Statements on detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s second testimony in court
This coming February 7, it will have been 5 years since Tacloban 5 were arrested. We stand by Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Marielle Domequil, and the rest of the Tacloban 5 and call for the immediate dismissal of the fabricated cases against them and to hold the persons responsible for their arrest accountable!
On the massacre of 74 Palestinian children by zionist Israel in the 1st week of 2025
The terror induced screams/are now muted;/
Abdul and Amira are hungry,/Famine stole their will to shout,/Hunger brutalized their anger to/condemn the zionist brutes!
New year brings little new hope for children in Gaza, with at least 74 children reportedly killed in first week of 2025
“For the children of Gaza, the new year has brought more death and suffering from attacks, deprivation, and increasing exposure to the cold,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. ”A ceasefire is long overdue. Too many children have been killed or lost loved ones in a tragic start to the new year.”
Marcosian BP 880 charges against Makabayan candidates ‘harassment’
“The practice of filing trumped up charges of ‘illegal assembly’ must stop. Marching to Mendiola to denounce injustice should not be criminalized,” Makabayan said.
Duterte and his cannibals
Edgar Matobato’s recent interview with Hanna Beech of the New York Times revealed very disturbing detail—how he and his Davao Death Squad (DDS) made sashimi and barbecue out of the extremities of a newly-murdered victim, a fine “finger food” to accompany cheap liquor in one of Davao City’s killing fields.
Bayan Muna, KMP: Marcos, DA accountable for ‘food security emergency’
“President Marcos Jr.’s empty promise of P20 per kilo rice has only led to a series of band-aid solutions that worsened food inflation. Now they want to declare an emergency that could open the floodgates to more imports. What happened to Marcos’ promises of food security and self-sufficiency?” Gaite asked.
Teodoro’s Jurassic mindset
There is this Gang of Four that is throwing wrenches into the peace process between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP.) It is comprised of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, Jonathan Malaya of the National Security Council (NSC) and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC.)
Jail authorities ban photos of Cardinal Ambo celebrating Mass with political prisoners
“What is specifically wrong with sharing these photos of the Mass when the MMDJ-4’s own Facebook page has posted ‘numerous’ photos of Masses held inside the jail (in the past)?” Lim asked.
Cardinal Ambo celebrates Mass with political detainees
In his first ever celebration of the Holy Eucharist after Christmas, Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David said he is scandalized by the existence of political detainees in the Philippines.
On the 99 years lease of private lands to foreign businesses
“It is clear that the bill prioritizes the interests of foreign investors over the needs of our farmers, workers, indigenous peoples, and local industries. How can we call this economic development when the very foundation of our agricultural sector — the Filipino farmer — and the cultural backbone of our indigenous communities are being eroded for foreign profits?”