NDFP negotiators remember JDV’s ‘significant contributions’ to peace dialogue
Political prisoners Vicente Ladlad and Adelberto Silva cited de Venecia’s role in the peace talks between themselves and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP), saying the veteran politician significantly contributed to the process.
Dupax residents hail suspension of Woggle exploration
“We welcome this suspension and celebrate with the people of Dupax. Let this be our affirmation of the necessity of collective action–that protesting, organizing, and defending our rights yield results, and that the struggle of Indigenous Peoples is just,” Indigenous peoples’ rights advocates Katribu said.
Restore integrity of impeachment
Leonen’s decision makes it harder for the Lower House to pass muster any impeachment complaint inasmuch as it requires the complainants to provide the respondents not only with copies of the allegations but also all the opportunities to contest all of them at the committee of justice and the plenary.
Priest exposes ex-Philippine president Duterte’s war on drugs with traveling museum
Exhibit shows the loss and resistance against the nationwide operation that killed thousands of Filipinos, which Duterte admitted to having ordered as part of his so-called ‘peace and order program’
Rights group: Hazing exposes violent PNP character
Karapatan said the hazing of recruits by the police further exposes the notorious and vicious character of government’s law enforcement agencies.
Rallies condemn Trump’s interventions in other countries
ILPS said the US is fueling regional instability and places the Philippines in the crosshairs of war and destruction with increasing troop and armaments deployments.
Explainer: How Philippine President Marcos escaped impeachment and what happens next Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr dodged the impeachment bullet on Wednesday
“The protests will continue,” said Bayan, noting: “On February 25, the 40th anniversary of the People Power uprising that first ousted the Marcos family in 1986, big anti-corruption rallies will be held across the Philippines and abroad.”
Congress’ committee on justice rendered the impeachment process a myth in seeking for accountability
“Impeachment is the only accountability mechanism left for the people under the Constitution against impeachable officials. Dismissing an impeachment complaint in the procedural stage on the ground that its allegations are mere allegations, then impeachment becomes an impossible dream for the people to hold top officials to account.”
PH’s 2nd typhoon kills 5
This year’s second typhoon in the Philippines’ is the country’s first major disaster, killing five and injuring several others in Northern Mindanao on Thursday and Friday.
When Journalism is Treated as Terrorism
Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s continued detention is not only an injustice against one journalist. It is an assault on press freedom, community journalism, and the public’s right to know. When journalism is criminalized, entire communities are silenced –and democracy is further diminished.