Rights defenders ask Canadian government to declare red-tagger Celiz ‘inadmissable’
The letter said Celiz’s activities in Canada threaten the safety of individuals who sought refuge there from persecution in the Philippines and of Filipino Canadians critical of the Philippine government’s human rights record and policies.
PCO’s cesspool of lies
Why can’t the Marcoses come to grips with the truth that martial law was a horrible, bloody chapter in the nation’s history? Or that their patriarch amassed between $5-billion and $10-billion during his 21-year misrule? Or that they lost $683-million in bank deposits when Swiss courts determined that the money were truly ill-gotten.
EDSA: An ocean of truth to swim in
Now that they are back in power, they will attempt to rehabilitate their patriarch in the autumn of their rule. “Injustice makes the rule and courage breaks them,” said Ursula K. Le Guin. Courage also swims in the ocean of truth, Jane Fonda will remind them.
CHR honors founder on birth, death anniversaries
“His enduring influence stands as a steadfast symbol of freedom, democracy, and human rights forged through his unwavering fight against the dictatorship,” the Commission said.
Makabayan seeks quiz on UP building delay
Eight years after the University of the Philippines (UP) Faculty Center (FC) was gutted, the UP administration still has not completed the construction of the building, which has also affected students and academics of the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) who have to hold classes on the cramped CAL New Building and wait for an eternity until the FC is completed.
$76.4 milyong loan para sa pagmimina sa Kalinga
“Hinahamon namin ang mga kasalukuyang miyembro ng Kongreso na suriing mabuti ang mga kasunduan na ito. Karapat-dapat malaman ng mamamayang Pilipino kung bakit ginagamit ang kanilang pinaghirapang pera para pondohan ang mga proyektong nakakasira sa kapaligiran at para itaguyod ang mga kumpanyang may mga kuwestiyonableng rekord ng transparency sa halip na tugunan ang matinding pangangailangan ng bansa tulad ng edukasyon, pangangalaga sa kalusugan, at tunay na repormang agraryo.”
Police memo links PH’s exit from money laundering ‘grey list’ to activist crackdown allegations
A memorandum issued by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Regional Field Unit based in La Union province reveals the existence of “Project ‘Exit the Greylist.’” It directly links the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) process to at least one terrorist financing case against an activist.
AN EDSA STORY: Mody Floranda’s rise from child farmer to Senate bet
As a poor young boy who cast his net beside his father in a remote lake in the fastness of Laguna, Mody Floranda never imagined he’d be casting his net for votes for the Senate. This time, however, it would not simply be for physical nourishment but for fellow transport workers who have come to look up to him as a steadfast and principled leader, the kind portrayed in many FPJ movies he watched as a child.
Lawyers accuse NTF-ELCAC of lying before UN
“Stripped of its empty rhetoric, NTF-ELCAC is a state-funded machinery of repression—trading in fear, thriving on impunity, and silencing those who expose its lies. No propaganda can wash away the blood on its hands. It exists to criminalize activism, erode democratic space, and justify the persecution of those who dare to resist,” NUPL secretary general Atty. Josalee Deinla said.
Comelec slams NTF-ELCAC
The Comelec chairman advised the agency to be careful in sending threats and warnings against the commission. “Don’t ever challenge the power of the Commission, especially this election. Our mandate is provided under the Constitution. We weren’t simply created by an executive order,” he declared.