Court recalls arrest order against Masbate journalists, info officers
The victims (journalists and information officers) are not members of the NPA. The trumped-up charges against them are meant to harass the media practitioners in the province,” the NUJP alert said.
Irene Khan asks PH gov’t: Why exclude CSOs, CHR, UN in special rights committee?
UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan said the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government’s adoption of Administration Order 22 (AO22) relegates the role of CSOs to mere “coordination and/or consultation.”
It rained lies inside Congress during BBM’s SONA
Marcos Jr’s SONA once again confirms our assertion that his regime is insincere and resorting to lies about bringing real change in Philippine society. He is obsessed with rebranding, self-assured in his empty rhetoric and treasonously embracing the agenda of foreign powers like the US. It is up to our people to continue the struggle for real freedom, justice, and democracy in our country.
Activists hound ‘Hypocrite Harry’ in Canada; say Roque complicit in tokhang murders
Activists hounded former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque in Canada they said is out on a disinformation tour about former president Rodrigo Duterte’s mass-murdering “drug war.”
Ang tunay na lagay ng bayan
Sa kabila ng mga boladas at palabas sa Kongreso, ipinamalas ng mamamayan ang tunay nilang saloobin at hinaing sa People’s State of the Nation rally noong Lunes. Kanilang tinuligsa ang nagpapatuloy na kahirapan, ang pagsuko ng soberanya ng bansa sa mga dayuhan, ang pang-aapi at pagyurak sa kanilang karapatan, ang awayan ng mga politiko, at marami pang isyu. Ang mga ito ang ilang eksena sa kanilang kilos protesta.
Hindi para sa kalikasan ang ‘Bagong Pilipinas’
“Ang Bagong Pilipinas ng rehimeng US-Marcos ay hindi totoong para sa kalikasan, kaunlaran at karapatan ng mamamayan. Dahil ang tunay na pagprotekta sa kalikasan ay ‘di dapat bumabangga sa karapatang-tao kundi dapat nagsisilbi rito.”
Veteran labor organizer Jude Rimando dies in detention
In his dying days, Rimando told his supporters: “I am happy with the life I led and the rich experiences I gained in the struggle.”
Binolang Pilipinas
Sa State of the Nation Address niya sa Konggreso, nakakuha ang pangulo ng isang masigabong palakpakan at standing ovation dahil iniutos niyang banned na ang POGO at hanggang Disyembre na lamang umano ito.
Ang abot-langit na galak sa pagkaka-tanggal ng sugalan lamang ay isang pulitikal na kababawan at ito ang hubot-hubad na esensiya ng Binolang Pilipinas.
Progressives on Marcos’ 3rd SONA: Empty slogans, continuing poverty, war
“The maneuverings of those in power, who are seeking to remain in power, take place amid rising prices, low wages, widespread poverty, landlessness and unemployment,” BAYAN said.
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.