“This decision is driven by the urgent need to defend women’s rights against the ongoing onslaught of patriarchal and anti-women policies,” Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas added.
“The conviction is obviously an opening shot of the fascist Marcos regime against the Makabayan coalition of patriotic and democratic parties, which has recently announced plans to vie for senate seats in the upcoming elections,” Valbuena said.
“We remain steadfast in our support for the indigenous schools and communities who continue to bear the brunt of the fascist attacks by the Marcos regime,” the two progressives said.
A regional trial court (RTC) decided a humanitarian mission in 2018 was a crime of “child abuse” and convicted 14 rights defenders, earning swift condemnation from various groups.
Malaya Movement USA member Marc Rodrego demanded California Rep. Darrel Issa retract his recently passed resolution calling for an additional $500 million in military aid to the Filipino government the activist said would only be used by the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government to kill fellow Filipinos.
“This agreement must be seen in the context of the ongoing US-led military build-up in the region. The US is pushing its allies, particularly Japan, towards massive militarization to serve as its proxies,” P1NAS said.
“Curiously, some contracts obtained by Alfrego amounted to Php181.5 million, Php140 million27, Php132.5 million, and Php108 million, all of which were awarded in 2017 to 2018 when Duterte was President and herein Respondent Bong Go was Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte as Special Assistant to the President and Head of the Presidential Management Staff,” the complaint reads.
“It is clear that the lack of control of the military and over-reach of its anti-communist agenda is having tragic consequences for people trying to peacefully defend their right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment,” the report reads.
Tatay Gerry’s journey to freedom was very difficult because of systematic challenges and bureaucratic delays. Being more than 80 years old and sickly, Tatay Gerry is over qualified to avail of humanitarian basis for release,” Kapatid said.
“Now we face serious allegations of defamation. These challenges highlight the threats to our freedom of expression as defenders, amidst numerous other attacks (against defenders and activists) under the Marcos administration,” Castro told UN.
