Tinang farmers threatened, red-tagged anew as victory nears
“Farmers and peasant advocates alike were especially taken aback by the brashness of the red-tagging committed by P/Lt. Col. Macabitas in front of the hearing officer herself, hinting at military involvement,” the Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura said.
‘Respect rights of 2 surfaced youth activists,’ group urges gov’t
“Our call remains that their basic human rights be respected, they be accorded due process, and for their immediate release to be with their friends and families,” Karapatan said.
Groups accuse Marcos Jr. admin of having worse desaperacidos record than Duterte
“[ICHRP] demands an end to the reign of terror on political dissent, and calls for the immediate surfacing of all activists who have been forcibly disappeared by state forces,” ICHRP Chairperson Peter Murphy said.
Migrante International to gov’t: Help OFWs sent home by Kuwait
“We condemn the Kuwait government for sending back OFWs because it sees the Philippine government as abetting violations of labor agreements by providing shelters to distressed OFWs,” Migrante International said.
Canadian foreign minister urged to voice rights violations concerns in PH visit
“It is important for Canada to stop offering financial, programmatic, and technical assistance to the Philippine Government as it may lead to the oppression of its own citizens through counter-terrorism measures,” ICHRP Canada said.
We keep the lights on
We pray as the child in us/Once prayed for the best wish/We could ever have./They must find their/Way back to us,/And be soothed with/The beating of our hearts.
Sa gitna ng unos
Ngunit kahit sa siphayo’y di mapakali,/
kahit pa pilit niyayapos ang pangamba,/
kahit pa bangungot ay karimarimarin,/
hiling sa Diyos, matunton ang hininga.
DC police arrests 4 Fil-Am activists at ‘lavish’ Marcos dinner
“Anakbayan USA condemns the arrests of four, brave Anakbayan members after rightfully disrupting an excessive and lavish dinner between President Marcos, his cabinet secretaries, and some of the Philippines’ richest billionaires,” the group said.
Press Freedom Day ignites with demands for journalist’s liberty
Media groups People’s Alternative Media Network (Altermidya) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) both called for the liberty of Tacloban-based journalist and broadcaster Frenchie Mae Cumpio who has been in jail for more than three years.
DAR recognizes Tinang farmers as legitimate agrarian reform beneficiaries anew
“We thank Sec. Estrella for upholding the status of MAKISAMA-Tinang’s members as legitimate farmer-beneficiaries who have suffered the injustice of landlessness long enough,” Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura acting chairperson Ariel Casilao said in a statement.