Political detainees hold protest fast on BBM’s 3rd SONA

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.

Rights groups welcome de Lima’s acquittal

“Sen. Leila is victim of unjust arrest and detention, and we support her efforts to pursue justice against those who perpetrated these acts of reprisal and judicial harassment against her because of her vocal opposition to the extrajudicial killings in Duterte’s drug war,” Karapatan said.