, said Sonny Africa, IBON Executive Director. “Many Filipinos have still not regained their full-time work and small businesses. They’re just trying to get by on informal and irregular work with likely low and uncertain incomes.”
Lawyer, CHR score Duterte’s order vs non-mask wearers
“We may be in quarantine due to the pandemic, but rights should not be on lockdown,” the Commission on Human Rights said.
Neglected front liners
Medical workers, teachers and other government employees have been at the forefront of the government’s attempt to defeat the coronavirus pandemic, many of whom have fallen ill to the disease and have died. But the distribution of some of their benefits, such as hazard pay and performance based bonus, have never been as delayed as this year.
DOLE rejects one of Debold’s last schemes; KMU hails stoppage of ‘evil attempt’
The labor secretary also explained that the NPCS has no legal basis and may in fact violate the Constitution, the Labor Code and other laws.