Situation in jails violates rights, official admits
“Unlike prisons in some other countries, food is delivered to our PDLs inside their crowded cells, forcing them to eat on their beds and making their surroundings stink. Our jails smell really bad, itself a form of torture,” DILG undersecretary Serafin Barreto Jr. said.
Philippine democratic groups honor Ka Louie Jalandoni
Hundreds gathered on June 16 to pay tribute to Ka Louie Jalandoni, highlighting his life as a priest and religious figure, his journey along the path of revolution, and his commitment to just peace.
Kapatid spox urges Congress, DOJ to investigate BuCor following ban
“If this is considered ‘unruly,’ then perhaps we need more ‘unruliness’ in the face of cruelty disguised as order,” Kapatid spokesperson Fides Lim said.
Youth party agrees with new PUP charter veto, but…
“Instead of forcing PUP to meet arbitrary qualifications for national university status, Marcos Jr. should guarantee adequate funding and the right to education for every student, regardless of their school’s status or classification,” Kabataan Rep. Renee Co said.
‘Overpaid’ Pinoy workers flock to Taiwan
The workers are stuffed into dormitories owned by broker agencies, with more than 10 people in a small room sometimes and curfews are observed strictly.
BPO student-workers on navigating night shifts, day classes
While many college students enter the BPO industry, most don’t see it as a long-term career. For them, it’s a way to earn money while studying, rather than a path they plan to pursue after graduation.
‘To get to our students, you have to get through us!’
Battle lines have been drawn long ago. As the battle for a free Palestine intensifies on multiple fronts, we recognize that this larger fight extends to, and necessitates, CUNY ending its repression of student activists and esteemed professors like Corinna Mullin.
Kapatid: Stop special treatment of Palparan, double standards in jail
“What kind of justice system criminalizes food delivery and compassion, but shields those guilty of human rights abuses?” Lim asked.
What’s truly abhorrent about the sex education debate
Such vituperation against SB 1979 begs the question: What exactly is ‘wrong’ with preventing adolescent pregnancy through sex education in schools?
‘Warrant factory judge’ has no place in judiciary,’ groups tell Marcos Jr.
“[Villavert is] widely known for having issued numerous search warrants that became the basis for raids, arrests, and the filing of questionable charges against human rights defenders, trade unionists, community organizers, and other activists,” Mananzan and Casiño wrote.