‘One death is too many’
“This is the image of Negros Island now. Once an island known as the “Sugarbowl of the Philippines,” has become a killing field. It is bloodied. And the killing won’t stop very soon. What with the threats from the President to deploy even more troops there.”
Peace talks resumption possible if Duterte abandons ‘fascist dictatorship’—Sison, CPP
Sison added that Duterte “underestimates the revolutionary integrity, long experience and intelligence of the NDFP by presuming that Agcaoili and Jalandoni will walk into his trap and slaughterhouse in Manila.”
Freedom-loving Filipinos defy Duterte — LODI
We reiterate: Filipinos continue to exercise their rights by asking questions, expressing themselves and taking direct action. Because that’s what a freedom-loving people do in the face of a rising tyrant allergic of transparency and the breakdown of institutions supposedly holding him accountable.
Duterte’s midterm: change for the worse
The country’s slowing economy, and worsening jobs crisis and poverty disputes the Duterte administration’s hype of economic gains.
Research group: Davao businessmen may be benefiting from Duterte admin’s infra program
Data from the Public-Private Partnership Center shows that Uy has three unsolicited proposals in Davao that include the Davao International Airport worth Php48.8 billion, Davao People Mover worth Php30 billion, and the Davao Sasa Port Modernization Project worth Php18.7 billion.
Hindi Malayo ang Negros
Akala mo lang/ Wala kang kinalaman,/ Wala kang pakialam/ Ngunit ang Negros ay larawan/ Ng iyong sariling bayan.
Bishop: ‘Peace talks, not martial law’
Alminaza pointed out that “martial law is neither the answer to the centuries-old agrarian problem nor to the decades of armed rebellion.”
Baby Marjon
“To write down a name of a defenseless one year old, Marjon is the most painful. He can barely talk, nor can he walk on his own little feet. He was murdered. My heart weeps as I put the image of a bloodied hammock on my drawing book.”
1st Manobo in Congress vows to defend Lumad schools, national minorities’ rights over ancestral lands
“I admit I am one of the very few members in this hall who may have only finished elementary education and finds it difficult to understand English words or read them. I am living proof of the government’s failure to provide education for everyone because the nearest school from where I live is 20 kilometers away,” Cullamat said in Filipino.
NPA ‘strictly abides by rules of war’ – CPP to HRW
“We believe that they are victims of death squads attached to the military and police in Negros island meant to intimidate the people against supporting the armed resistance of the NPA,” the CPP said. “Many of them have been previously publicly tagged as sympathizers of the NPA.”