The lawyers of Frenchie Mae and Marielle Domequil will appeal the conviction today at the Court of Appeals. The two were convicted wrongfully fo terrorism financing early this year. We maintain that the ruling of the Tacloban Regional Trial Court, issued by Judge Georgina Uy-Perez,...
By Kristine Villanueva NEW YORK CITY — More than 200 Filipinos and allies from across the Northeastern United States rallied in front of the Philippine Consulate General and Cerberus Capital Management on Monday, condemning President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s State of...
Ni JOHN AARON CORPORAL at EMMANUEL GATA “Palakasin natin ‘yung kampanya sa national and international level para palayain ang lahat ng bilanggong pulitikal, para ma-raise ang awareness kung sino sila at i-demand sa Marcos administration na palayain sila.” Ito ang...
By JAZHEEL C. SARINO Indigenous peoples (IPs) in Mindanao continue to suffer inequality, discrimination, and violence despite making up a significant portion of the region's population. This was pointed out by lawyer Raymond Marvic Baguilat, senior lecturer and lead...
Nina John Aaron F. Corporal at Emmanuel B. Gata Nagbabala ang mga grupong pangkalikasan at mga residente sa posibleng pinsala sa kalikasan, kabuhayan, at mga komunidad sa Olongapo City dahil sa Olongapo Solar Project at sa planong pagpapalawak nito. “Napakayaman nung...
The pending anti-disinformation bills confuse the symptoms with the disease. Instead of addressing the political, economic, and technological systems that manufacture and profit from coordinated information manipulation, they place the burden on individual expression...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. must think the public is as blind as his subordinates when he said it was difficult to determine who were protesters and who were journalists in the July 22 violent dispersal in Pasay City. The police...
By Devian Claire B. Bersales QUEZON CITY — Governance issues, prolonged displacement, political interference, and continuing human rights concerns remain among the biggest challenges confronting the Bangsamoro peace process, experts said in a State of Mindanao Forum...
It is not an isolated incident but part of the continuing pattern of legal harassment that seeks to silence independent journalism through the misuse of the legal system
Nina Ronald Sayson at Ayesha Tale “Nakikita natin ito bilang sovereignty issue, environmental issue, na dapat po kagyat na i-address sa isang imbestigasyon.” Ito ang panawagan ni Atty. Renee Co, Kabataan Partylist representative, at ng mga grupong makakalikasan...
Nina Moi Balisacan and Jahzeel Sarino Umaalma ang mga tsuper ng jeepney sa Katipunan Jeepney Terminal sa nakaambang pagpapaalis sa kanilang terminal. Bibigyang-daan ang itatayong parke sa ilalim ng Urban Regreening and Renewal Program ng Metropolitan Manila...
By Devian Bersales and Jahzeel Sarino QUEZON CITY—Families of the victims and human rights advocates called for a more thorough investigation into the deaths of 19 individuals in Toboso, Negros Occidental, launching the Justice for Negros 19 Campaign Network at the UP...
Altermidya raises concern over the proposed “Anti-Fake News and Digital Disinformation Act” or House Bill (HB) 2697, sponsored by presidential son Rep. Alexander “Sandro” Marcos, and backed by House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III. We believe that it is a...