Poet, writer and activist Amanda Socorro Echanis is acquitted of illegal possession of firearms and explosive charges by Branch 10 of the Tuguegarao City Regional Court this morning, January 14.
“To shield Harry Roque is to undermine Philippine justice, embarrass the Philippine foreign service, and betray the Filipino people. This is no longer a question of diplomacy. It is a question of accountability, complicity, and abuse,” Migrante-Austria said.
Regulators are still figuring out what this surge in power demand would mean for an energy-insecure country with an energy-burdened population and a weak regulatory regime. While the data centers are fueling the growth of the country’s booming IT and business processing sectors, they are also extracting a high environmental and social cost.
“Employers and companies that deliberately ignore occupational safety and health standards in order to cut costs and maximize profit must be held fully accountable. The blood of the workers is on the hands of those who placed profit above human life,” CWS said.
A day after the AFP admitted having Anicoche in custody last Thursday, Migrante International and rights lawyers trooped to Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal to provide assistance, but were denied access.
“We call on the Department of Education to exercise compassion and immediately review policies that place undue burden on our teachers. Ms. Buenaflor’s death must serve as a wake-up call for systemic change,” Tinio said.
The progressive lawmaker revealed that the benefit, which should amount to ₱20,000, has only been paid in installments, with teachers receiving a maximum of only ₱14,500 to date.
“President Marcos has ensured the continuation of the most entrenched system of corruption in government—one that involves lawmakers, DPWH officials, and private contractors in a well-oiled machinery of kickbacks, overpricing, and ghost projects,” Makabayan said.
Philippine activist groups held successive rallies at the US Embassy in Manila to protest military attacks in Venezuela and the abduction of the South American country’s head of state.
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) called for Filipino solidarity with Venezuela as it condemned the abduction of President Nicholas Maduro and his wife, as well the naval blockade and the terrorist designation of the Latin American country by the US government.
