Go’s withdrawal to benefit Marcos-Duterte dynasties, BAYAN warns
“Perhaps there is already a form of accommodation for Rodrigo Duterte under a Marcos-Sara Duterte tandem,” Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. said.
Rights lawyers ask ICC to continue investigating Duterte’s drug war murders
“These domestic ‘remedies’ described by the Philippine ambassador (to The Netherlands) in his letter have proven utterly ineffective in stopping wave after wave of drug-related killings, the imprisonment of thousands of poor Filipinos on questionable charges, and the commission of countless human rights violations during the anti-drug campaign,” the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers said.
Sa Lungsod ng Tao: Elehiyang Isinulat sa Dalampasigan
“Durugin ang bundok/ sa kabilang isla./ Ang mga tipak,/ ibiyahe sa barko/ pa-Luneta./ Ibudbod sa kilikili/ ng Lungsod ng Tao/ na nangitim/ dahil sa libag ng siyudad.”
Groups on DOJ review of 52 drug war deaths: ‘Paltry, late, tentative’
“[W]hy are these extrajudicial killings happening in the first place and why are a puny number of ‘erring police officers’ taking the fall all alone even at this very overdue time?”Olalia asked
KODAO TO PREMIERE FILM ON BABY RIVER
In partnership with human rights groups Karapatan Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights and Kapatid, Kodao Productions will premiere a film based on the events surrounding Baby River’s death and burial. It will be held next Saturday, October 16, at four o’clock in the afternoon.
Pinoys in Europe urge UN to press investigations into Duterte’s human rights violations
“We appeal to International organizations and community to help us put an immediate stop to the criminalization and attacks against activists, lawyers and journalists, which has continued over the year, with impunity, despite the fact that the UNHRC has adopted the resolution extending technical assistance and capacity-building to the Philippine government,” the protesters said.
Teachers demand unpaid benefits, protest repression on World Teachers’ Day 2021
World Teachers’ Day is our day, and we are again presenting our dire situation and just demands on this day. We call on the Department of Education (DepEd) and the rest of the Duterte administration: spare us your empty messages of gratitude for teachers this year. This year, we urge you to simply listen and act on our just demands,” the Alliance of Concerned Teachers said.
2022 ELECTIONS: Progressives ask 1Sambayan to use all means to unite opposition
“In a situation that remains very fluid, all efforts at forging a single unified slate should be exhausted and all options should remain open,” several 1Sambayan member groups said.
Highlights of the #TamaNaWakasanNa protest last Tuesday
Commemorating the 49th anniversary of martial law declaration in the Philippines, social activists from the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic Alliance) vowed to end the Duterte regime which they likened to the Marcos fascist dictatorship.
NDFP: Esperon, Parlade in Europe to set up death squads
The NDFP said these cells are aimed at undertaking surveillance and red-tagging activities against progressive compatriot organizations, foreign solidarity friends and entities, anti-Duterte individuals and personalities, especially open leaders of the NDFP and its peace panel.