‘Ninanais din natin na mapasama ang champion ng karapatan ng mga manggagawa’
“Aktibo naman si Atty. Neri sa 1Sambayan and even before that ang kanyang track record. Sa katunayan, ninanais din natin na mapasama hindi lang si Neri na dalhin ng 1Sambayan kundi ang champion ng karapatan ng mga manggagawa na si Ka Bong Labog na nasa ilalim ng Koalisyong Makabayan.”
Neri grateful for his and Labog’s inclusion in Pacquaio and de Guzman slates
“To be honest, it would be difficult for Makabayan to ask its constituency to support Robredo when we do not even know her stand on contractualization, the national minimum wage, free land distribution for poor peasants, indigenous people’s rights, the peace process, and a host of other issues that matter to our constituency,” Casiño said.
Neri undeterred by non-inclusion in Leni’s slate
“We in Makabayan have always relied on the support of various groups and the people for progressive and pro-people independent candidates like me,” Colmenares said.
Lawyers, activists hail ICC decision to investigate Duterte’s war on drugs
“This ICC decision to investigate the EJKs in the Philippines is a major step to justice! The families of thousands of EJK victims have long asked for the accountability of the killers. Malapit na po!” human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares said.
‘Preparasyon na nila ‘yan sa eleksyon’
“Itong bira nila sa Makabayan, lalo na sa oposisyon, preparasyon na nila ‘yan sa eleksyon. Gustong lumpuhin ng gobyerno ang oposisyon bago pa man mag-halalan. Hindi na lang ito red-tagging kundi using the government funds for electoral purposes to defend the administration. May tulog talaga ang Duterte candidates at para ma-ensure na manalo sila, lulumphin nila ang oposisyon long before 2022. It’s a combination of red-tagging and electioneering using public funds.
Neri Colmenares wins international human rights award
Neri Colmenares, one of the country’s most prominent public interest lawyers, is this year’s awardee for outstanding contribution to human rights by the foremost organization for international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies.
Ang pagkaka-pareho ni Marcos at Duterte
Sa paggunita ng mga aktibistang grupo sa ika-48 na anibersaryo ng Batas Militar, inihambing ni Atty Neri Colmenares ang pagkakapareho ng diktadurya ni Ferdinand Marcos at kasalukuyang gubyerno ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Biktima ng torture noon si Colmenares at biktima pa rin siya ng pang-uupat ng gubyerno ngayon.
Neri Colmenares on Anti-Terror Law and Street Protests
Opposition and resistance have overwhelmed the Philippine political landscape amidst the Covid19 pandemic, when the ‘anti-terror bill’ became a law. Now, the broad people’s resistance has become a test if the regime can continue to intimidate the people with the law and the virus.
Activists vow legal pushback vs state forces
Colmenares said those they intend to charge, both before trial courts and the Office of the Ombudsman, include the “generals, colonels,” and enlisted personnel of police and Army units that carried out the raids, prosecutors, judges who issue “fake” warrants, and the “false witnesses” on whose testimonies the warrants were based.’
Inhustisya ng gubyerno, binatikos ng mga aktibista
Binatikos naman nila ang tila kawalang hustisya at pagpabor ng gobyerno sa mga mayayaman. Inihalimbawa nila ang katiwalian sa Bureau of Corrections at naudlot na pagpapalaya sa dating mayor na si Antonio Sanchez, gayundin ang laganap na “GCTA (Good Conduct Time Allowance) for Sale” sa mga drug lord, rapist at mamamatay tao.