Isang kontemporaryong kwento ng paglikas
“Wala kaming kuryente, walang tubig, walang wi-fi dahil pinutol lahat ito ng kabila. Nasira ang aming sasakyan kaya wala kaming magamit sa paglikas,” ani Evelyn sa isang media forum sa Lungsod Quezon noong Biyernes.
Paggunita sa Pamamaslang
Paano na ang mga inulila na naghihintay pa hanggang ngayon/Na malapatan ng katarungan ang mga berdugo at mastermind?/Sino ang babalot ng kumot sa bunsong giniginaw?/Papaano babahawin ang sugat ng malay/Ng asawang binalo ng pamamaslang?/Paano hihilumin ang pusong winindang ng biglang pasabi/Ang anak na wala namang kaaway ay walang awang pinatay?
Dubai OFWs to ask Marcos about high prices of goods in PH during UAE visit
Migrante Middle East would like to hear about sustainable job creation in Philippines. They noted “the lack of employment opportunities has resulted in unabated exodus of Filipino overseas workers.”
‘The NTF-ELCAC should be disbanded’
“It is evident that the NTF-ELCAC (National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict is using its powers to protect key economic interests in the country. This has nothing to do with anti-terrorism or anti-communism. The military’s gross overreaction to people trying to defend their right to a safe, clean health and sustainable environment is totally unacceptable. The NTF-ELCAC should be disbanded.”—United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change Ian Fry
Tuloy ang welga: PISTON rejects ‘further study’ of jeepney phase-out scheme
PISTON president Mody Floranda said Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB) chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III only told them the agency will further “study” their demand to withdraw their December 31 deadline against independently-operated traditional jeepneys.
‘Stop bombing Gaza hospitals!’ Filipino health groups tell Israel
“We denounce the November 15 raid of Israeli Defense Force in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. Thousands were affected, vulnerable patients trapped, staff and other civilians displaced as they run out of medical supplies and fuel,” the petitioners said.
Rights groups laud UN expert recommendation to abolish NTF-ELCAC, repeal anti-terror law
“They told me horrific stories on how they have been treated. I have listed in my recommendations to disband the NTF-ELCAC because it is clear that it’s operating beyond its original mandate,” UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights Dr. Ian Fry said.
Global confab calls on GRP to resume talks with NDFP
“And so we urge both parties in the process to resume the peace process, which should never have been stalled,” ICHRP president Peter Murphy said.
Activists welcome de Lima’s release from prison
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan president Renato Reyes said said de Lima’s release was long overdue, adding the former senator deserves the dismissal of all remaining cases against her.
Global rights coalition commit to continuing solidarity with Filipinos
The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) said it condemns the United States-backed counterinsurgency program of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government that continues to commit human rights and international humanitarian law against the people.