STREETWISE by Carol P Araullo: Justice for Kian, justice for all
The cold-blooded murder of 17-year-old senior high school student, Kian Loyd delos Santos, by Caloocan police, in what President Rodrigo Roa Duterte loudly proclaims as his administration’s unrelenting “war on drugs,” has unleashed a firestorm of protest. No, Justice Secretary Aguirre, people are not buying your line that Kian’s killing is an “isolated case” that […]
PADEM ouster statement did not come from us–Sison
Jose Maria Sison belied an accusation linking him and an Amsterdam-based web developer to a group claiming to be officers and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) intent on ousting President Rodrigo Duterte. Reacting to a Philippine Star news report naming web developer Jon Bustamante as the […]
AFP-PNP group calls for Duterte’s ouster
A group claiming to be officers and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) called for the ouster of President Rodrigo Duterte for “betrayal of public trust.” In a statement issued Monday, the Patriotic and Democratic Movement (PADEM) said they condemn and hold Duterte accountable for alleged […]
Kian was a just a regular kid, neighbors say
Residents of Barangay 160 in Caloocan City rejected accusations by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Kian Loyd Delos Santos was a drug runner who walked around the community with a .45 caliber pistol on his waistband. Joining a condemnation rally Monday, Kian’s neighbors said they could never believe the 17-year old victim was capable of […]
Kadayawan for whom?
by Krista Melgarejo Growing up in Davao City, I’ve spent most of my years looking forward to the festivities happening around the city. Floral floats, street dances, the parades and most especially in-season fruits like the durian being sold at rock bottom prices. These things always come to any Dabawenyo’s mind with the Kadayawan – […]
Para kay Kian Loyd “Pulong” Delos Santos, 17 taong gulang
Paano ba pinapalaki ang isang anak? Pinapakain, binibihisan, pinag-aaral, pinapangaralan. “Anak, maging mabait palagi. Huwag sayangin ang sakripisyo ng iyong ina, Nagpapakaalipin sa ibang bayan.” Itatakbo sa doktor kapag nagkasakit, Ipinaghihimay ng ulam sa hapag. “Anak, kumain kang mabuti para laging malusog. Mamaya, huwag kang hahara-hara sa daan, Maraming masasamang-loob diyan sa labasan.” […]
Activists and Reds blame Duterte for Taguiwalo’s rejection
The Commission on Appointments (CA) vote rejecting the appointment of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary Judy Taguiwalo immediately earned condemnation from progressive groups, which blamed President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing so-called vested interests to win yet again. Minutes after the CA rejection was read at the Senate, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general […]
CA rejects Taguiwalo, bucks popular support for ‘hard-working secretary’
The Commission on Appointments (CA) recommended not to confirm Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary Judy Taguiwalo in a hearing Wednesday. Bucking popular nationwide support for Taguiwalo, at least 13 CA members constituting the commission’s majority voted against the secretary’s confirmation. The CA resolution read by Rep. Joel Almario did not give a […]
STREETWISE by Carol Pagaduan Araullo: No love lost between Duterte and the Left
One need not be such a keen observer of Philippine politics to note the quite dramatic deterioration in the relationship between the Left and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, self-styled “Leftist” and “socialist” president of the Philippines. At the beginning, a de facto tactical alliance existed between the two. It was premised on Duterte’s promise that […]
‘Manila Bay is still alive,’ fisher folks opposing reclamations say
A special report by Reynald Denver del Rosario MANILA BAY is alive and still able to provide livelihood for thousands of fisher folk and their families, communities and environmental groups say as they continue their campaign against ongoing and future government reclamation projects on one of the country’s most important body of water. Last year, […]