An environmental group warned of grave impacts on the livelihood of local fisherfolk and on a local population of rare dolphins after a wastewater spill from an ethanol plant in Bais City, Negros Oriental.
“Sino ba ang sinusunod ni Marcos Jr., ang mga komunidad na umaayaw ang pagmimina o ang interes ng mga dayuhang korporasyon?” Co asked.
Twenty-eight years since its enactment, the law’s performance remains disappointing: it has successfully recognized the rights of just over 1.2 million Indigenous Peoples, highlighting a profound failure in its mandate.
The Kilusang Bayan Kontra Kurakot (KBKK) announced its November 30 rally will demand accountability from all government officials involved in corruption, including President Ferdinand Marcos
Saint Mary’s University (SMU) of Bayombong said “corruption is evil in every shape or manner,” warning that corruption destroys public trust, weakens institutions, and fuels a culture of cynicism and hopelessness.
The NUJP said it is crucial that the government recognize, rather than downplay, the dangers that Filipino journalists face.
Mothers of several victims said they wish confirmation of charges proceedings against Duterte shall immediately proceed after the ICC rejection of Duterte’s appeal as it has nearly been a decade since the complaints have been filed.
The council said the tree-cutting activities undertaken by Woggle constitute violations of Presidential Decree 705, or the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, which prohibits the cutting or destruction of trees without the required authority.
The League of Filipino Students mourns the death of social media influencer, its one-time member and comrade in the Palestinian freedom struggle, Emmanuel Atienza.
“Puro acquittal, walang napapanagot na matataas na opisyal,” BAYAN fumed, adding bigger and sustained protests are needed to pursue accountability and justice.
