Lumad teacher arrested in Surigao, farmer-couple missing in Negros
Campos is preparing to take the professional licensure examination for teachers and is currently a volunteer teacher at a local Department of Education school.
Court denies TRO petition versus NTC memo banning Bulatlat
“We are saddened by the denial of our prayer for TRO versus NTC memo but still hopeful that the Court will eventually rule in favor of press freedom and the people’s right to information,” Bulatlat managing editor Ronalyn Olea said.
JOURNALISM IS NOT TERRORISM
Today, Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly are filing petitions before the Courts to have the NTC order stopped and dismissed. We are fighting back. We will persevere in speaking truth to power. History is on our side. Press freedom will always remain a pillar of every democracy while those who sought to curtail press freedom were always repudiated and consigned to the dustbin of history.
Farmers groups, lawyers laud dismissal of 2 charges against ‘Tinang 83’
“We laud the Court for recognizing the utter baseless-ness of the charges against the farmer-beneficiaries and their supporters. We are grateful for the outpouring of support from everyone especially the lawyers and paralegals who worked tirelessly for this victory,” the KMP said.
Aklan activists demand military withdrawal from communities
“We will hold the 301st Brigade of the Philippine Army, the local PNP, and the Duterte government responsible for any harm done to Calaor and Tugna,” BAYAN-Aklan said.
DAR list affirms Tinang farmers are the real land owners—KMP
“[The list] bolsters the rightful claim of the Tinang farmers to the plot they cultivated with supporters last June 9, cementing the utter baseless-ness of the charges filed against them,” the KMP said.
Environment defenders reveal new wave of surveillance, red-tagging
“Earlier today (Monday), one of our staff members reported seeing two uniformed policemen taking pictures in the direction of our office gate,” the groups said.
Karapatan lauds affirmation of Palparan’s conviction
“This recent legal victory affirms the need to pursue justice and accountability through and through — despite threats, harassment, reprisals, and patronage by those in power of these human rights violators,” the Karapatan said.
Rights lawyers join calls for de Lima’s release
“These validate what we knew all along. That the legal and judicial process is being deliberately weaponized by the State and its agents for nefarious political reasons by unscrupulously constructing false narratives and peddling manufactured evidence,” the NUPL said in a statement today.
NUJP, PTFOMS back OSG to have ex-Palawan governor rearrested
“We welcome moves by the Office of the Solicitor General and the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) to have him (Reyes) rearrested,” the NUJP said.