“Mas malala pa ito sa mga estudyanteng nagbubulakbol. Hindi natin alam paano natin bibigyan ng pasadong grado ang ganitong public official, and this really sets a bad model, not just to students, not just to young people, but to all public officials in government,” ani Manuel.
The country’s youth party presented 10 leaders as nominees in next year’s national elections, led by scholars from three of best universities of the land.
“Our nominees, representing a broad coalition of farmers, workers, professionals, and more, exemplify the real solidarity of women fighting against a corrupt system,” GWP said.
Makabayan said it is proud to include Lidasan in its slate for the 2025 elections, hailing its 11th candidate as “a dedicated advocate for human rights and the self-determination of Moro and Indigenous Peoples.
“An operation like this is highly organized and it was done in broad daylight, indicating the brazen character of the crime. The abduction of Jazmines and Salaveria bears these indicators which are similar to previous cases of such abductions committed by State forces,” Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said.
Colmenares said they are hoping that the ICC would see that the complaints are also being bolstered by new developments as new witnesses are being interviewed by the quad-committee of the House of Representatives (HOR).
Amid threats of red-tagging and possible arrests, the activists gathered at the city’s Redemptorist Church wearing black shirts and holding placards demanding “No to Martial Law!” last Friday, September 21.
On the 52nd anniversary of the official declaration of martial law by Ferdinand Sr., the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (CARMMA) said Ferdinand Jr. is himself gaining notoriety with 105 extrajudicial killings (EJK) under his term, in addition to 75 frustrated EJKs, 15 enforced disappearances, 145 illegal arrests and detentions, 42,426 forcibly evacuated, 44,604 victims of bombings and 63,379 victims of indiscriminate firing have been reported from July 2022.
The CPP said it has reason to believe that Arbitrario was captured alive and held for at least a day, during which he was subjected to severe torture before being summarily executed.
Out of Congress but not out of the fight, Bayan Muna (BM) took the executive and legislative branches to court last week, challenging the constitutionality of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government’s “un-programmed funds” (UF).
