Reminiscent of the dictatorship of his late father Ferdinand Marcos Sr. when fasting by political detainees had become major political events, such as during the 1981 visit of Pope John Paul II, hundreds are abstaining from solid food including soup in their day-long actions.
“As top US general, General Brown is clearly satisfied with how the US Typhon missile system and other weapons have been prepositioned in the Philippines, and how the country has served as base for the deployment of its warships in the South China Sea,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.
Our investigation revealed that GrabCar rides always included surge fees, and when fares were high, waiting times did not always become shorter. The data suggested that the algorithm behind surge pricing did not always work the way Grab had advertised it to work. Customers still often had long wait times even when surge rates applied.
A new assembly of peace advocates called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to “clearly and unqualifiedly commit” to negotiating peace with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) when he delivers his next State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22.
“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.
