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UP department urges action vs red-tagging university exec

The UP Department of English and Comparative Literature said that Herbosa’s statement endanger Non and all other UP students, faculty, staff and alumni who participate and contribute to the nearly 400 community pantries nationwide.

Joma says Duterte confessed to being a traitor in latest address

“In all seriousness, Duterte confessed last night to being a traitor to the Philippines and the Filipino people by admitting that he had deliberately allowed china to violate the sovereign and maritime rights of the Philippines in its exclusive economic zone and extended continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea,” Joma Sison said.

ACT, TDC express alarm as DepEd gathers numbers of members

ACT said DepEd has never defended teachers and school officials who fell victim to red-tagging and persecution by other government agencies. The DepEd is a member of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC)

NUJP slams CamNorte order barring journalists from covering SP sessions

“The battle against the spread of the pandemic should not be used as an excuse to impose prior restraint. While we recognize the alarming rate of COVID-19 infection, the burden of ensuring safety protocols should not be with journalists but with the local government,” the NUJP said.

Start inoculating prisoners, rights group presses gov’t

“Kapatid presses the national government to release a clear schedule for the vaccination of all prisoners, including the 704 political prisoners, in the national deployment plan for COVID-19 vaccines because the congested prison system places them at significant higher risk for the disease,” Kapatid spokesperson Fides Lim said.