52nd anniversary celebrations to be held today despite attacks—CPP
“The AFP, has so far, failed to detect and prevent the gatherings and assemblies which have already been held in some revolutionary areas… In some villages, the masses and local NPA units were able to mount their gatherings right under the nose of the AFP,” the CPP said.
Winds of democracy in the Philippines
There’s no doubt that the world is changing for the better. There’s too much creativity, energy and bravery committed to that for it to be otherwise. Perhaps in fits and starts, or with setbacks big and small – but, still, we’re inexorably moving forward on the back of millions of steps and struggles every day around the world.
AFP, PNP troops kill 5 mango orchard workers in Rizal
Troops belonging to the 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) of the AFP and the Region IV-A Command of the PNP killed Carlito Zonio, Vilma Salabao, Wesley Obmerga, Jonathan Alberga, and Niño Alberga, workers of a mango farm in Sitio Malalim, Barangay San Juan of the said town, human rights group Karapatan-Southern Tagalog said.
Bishop calls on faithful to wear white to end extrajudicial killings in Negros
“As your Bishop, I encourage you all who will come for Mass to wear white…to express our desire for and commitment to peace, sanctity of life, human dignity and human rights and our collective call to end the killings, the Covid pandemic and abuse of our common home,” Alminaza said.
More LGBTIQ+, sex worker rights defenders attacked during COVID pandemic
Frontline Defenders cited Tanzania where it investigated a spate of attacks on activists’ homes after it became known locally that they were housing LGBTIQ+ people or sex workers at risk of homelessness, hunger and police violence on the streets.
Huling Yakap ni Nanay Sonya
Sa isang kisapmata, ang iyong humulagpos na yakap/at nabubuwal na hapong katawan aking nasilayan;/gusto kung sumigaw: ‘Wag mo akong bitawan, Nanay,/
higpitan mo pa ang iyong mapag-aruga , mapag-adyang/mga yakap — labanan natin. Ang dilim!
‘The killings in Tarlac are part of a pattern of abuse’
“The killings in Tarlac are not isolated incidents but are part of a pattern of abuse and impunity among the police, enabled by the current regime. From the drug war, war on critics, to quarantine enforcement, we reap the horrors today. #StopTheKillingsPH #EndPoliceBrutality”
Mga progresibong grupo, naghain ng reklamo laban sa NTF-ELCAC
Nagtungo sa Office of the Ombudsman para maghain ng kasong administratibo ang Altermidya Peoples’ Network, Bulatlat, Kodao Productions at Pinoy Weekly laban sa mga upisyal ng National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict o NTF-ELCAC.
Surviving surgery in the middle of COVID-19
The government should invest in our public hospitals so that they are able to do these minor surgeries. Patients are forced to go to private hospitals just to get a pacemaker implanted. We were shocked at the Php10,000 bill of Hospital 4 and I think that if government invests funds in our healthcare system then more patients would be able to access and afford life-saving operations.
Church leaders express alarm at ‘reign of unpeace’ during Advent
The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) said that while the Advent season has arrived, “unpeace” reigns as the Rodrigo Duterte government continues to consider human rights as a barrier to peace and order.