Ngayong araw ang ika-anim na anibersaryo ng pagkakapasa ng Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Ito ang naging pangunahing batas ng Estado para usigin ang mga aktibistang walang ibang ninais kundi itatag ang isang lipunang makatarungang makatarungan at malaya.
“INC appears to be critical in organizing an anti-corruption protest, but it is suspiciously silent about the corruption issues hounding the Dutertes,” BAYAN said.
“It is very inadequate compared to the several increases in oil prices, electricity bills and other expenses,” Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) said in its quick reaction to the announcement that the daily minimum wage in Metro Manila would increase from P695 to P780.
We reiterate our demand that top officials in the Executive and both Houses of Congress be made accountable for enabling, plotting, and benefiting from the widespread corruption in the bureaucracy,” BAYAN said.
Following another waiver of his appearance at the second status conference held on Tuesday, ICC Trial Chamber III Presiding Judge Joanna Korner directed Duterte to personally appear on the said court date, unless medical issues prevent his attendance.
“Before the war, rice production cost per hectare was at P60,000. It has since risen to P95,000 on the average,” Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura national president Ariel Casilao told Kodao.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers cautions against labeling the incident as “isolated,” saying the problem is deeper than admitted and is in fact systemic. The group cited official reports that overcrowded Philippine classrooms, numbering to an average of 60 students, contribute to a diminished sense of safety among learners.
“Imagine all the energy we need, falling from the sky every single day. Free. Independent from whatever one person, company, or country decides to provide for us or not,” renewable energy advocates said.
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has denied that convicted kidnapper Jovito Palparan had been transferred out of the national penitentiary facility, but could not present believable proof he remains in prison, groups pointed out.
“Everyone knows this is about the Senate leadership change more than any legislative measure…Any leadership change should not be an occassion to get off the hook senators who face corruption charges,” Makabayan said.
