Karapatan, RMP at Gabriela, naghain ng petisyon sa Korte Suprema
Kabilang sa kanilang mga respondent ay sina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at AFP Civil-Military deputy chief M/Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr.
Rights, religious, women’s groups seek protection vs govt red tagging
In fact, the government went so far as to send a delegation to Europe where they accused several activist organizations, including schools for indigenous people in Mindanao, of being communist fronts.
CEGP honors NUJP’s Espina with MH del Pilar Award
“On top of his distinguished journalism career, the awardee is, without doubt, a leading force in the defense of press freedom and freedom of expression in the country today,” the CEGP’s citation, read by its secretary general Paula Sabrine Janer, said.
Employers can afford Php750 minimum wage—IBON
The growing productivity of Filipino workers is among the main drivers of economic growth and they deserve a significant wage increase, IBON said.
8 Aetas killed during quake, IP group reports
“[T]he NDRRMC just recorded a total of 18 deaths. Of the reported 18 deaths, five missing person cases, 243 wounded, from the 3,632 affected families or about 7,410 individuals…few or even none of it includes the indigenous people and their communities,” the CLAA in its press statement said.
Workers left behind in growing economy under Duterte administration
IBON’s estimates using the latest available data, for 2016, show that a Php750 minimum wage in NCR will only cost 9.8% of the profits of establishments and still leave them with Php1.17 trillion in profits.
Anakpawis member shot dead in Sorsogon; 2 others injured
The gunmen drew abreast the victim and shot him, also hitting the his passengers.
The Great Pretender (NUPL Parody)
In this music video based on the popular The Platters song “The Great Pretender, some members of the NUPL sing their hearts out to protest the “association matrix” that links journalists and lawyers as purportedly behind a destabilization plot.
Workers press gov’t for national minimum wage
Martinez said Filipinos are living in worse condition under Duterte especially with the additional taxes caused by the implementation of Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion Law (Train Law) which eroded the value of workers’ salaries.
Sorsogon human rights workers under close surveillance by state operatives
The rights workers believed the surveillance incident is a clear and present danger to their work as human rights defenders, but such harassing acts would not cow them from fulfilling their avowed tasks.