Malaysian immigration holds 2 Pinoy babies ‘under tormenting conditions’

The babies have been languishing in detention since Malaysian immigration officers conducted a raid at Plaza Indah Apartment Kajang, the group said, adding that while they are “undocumented” their mothers possessed valid visas.
Makabayan bloc opens 18th Congress with 67 bills, resos

While their colleagues, including other party list representatives, are busy with infighting for the speakership of the HOR, the Leftist lawmakers submitted both new and their old legislative measures and made sure they are among the first to file them.
Pastor speaks out against worsening militarization in Mindoro

Nakaranas din ang Quick Reaction Team ng Karapatan-ST nang harasment sa militar at pulis matapos silang magsagawa ng humanitarian mission.
San Fernando RTC finds suspect in Geertman murder guilty

In its decision, the Court said it gave weight to the testimonies of prosecution witnesses identifying Nuguid as the one who shot Geertmen at his back with a calibre .38 revolver.
UP students, nagprotesta kontra suspensyon ng mga patnugot ng Rebel Kule

Ayon sa mga estudyante, hindi katanggap-tanggap ang desisyon na iginawad ng University Council Executive Committee (EC) na suspensyon sa pitong mamamahayag pang-kampus.
Pepmaco guards attack sleeping workers, 12 injured

In an alert, the Pepmaco Workers Union said that hundreds of “goons wearing face masks and in full battle gear” arrived on board two vans and container vans and swooped down on their camps while most of them were resting or sleeping.
The UP ‘Rebel Kule’ case: Flatlining free expression

Not only is this move a dangerous precedent for campus publications throughout the country, it also undermines the University of the Philippines’ reputation as a bastion of free speech and expression by imposing unwarranted penalties on students who dared continue the Philippine Collegian’s progressive tradition.
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Duterte gov’t targets Makabayan reps with trumped-up charges, regional parliamentarians report

“These lawmakers appear to have been targeted for opposing the President’s policies, and in particular the widespread extrajudicial killings under the guise of the ‘war on drugs,’” it said.
World’s biggest anti-imperialist alliance holds assembly in Hong Kong

“[The ILPS is]…a reliable force of the people of the world in their struggle for greater freedom, democracy, social justice, all-around development and international solidarity against imperialism and all reaction,” Sison said.