‘Atin ang ‘Pinas,’ sigaw ng United People’s Sona 2019
Ang protesta ay may temang “Tama na!, Sobra na!, Ipaglaban ang demokrasya, kabuhayan at soberanya!” Lumahok ang iba’t-ibang grupo at mga personalidad para ipanawagan na ipaglaban ang Pilipinas laban sa dayuhan.
Again, possession of guns and explosives charges vs NDFP peace panel staff members
After the couple were brought and detained at Camp Caringal, headquarters of the Quezon City Police District early yesterday morning, the police and the military conducted a search of their apartment more than 16 hours after their arrest.
GRP arrests NDFP staff Alex and Nona Birondo
“Even after they argued that the warrant was outdated and showed the dismissal order, they were taken to Camp Caringal where the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit and the District Special Operations Unit desperately scrambled to add charges,” PILC managing counsel Rachel Pastores said in a statement.
Miradel walks free, unites with son she gave birth to under detention
{During]…the many times I visited Miradel at the female dorm of Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig, she would always talk about her son and how she looked forward to the day when she can give him countless hugs and kisses.”
Lawyer shot dead in Negros Oriental as chief of village where 4 cops killed allegedly commits suicide
Last year, Trinidad was reportedly among the names in a hit list by an alleged anti-communist group called Kawsa Guihulnganon Batok Komunista (KAGUBAK), according to Defend Negros #StopTheAttacks Network.
Tens of thousands brave the rain, threats from gov’t, to protest state of the nation
The almost 40,000 strong protesters withstood the heavy rain yesterday to echo their grievances against the Duterte administration ranging from its subservience to China to the workers’ call for salary increase and an end to contractualization.
‘A little bit bigger’ is not enough, teachers tell Duterte
“If anything, it raises further anxieties among teachers who are hardly making ends meet due to very low pay amid incessantly soaring prices, and who have waited restlessly over the last three years for the fulfilment of President Duterte’s promise to give due recognition to the value of our service and profession,” ACT said.
Army holds, harasses Lumad protesters in Surigao Sur
Maca confiscated the Lumad’s identification cards and proceeded to check each from his book of photos of alleged New People’s Army rebels.
Freedom of expression in the time of Duterte
As the nation marks President Rodrigo Duterte’s third year in power, we look back in sheer dismay over the unprecedented attacks perpetrated primarily by the state, with the apparent goal of shrinking the space for free expression in the country.
Duterte’s Midterm: Change for the Worse
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data show that gross domestic product (GDP) growth has been slowing in the 11 quarters since the start of the Duterte administration from 7.1% in the third quarter of 2016 to 5.6% in the first quarter of 2019. There was a momentary increase to 7.2% in the third quarter of 2017 but growth fell rapidly after this.