“Bakit niyo siya kinuha? Gardening, cycling, eco waste ang buhay niya,” former Ateneo Law Dean Antonio La Vina asked. He said Salaviera is, “A good man, an environmental defender…a friend to nature and committed to his country. He is frail and he needs to be surfaced immediately.”
On the eve of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, human rights group Karapatan announced that James Jazmines had been missing since August 23.
“Even a first year law student knows that if a Regional Trial Court judgement is under appeal before the Court of Appeals or even the Supreme Court, it is not yet final and executory,” Bayan Muna executive vice president Carlos Zarate said.
The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives resumed its probe into past confidential and intelligence funds expenditures by the Office of the Vice President (OVP), driving Sara Duterte into a familiar aggressive stance in the ongoing budget hearing.
“The unveiling of the Makabayan senatorial slate is a significant step towards promoting the interests of the marginalized sectors and advancing the struggle for genuine social change in the country,” Makabayan said.
The son recalled that on his ninth birthday, Concha gave him a card with the words: “Like the flutter of leaves and wings, let your spirit be restless until you find freedom.” He said their mother’s passion inspired and her love melted him.
“I accept the challenge and task of Makabayan to push forward farmers and the people’s interests in the Senate. On the strength of my experiences as a farmer and my social understanding, I will further advocate for genuine land reform, rural development, as well as genuine growth of my fellow poor within and outside the country,”Ramos said in his acceptance speech.
“I chose this historic date—at this monument for the heroes and martyrs of the struggle for freedom, justice and truth—to announce my decision to run as senator in the next elections,” Casiño said to loud applause by supporters.
“Padilla will only further turn the Senate into a funhouse where he will be its clown, assisted by the NF-ELCAC (National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict) and the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines that are experts in telling lies against the CPP and NPA,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.
Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas said that if Vice President Sara Duterte indeed refrains from running in the next presidential election, “it would be her greatest contribution to the country, as it spares our nation from a continuation of governance that prioritizes personal interests over public welfare.”
