Sr. Pat: You have to do something
By April Burcer “You have to do something,” Australian missionary Sr. Patricia Fox, NDS said during a solidarity forum held at the Ateneo de Manila University last June 29, Friday. “You can’t stay numb when there are massive human rights abuses, injustices and poverty,” the missionary said at the forum entitled D’yandi, about the breakdown […]
Progressives hold Black Friday Protest on Duterte’s 2nd year in office
Progressive groups held a Black Friday Protest at along EDSA, Quezon City last June 29, 2018 on the eve of the second anniversary of President Rodrigo Duterte ascension to office. Aside from narrating Duterte’s failed promises, the protesters complained of the many human rights violations committed under his administration.
Group to MWSS: Show us the numbers
The Water for the People Network (WPN) expressed dismay that the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System – Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) would not readily reveal the numbers involving water companies’ petitions for tariff increases in public consultations that the MWSS-RO itself convened this week. The group said that by doing so, the government agency effectively hindered […]
Position Paper on the proposed amendments to the Human Security Act of 2017 (House Bills 7141 and 5507)
Your Honors: Following is a more complete version of NUJP’s position paper delivered during the Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting of June 18, 2018. The NUJP opposes these bills, as well as the working draft currently being discussed by the TWG, asthey include provisions that may be later used against the people’s right to freedom […]
Baylosis files contempt charges against warden
Detained National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Rafael Baylosis filed a petition for indirect contempt Friday against the warden of the Metro Manila District Jail-4 for refusing to release him despite a court order. In his petition filed at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QC-RTC), Baylosis said Jail Chief Inspector Jojie Jonathan […]
Joma says only NDFP Council decides on talks termination
Jose Maria Sison clarified that he did not terminate the peace negotiations between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP), saying it is only their group’s National Council that can make the decision to suspend, cancel or terminate their peace negotiations with the government. […]
Joma twits Duterte on sex video remark
President Rodrigo Duterte has a really confused mind, replying with off topic answers, Jose Maria Sison said. “Magulo talaga ang utak ni Duterte. Siya ang tanungin kung bakit bigla niyang binabanggit si Leila de Lima at iyong umano’y sex video,” Sison said of the President’s reply to his earlier announcement the National Democractic Front of […]
NDFP could no longer negotiate with Duterte regime—Sison
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said they could no longer negotiate with a government headed by President Rodrigo Duterte. In his strongest statement condemning Duterte’s repeated cancellation of formal talks yet, Sison said the Filipino people, especially the oppressed and exploited, cannot expect any benefit from negotiating […]
Pampalasa, Pampa-ALSA
ni Rene Boy Abiva Sa bayang mayaman sa utang at pait, pambulag ang artipisyal na linamnam at tamis upang ang mga karaniwang sikmura’y ‘di mag-alsa. Matamis na pampalasa ang humulma sa kabataan ni Ignas Dungrit na iiyak-iyak kung ‘di magkukulay dugo ang prinitong itlog ng manok o tinapa sa kanyang plato, dahilan upang […]
KMP: AFP-PNP ‘misencounter’ bound to happen
Farmer’s group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said the so-called mis-encounter between government troops earlier this week in Sta. Rita, Samar is inevitable under President Rodrigo Duterte’s counterinsurgency program Oplan Kapayapaan. “The government’s own policy Oplan Kapayapaan and not Murphy’s Law is responsible for the mis-encounter between the 1st Platoon, 805th Company, Regional Mobile Force Battalion […]