‘Ikaw ay pinapatay na’
“Ang pinakamalupit na paglabag sa karapatan sa ngayon, hindi ka na kinakasuhan, hindi ka na binibigyan ng pagkakataon na magpaliwanag o magbago, ikaw ay pinapatay na.”–Teddy Casiño, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan
Maza resigns; last NDFP-nominated member leaves Duterte Cabinet
The last of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)-nominated members to the Rodrigo Duterte Cabinet has tendered her irrevocable resignation today, August 20 National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Lead Convenor Liza Maza announced she is leaving the Duterte government after deeper reflection on the events of the past weeks, including the double murder charges […]
Scholars hold National Day of Action
Nagtipon ang mga estudyante mula sa iba’t ibang kolehiyo ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Diliman noong Agosto 16, 2018 para sa National Day of Action na tinawag nilang Laban Iskolar para sa Karapatan sa Edukasyon. Mariin na kinundena ng mga Iskolar ng bayan ang mga atake ni Duterte sa kanilang sektor sa porma ng iba’t ibang […]
Activists condemn persecution in rally
Days after trumped-up charges against four leading activists were dismissed by the Regional Trial Court of Palayan City, activists marched to Mendiola, Manila to condemn the Rodrigo Duterte government for its political persecution of dissenters. Saying the government has revived Gloria Arroyo-era mechanisms to quell dissent on top of its own bloody record on human […]
Continuous war against the poor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR August 14, 2018 As the Congress approves House Bill 7735 or the Rice Tariffication Bill on third and final hearing, the Philippine Network of Food Security Programmes, Inc. (PNFSP) expresses its strong indignation as it will definitely not address the root cause of continuous food insecurity, rice shortage and worsening poverty in […]
Duterte’s latest announcement of talks termination ‘nonnews’–Joma
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison dismissed government’s latest declaration terminating the peace talks, saying President Rodrigo Duterte has already done so last year. “It is a nonnews,” Sison said when asked to react to Duterte’s speech Tuesday saying peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of […]
Crisis of PH agriculture drives high inflation and economic slowdown
Research group IBON said that the recently released second quarter 2018 growth figures confirm the fundamental reason for rising food prices: underdeveloped agriculture from government neglect. IBON said that while the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law is the most proximate driver of inflation within the Duterte administration’s control, the agricultural sector’s underdevelopment […]
Australian lawyer says reason for deportation ‘preposterous’
Australian lawyer and human rights advocate Gill Boehringer said he has instructed his Philippine lawyers to contest allegations cited by the Bureau of Immigration in planning to deport him. Boehringer, tagged as having associated himself with communist groups in the Philippines, is being prevented from entering the country since August 8 upon arrival from Sydney. […]
Gunmen kill Cebu human rights worker in broad daylight
A Cebu City human rights worker who was organizing families of victims of the government’s so-called war on drugs was himself killed in a brazen daytime attack on board a jeepney Wednesday, August 8. Human rights defender and Rise Up-Cebu volunteer Butch Rosales, 45, was shot in broad daylight was on his way to Mandaue, […]
Gov’t bars ailing Australian human rights lawyer from entering country
The government set its sights on another Australian human rights lawyer, this time preventing him from entering the Philippines. Former Macquerie University law professor and long-time advocate for human rights in the Philippines Gill Boehringer is being held by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 since midnight of […]