For the families mourning in Bogo and beyond, recovery is about more than replacing roofs and walls. It is about demanding accountability, securing safety, and breaking free from the failures that made this tragedy so devastating.
“It means there was no valid legal ground to hold (them) in detention. But the MPD allowed several days to expire before releasing (them) from custody,” Cortez said.
As the Philippines confronts the climate crisis, activists argue that the urgency that once fueled the construction of coal plants to solve the power crisis of the 1990s must now shift toward renewable energy.
Tycoon-led conglomerates hold the power to accelerate—or obstruct—the Philippines’ shift to clean and affordable electricity. They are pouring money into renewables but continue fossil fuel expansion, citing the supposed need for a ‘balanced energy mix’ to guarantee reliable and affordable power. But climate activists say they are slowing the rollout to maximize profits.
BAYAN said Lacson should not use the list of legislators who made questionable budget insertions to strip tease, dropping hints one day and pulling back the next.
Ang dalamhating nararamdaman ni Myra dahil sa di maktwirang pambubugbog kay Edsel sa ngayon ay dinaraan niya sa pag-iyak at pagsusumamo sa sinumang maaaring makatulong para makalaya ang anak.
“The masses are pleased that the butchers were punished, as they only bring harm and pain with their militarization of civilian communities,” the NPA said.
Rise Up for Life and for Rights rejected the Duterte camp’s claim the former president was “unfit for trial” due to deteriorating health, saying it is an excuse to further delay justice for the victims.
The petitioners said the respondents were arrested without warrants, detained beyond the periods allowed under Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code, and now face complaints that fail to present a prima facie case with reasonable certainty of conviction.
The prolonged detention of youth protesters in Manila is intended to cover up police brutality in the sweeping arrests last September 21, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) said.
