Gov’t fumes, but rights groups applaud ICC probe continuation on drug war killings
“With the help of international mechanisms provided by bodies like the ICC, we can make a dent on the culture of impunity that has stymied the quest for justice for so long,” Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said.
Parents of abducted activists say they are proud of their children
“We are very proud of our children…We are grateful they are activists,” Sarah Dayoha, mother of Armand Jake, said.
[S]ILAW
[S]ILAW: Dalawampung taon nang may kuryente ang isang malayong komunidad sa hilagang Kordilyera galing sa malinis at sustenableng teknolohiya. Panoorin ang isang nakamamanghang tagumpay mula sa determinasyon, pagkaka-isa at pagtutulungan ng isang pamayanan at kanilang mga kaibigan.
SAMPAL SA MGA TUNAY NA SINUNGALING
Ito ang pahayag si Cristina Palabay, secretary general ng Karapatan, kaugnay sa pagwalang-sala sa kanila ng Korte sa Quezon City sa kasong perjury na inihain ni dating National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. noong 2019. Ayon sa Korte sa promulgasyon nito noong Lunes, Enero 9, hindi napatunayan ng prosekusyon ang bintang sa mga human rights […]
Artists condemn death threat against artist Boni Ilagan
“There is no other reason I can think of behind the threat but my activism that goes way back to the 70s,” Ilagan said.
Farmers to Marcos: Talk to China about veggie smuggling
“Despite China being the Philippines’ top trade partner in 2021, with total trade valued at $38.35 billion, there is still an unimaginable extent of illicit trade. Smuggled onions from China have pushed up onion retail prices to as much as P700 per kilo in local markets. This is very alarming,” the KMP in a statement said.
A YEAR OF HEROES: A 2022 Yearender
“For the year 2023, we draw inspiration from our heroes who have passed on, and from the heroes who continue to fight on despite tremendous challenges.”
MAKABAYAN warns: New Year air travel crisis pretext to airport privatization
“But from the reports we received many passengers went hungry yesterday and others slept on airports. This should be addressed immediately and the incident should not be used to justify another sale of government asset and increase in airline rates,” Colmenares said.
Slain Lumad teacher leads 2022 Gawad Bayani ng Kalikasan awardees
Despite being threatened, red-tagged and ceaselessly harassed, Booc persisted in his work, helping create a map of mining tenements in the Lumad territories using data from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, information from indigenous peoples and his own research in the Surigao provinces in Mindanao.
Kung Bakit ko Naaalala si Ka Joma Habang Nanonood ng K-Drama*
At dito, sa Capital Scandal na ngayo’y sinusundan,/ganito ang usapan:/Tanong: Bakit ka pa nagbabasa ng tungkol sa sosyalismo at kasarinlan?/Ako, ang gusto ko lang ay ipagtanggol ang aking mga minamahal./Sagot: Iyan mismo. Ganyan ang sosyalismo./Ganyan ang pakikipaglaban para sa kasarinlan.