Filipinos who lost homes, lands call for protection of indigenous rights at climate summit
Their mission extends beyond raising awareness at the ongoing COP28; they carry a vital message calling for climate justice “by protecting indigenous peoples’ rights.”
A guiding light
“When I leave here, I will become a guiding light for you all. Don’t give up, but continue the struggle,” were reportedly among Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay’s last words to her loved ones before she died last November 20. The first and only woman warrior chieftain of the Lumad led her people in resisting the […]
[LOOK] Supreme Court staff wear keffiyeh
The staff of Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen wear keffiyeh scarves as their office leads the flag raising ceremony of the Supreme Court on December 4, 2023. The gesture is often seen as a show of support to the Palestinian people and their struggle against Israeli occupation.
Danah Marie Marcellana’s walk to freedom and justice
“These injustices that I, my family and other political prisoners have suffered are enough reasons to continue fighting. There are no high enough walls, no cyclone wires, no isolation that women political prisoners cannot handle in our quest for freedom,” Danah Marcellana said.
Bai Bibyaon, warrior chieftain of the Lumad, dies
“When I leave here, I will become a guiding light for you all. Don’t give up, but continue the struggle,” Bigkay uttered in her final days, Sabokahan IP Women said.
Statements on the killing of journalists in Gaza
As a founding member of both Altermidya and the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters-Asia Pacific, Kodao joins in the condemnation of media killings in Gaza.
UAE: Climate activists in tears as they stage protest, call for ceasefire in Gaza
Wearing keffiyehs and waving watermelon banners, more than 200 environmental activists staged an organised demonstration at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai on Sunday, calling for an ‘unconditional and immediate ceasefire in Gaza’ as the number of deaths continues to rise following the expiration of a temporary truce.
CPP: If surrender is all Galvez wants, we are not negotiating
CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena criticized Galvez’s opposition to calls to have the CPP, NDFP and the New People’s Army delisted from the GRP’s list of so-called terrorists.
CPP, other groups welcome possible peace talks resumption
“The Oslo Joint Statement is a first half-step in the long march leading to the resumption of formal peace negotiations, and in the even longer road of achieving the people’s aspiration for a just and lasting peace,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.
GRP, NDFP announce possible resumption of peace talks
“Cognizant of the serious socioeconomic and environmental issues, and the foreign security threats facing the country, the parties recognize the need to unite as a nation in order to urgently address these challenges and resolve the reasons for the armed conflict,” the Communique said.