Bishop: ‘Peace talks, not martial law’
Alminaza pointed out that “martial law is neither the answer to the centuries-old agrarian problem nor to the decades of armed rebellion.”
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Baby Marjon
“To write down a name of a defenseless one year old, Marjon is the most painful. He can barely talk, nor can he walk on his own little feet. He was murdered. My heart weeps as I put the image of a bloodied hammock on my drawing book.”
1st Manobo in Congress vows to defend Lumad schools, national minorities’ rights over ancestral lands
“I admit I am one of the very few members in this hall who may have only finished elementary education and finds it difficult to understand English words or read them. I am living proof of the government’s failure to provide education for everyone because the nearest school from where I live is 20 kilometers away,” Cullamat said in Filipino.
Striking workers are parents too
“I will still stand together with the union to fight for our rights. I do this for our children,” Romeo said.
NPA ‘strictly abides by rules of war’ – CPP to HRW
“We believe that they are victims of death squads attached to the military and police in Negros island meant to intimidate the people against supporting the armed resistance of the NPA,” the CPP said. “Many of them have been previously publicly tagged as sympathizers of the NPA.”
‘No VAT on Pad’ protests prompt Bangladesh government to remove proposed tax
Many women are not aware of the health risks of reusing old clothes instead of sanitary napkins. The 2014 National Hygiene Survey discovered that embarrassment and lack of affordability contribute to women resorting to reusing rags and other available alternatives.
Negros killings prelude to martial law – NPA
Jacinto brushed off police and military attempts to lay the blame for the killings on the rebels, saying many of those killed, including local government officials, were known “progressives” who “sympathized with and supported the peasants’ struggles.”
President’s SONA in denial of slowing growth and fundamental economic crisis
Ggovernment should thwart its business bias so that the country’s economic direction can be refocused to truly prioritize the people’s well-being and national development.
Late Review: Spider-Man Far From Home
Plot holes aplenty. How come no Avenger, or Doctor Strange, was available to check on Mysterio and his claim of a multiverse? Can Talos not ring the real Nick Fury for SOS? But that is the plot of the movie. Everyone got stupid.
It is offending China, not war, that Pres. Duterte is avoiding – IBON
Rather than defend his fellowmen, he has insulted Filipino fishermen by implying that they should be thankful that Chinese Pres. Xi Jin Ping allowed them to fish in the WPS.