Martial law survivors oppose DepEd’s whitewashing of Marcos dictatorship
“We at the [CARMMA] flag and condemn in the strongest possible terms the [DepEd]’s shameless scheme to whitewash and distort our history with its September 6, 2023 memo to change ‘Diktadurang Marcos’ to ‘Diktadura’ in the Grade 6 Araling Panlipunan curriculum of the newly-launched Matatag curriculum,” CARMMA said.
NPA ambush kills 5, belies gov’t claim Quezon is NPA-free
“Five were killed among the military while four others were wounded. The enemies fled the fighting, enabling the Red Army to safely withdraw,” NPA-Quezon spokesperson Cleo del Mundo said.
‘Stop the dump’: Pacific communities protest Japan’s release of treated nuclear water
For Pacific environment groups, the dumping of treated water is tantamount to destroying marine life and the future of the region. Justice Pacific’s statement reflects this popular sentiment among non-government organizations.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF ROGIE SENDING: Investigation or bullying?
During the hearings, majority of the congresspersons went after Mamba’s subordinates with venom. The capitol employees were shouted at and could hardly get a word in even as they were simply trying to answer the congresspersons’ questions. They were reduced to stuttering most times, making them appear more guilty than Dismas and Gestas.
New travel guidelines violate rights, OFWs say
“Intention is one thing and effect is another,” Migrante International’s Joanna Concepcion said, adding “the fight against human trafficking does not justify this violation.”
‘The need to change the order of things’
Today is the 85th birth anniversary of stage and film actor and director Benjamín Roberto “Behn” Holcombe Cervantes, founder of the University of the Philippines Repertory Company. He was also a founding member of the Concerned Artists of the Philippines, the Philippines Education Theater Association and the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino.
NPA accuses Philippine Army of killing 3 civilian women in Masbate fire fight
The Jose Rapsing Command of the NPA said troops of the Philippine Army’s 96th Infantry Battalion killed civilians Jelyn Guis Dejomo (56), Sheryl Salazar Dejomo (29) and Divina Lubiano Ajitan (60).
Groups defend artist from QCPD’s ‘harassment suit’
“Why expend public resources on this just to save face when the realities that the effigy reflects and expresses remain unaddressed?” CAP secretary general Lisa Ito said.
BAYAN: More red-tagging, rights violations under BBM’s security program
“It looks at ‘peace’ only as a necessary condition for development but does not see peace as the result of social justice and genuine development,” BAYAN president Renato Reyes said.
CPP vows justice for Tiamzons and companions a year after deaths
“The revolutionary forces reiterate their vow to attain justice for the Tiamzons and all other victims of state terrorism,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.