“The manner with which the remains have been handled, and how families are being given a hard time, harassed and intimidated by the AFP, speak of their low regard for international humanitarian law (IHL), which specifies how remains of fallen combatants should be handled with dignity and respect,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.
Arambulo’s candidacy was announced this morning, August 19, by PAMALAKAYA in a program in Navotas City with the call “Mangingisda naman sa Senado!” (Time for fisherfolk in the Senate.)
“Liza Maza is a staunch defender of the rights and welfare of OFWs. For many years, she has worked with migrant communities to pass laws and protections that we need and deserve. Patuloy na pinapatunayan ni Maza na siya ay makabayan, makamasa, at para sa migranteng Pilipino,” said Josie Pingkihan, Migrante International Deputy Secretary General.
The All UP Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU) said university president Angelo Jimenez pushed through with secretly signing the UP-Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Declaration of Cooperation last August 8 “without consultation from the various UP sectors.”
The lawyers’ group added the CA’s characterization of Castro and Tamano’s fear inside the military camp as merely “rooted in preconceived distrust and suspicion of the military,” rather than a response to an actual deprivation of liberty, is “disturbingly out of touch with reality.”
Another alleged accomplice in the killing of broadcaster Percival Mabasa has died, bringing to three the number of vital witnesses lost even before the supposed mastermind has been arrested.
“With each passing day that justice is not served for him and for the thousands killed under the former Duterte administration, impunity only festers — especially as the current Marcos Jr. administration continues to turn a blind eye to our calls for justice and accountability,” KMP chairperson Danilo Ramos said.
“Facts don’t lie, people do. The death of eight political prisoners in just two years under Bongbong Marcos starkly reveals a grim escalation of neglect and indifference that no smiling countenance can conceal,” political prisoner support group Kapatid said.
“Armed men in (PNP-CIDG) uniforms came out of these vehicles and dragged out Buscayno, Patuñ-og, Ely, Millo and the van’s driver, forced them to kneel and beat them up,” Karapatan said. “They were then forced to lie face down on the ground for around five hours,” the group added.
“The 2025 elections will be an important platform to push the agenda of workers and the people forward. We will present the national democratic agenda real solutions to the crises besetting our people,” KMU secretary general and senate hopeful Jerome Adonis said.
