“Hangga’t ganito ang umiiral na kalakaran, hangga’t silang mga burukrata kapitalista at mga kinatawan ng mga naghaharing uri ang nandiyan, walang katapusan itong mga kaguluhan sa pulitika. Saksi ang taumbayan ngayon kung gaano walang pag-asa ang ganitong sistema. Araw-araw pinapaalala sa atin na walang aasahan sa mga pulitikong kinatawan ng mga mayayaman at makapangyarihan.”
“Pax Silica threatens to reorganize the Philippine economy around the demands of US semiconductor, artificial intelligence and strategic mineral supply chains while intensifying neocolonial subordination, land dispossession, ecological destruction, and militarization. Amid escalating US-China rivalry, the Philippines is being drawn further into imperialist conflict—not as an equal partner, but as a forward operating platform for Washington’s global ambitions.”
“Nakakahiya ito kumpara sa mga biktima niya sa drug war na hindi binigyan ng kahit kalingkingan ng parehas ng oportunidad para ipagtanggol ang sarili.”
“KARAPATAN joins the people in demanding that the AFP stop glossing over the reality of oppression and exploitation and stop evading accountability for violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. We continue to stand in solidarity with the people in exposing the AFP’s lies and opposing repression.”
“From the very start, there is no legal impediment to the implementation of the warrant of arrest against Bato Dela Rosa. The Supreme Court’s denial of the application for injunctive relief confirms that the warrant of arrest can be validly enforced in the Philippines.”
“The fact that they even dared to ask for such sweeping extraterritorial privileges reveals their true colors: Pax Silica is not about economic development, but about securing a military beachhead to counter China.”
“The protective escape granted to Senator Dela Rosa—wanted for crimes against humanity—proves exactly why the ICC remains crucial. When people of power and influence can easily be shielded from facing justice in our domestic arena, international accountability becomes not an option, but a necessity.”
“The sanctuary provided by the Senate, under the leadership of Duterte loyalist Sen. Alan Cayetano, for a person wanted for mass murder is both shameful and utterly despicable. A lawmaking institution expected to serve as a bastion of accountability and justice is now unmasked as a hiding place for lawbreakers and enabler of impunity.”
“Sen. Dela Rosa may personally challenge the warrant before the SC, but it is not the legal duty of the Senate to decide on the legality of his arrest as the Senate has no legal power to obstruct the enforcement of a warrant of arrest.”
“What happened in Tacloban and Laur is a flashing red warning: Balikatan is no longer just ‘training’ — it is an operational rehearsal that turns the Philippines into a platform for war among competing powers.”
