Youth party to Marcos: ‘Why not look in the mirror?’
“Kung may hahabulin, dapat unahin ang mga mastermind. Manalamin naman kayo. Hanggang ngayon, feeling inosente at spared pa rin sa imbestigasyon ang pangulo?” Kabataan Rep. Renee Co said.
MAKABAYAN: Time for long-overdue anti-political dynasty law
The Coalition said their HBs 209 and 4784 are true anti-political dynasty measures with clear and uncompromising provisions which President Marcos Jr., himself a dynast, must also certify as urgent.
As river rises, Cagayan folk trapped by failed bridge projects
Residents and local groups are calling on the national government to conduct an honest-to-goodness investigation on the anomalies hobbling bridge projects in the city.
PH economic growth is corruption-driven, exclusionary – IBON
It enriches those in power while leaving tens of millions of jobless, job-insecure and low earning poor and middle-class Filipinos behind.
Isabela, Cagayan report rising floods after Typhoon Uwan
The floodwaters are expected to continue to rise as the National Irrigation Administration said that the dam only reduced its gate openings by a meter with an estimated discharge of 833 cubic meters per second from as high as a thousand.
Probe all reclamation projects
“There is a need to determine the legality and scope of these operations, as well as their impact on the environment and the risks they pose to our coastal communities,” Rep. Leila de Lima said.
Groups ask gov’t to include private sector workers in work suspension orders during calamities
“Workers are not typhoon-proof — their safety and their families’ well-being must come first,” IOHSaD said.
Uwan leaves 2 fatalities as it exits Luzon
Supertyphoon Uwan (Fung-Wong) has exited Luzon after slamming into Aurora province and parts of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera and Ilocos regions, leaving behind two casualties.
No ICC arrest warrant for Bato as yet
Investigation into the situation in the Philippines to determine who are most responsible for atrocity crimes, is ongoing, Atty. Conti noted. It means the aging Duterte may have some cellmates soon aside from de la Rosa. Misery loves company.
Bato’s warrant not yet formal but certain, rights lawyer clarifies
Conti maintained that even without a formal announcement against dela Rosa, an arrest warrant “is certain from what victims know and what the prosecution has presented.”