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Scenes at a police parking lot

The activists again had a happy moment this morning. A fellow activist slipped in notes for them through the fence grill, drawings by children in the communities they are organizing. Tears of joy flowed.

KAPATID: ‘Jun Lozada should be regarded as a political prisoner’

“Thanks to Jun Lozada’s courage [a] scandalous megadeal was cancelled. But because of the rotten double standard of justice in the Philippines, he is the one who will go to prison while the biggest masterminds of graft and corruption are exculpated and allowed to perpetuate themselves in public office,” Kapatid spokesperson Fides Lim said.

Karapatan lauds affirmation of Palparan’s conviction

“This recent legal victory affirms the need to pursue justice and accountability through and through — despite threats, harassment, reprisals, and patronage by those in power of these human rights violators,” the Karapatan said.

HK OFWs protest mandatory fee increases

“Imposing fees on a population who can ill afford it is undemocratic. Overseas Filipinos budget their salary to the last cent. Imposing more fees will mean a reduction in their family’s quality of living,” Unifil-HK said.

Scientists slam Marcos Jr’s plan to review BNPP project revival

“[Marcos Jr] denies the fact that the BNPP is already antiquated, faulty, dangerous and has served as a milking cow for corrupt practices. The risk of allowing an old facility with around 4,000 technical defects to operate would be high. It is also crucial for the government to present concrete for the disposal of spent uranium fuel,” AGHAM said.