Morita Alegre walks free, appeals for the release of son Selman
Political prisoner support group Kapatid announced on Saturday that Alegre walked out of the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong City on Friday, January 28, after 16 years in prison.
Tungkong Mangga: From farmers’ paradise to stove of violence
“The peasant families of San Jose Del Monte had been tilling the farmlands of Tungkong Mangga even before [API] would be incorporated in 1988,” explained UMA chairperson Antonio Flores. “DAR’s facilitation of Araneta’s landgrab is unconscionable, and nothing short of criminal,” he added.
Araneta guards fire guns at farmers in SJDM
“Grabeng kahayupan ng mga Araneta. Wala silang kinikilalang batas, puro pandarahas!” KMP national chairperson Danilo Ramos said.
NUJP demands arrest of media killing ‘mastermind’
“[N]ot only is former governor Joel Reyes evading his warrant of arrest for Ortega’s killing, he is running for Palawan governor, according to news reports, and is campaigning while a subject of a manhunt,” the NUJP said.
Bishop renews call for release of elderly prisoner and son
“Moreta should be allowed to spend her remaining days loving her grandchildren and reconnecting with her children. This poor family has been separated for so long, as Jesus, Moreta, and Salem were detained in Manila jails while the rest of the family remained in Negros,” Bishop Gerardo Alminaza said.
No justice, no genuine land reform 35 years after Mendiola Massacre—KMP
“The peasant movement pays tribute to Danilo Arjona, Leopoldo Alonzo, Adelfa Aribe, Dionisio Bautista, Roberto Caylao, Vicente Campomanes, Ronilo Dumanico, Dante Evangelio, Angelito Gutierrez, Rodrigo Grampan, Bernabe Laquindanum, Sonny Boy Perez, and Roberto Yumul who were martyrs of the Mendiola Massacre,” the KMP said.
Media groups reveal renewed Baguio PNP red-tagging of journalists
At least two journalists in the Cordillera region have been invited to a fake dialogue with the Baguio City Police earlier this month that turned out to be a witch-hunting activity against journalists and activists.
Groups laud HOR approval of rights defenders, COMELEC employees’ bills
Karapatan lauded the passage of the bill giving protection to human rights defenders while election commission employees hailed the approval of the proposed law strengthening Commission on Elections (COMELEC) field offices.
MIGRANTE INT’L: Unpaid Saudi OFWs may claim P10k aid from OWWA
“This is a victory for our Saudi OFWs who took collective action to push for financial assistance from DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment) and OWWA while their labor claims are pending in Saudi Arabia,” Migrante International said.
Rights agency opposes ‘no vax, no ride’ measure
“CHR fears that, while there is no direct prohibition on the right to travel with the ‘no vaccine, no ride’ policy in public transport for the unvaccinated, this policy effectively restricts the exercise and enjoyment of fundamental rights,” CHR spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia said.