Nueva Vizcaya stands by checkpoints, barricade against OceanaGold
By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The province of Nueva Vizcaya stands by its action to stop the operation of OcenaGold Philippines. Incorporated (OGPI), despite the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) order to “remove or dismantle” the checkpoints installed by the people and local government. Governor Carlos Padilla, on Sunday, December 15, […]
Joma: ‘Duterte is best NPA recruiter’
National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said President Rodrigo Duterte is “the best recruiter” for revolutionary movement, such as the New People’s Army (NPA).
Govt methodology underestimates number of poor Filipinos—IBON
Research group IBON said that the government methodology to count the poor grossly underestimates Philippine poverty. The recently released 2018 poverty statistics can be taken to mean those in extreme poverty but IBON says that many other poor Filipinos are left out.
December 19 and the quest for justice
Let that sink in: a decade of injustice. Ten years since 58 men and women, of whom 32 were journalists and media workers, were brutally killed in the worst election-related violence in the Philippines and the worst attack on journalists in history. These are millions of moments when swift decisive justice could have been served on the alleged perpetrators of the crime and its masterminds.
Christmas ceasefires possible after ‘friendly’ back channel talks–Sison
The goodwill measures include the release of sick and elderly political prisoners and the detained NDFP consultants on humanitarian grounds and the declaration and implementation of reciprocal unilateral ceasefires, Sison said.
No more transfer of political detainees, BJMP assures families
“This transfer scheme would in effect result in the dissolution of the entire political prisoner’s wing in Bicutan,” Lim said.
KODAO ASKS: Dapat bang panagutin si Duterte sa mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao?
Tinanong ng Kodao Productions ang ilan sa mga dumalo sa kilos-protesta kung dapat bang managot si Duterte sa mga human rights violation sa ilalim ng kanyang gobyerno.
Arsonists attack radio station after slay try on manager
“The suspects entered the transmitter room and burned equipment like the radio transmitter, Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR), and electric wiring, causing estimated damage of P1Million,” the NUJP said.
Rights defenders vow to fight Duterte
Human rights defenders, led by the Karapatan, vowed to fight Rodrigo Duterte’s fascism as they commemorated International Human Rights Day last December 10 in Manila.
Renegotiation of CA not enough without renouncing privatization –WPN
The vital public utility should be returned to the public sector, WPN said, and not remain in the hands of profit-seeking water oligarchs.