Duterte’s anti-terrorism bill earns immediate condemnation
Wearing masks and keeping some distance between each other, the activity was among the first and the biggest rally against what they call President Rodrigo Duterte’s increasing tyranny. They accuse Duterte of using the coronavirus pandemic lockdown to push for this militaristic agenda that endangers human rights and freedoms.
Kung said na ang luha mo Bagong Bayani
Iluha mo ang sambuntong kasawiang nagtalakop / Na sa iyo’y pampahirap, sa Gobyerno’y pampalusog: / Ang lahat ng kayamana’y kamal-kamal na naubos, / Ang lahat mong kalayaa’y sa Terror Bill ay natapos; / Masdan mo ang iyong luha, sa Philhealth ay pantubos, / Masdan mo ang yong sahod, sa sobrang buwis itinustos.
Frankie Pangilinan: #JunkTerrorBillNow
“Silencing Filipinos was more urgent to them than saving Filipinos. They would rather live under the illusion of their perfection than be held accountable for their incompetency. TAMA NA. #JunkTerrorBillNow”
Pahayag ng UP-Diliman Student Council hinggil sa mga fake account sa social media
Ani UP-USC Councilor Froilan Cariaga, ang mga fake account ay isang patunay na ibayong tititindi ang panggigipit sa mga kritiko ng gubyerno kapag ganap na naging batas ang Anti-Terrorism Bill of 2020.
Official unemployment figures understate historic jobs crisis
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported 7.3 million unemployed and 6.4 million underemployed in April 2020. As it is, this is the worst government-recorded unemployment (7.3 million) and combined unemployment and underemployment (13.7 million) in the country’s history.
Anti-terrorism measure fuels Duterte’s tyranny, Catholic Church says
“We cannot let this happen. This not only intolerable, this is inhuman, unjust and unlawful. Thus we urge everyone to register opposition against the bill which to our firm belief will further re-enforce tyranny and totalitarianism,” Caritas said.
Ang pighati ng maralita sa pagpaslang kay ‘Karletz’
Pighati ang nadarama ng mga maralitang lungsod sa pagpanaw ng pangkalahatang kalihim ng Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap o KADAMAY. Nananawagan sila ng katarungan para sa pagpaslang kay Carlito Badion na anila’y mga ahente ng estado ang malamang na may kagagawan. Bago ang kanyang kamatayan, napilitan si ‘Karletz’ na umuwi sa Silangang Bisayas dahil sa sunod-sunod na banta sa kanyang buhay mula sa militar at pulisya. Ani ng kanyang mga kapwa maralita, martir si Karletz sa kanilang pakikibaka para sa pabahay at katarungang panlipunan.
Quarantine Curbs Access to Information
Journalists around the country say both national and local government agencies have either delayed or denied their information requests. Officials, they said, were particularly reluctant to release information that would hold them accountable for their spending.
Anne Curtis: #JunkTerrorBill
“After reading the bill, from my understanding, it’s quite broad and vague, leaving room for different interpretations which could potentially take away each person’s basic rights of freedom of speech and acts of even peaceful protests. That is my understanding of it. I ask you to read the bill yourself. Take your stand and use your voice to express how you feel. #JunkTerrorBill”
UNITED NATIONS: Rights violations widespread, persistent under Duterte gov’t
“It is a damning indictment of its non-compliance with principles, standards, instruments and conventions on human rights. The government must shape up and should seriously rethink its draconian approaches like institutionalizing opportunities for even more widespread violations through dubious “anti-terror” legislation, national security policies and those related to its bloody anti-narcotics campaign, Ecuvoice said.