By FRANCK DICK ROSETEBulatlat.com CAGAYAN DE ORO — Lawyers of detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and lay worker Marielle Domequil maintained that their clients are innocent, disagreeing with the court decision that was only based on testimonies from “rebel returnees” without supporting...
“It is important to show our support because it plays a big part in our culture.”
Human rights group Karapatan expressed concern over the recent issuance of Executive Order 33 directing government agencies to adopt the National Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorism Financing, and Counter Proliferation Financing Strategy (NACS) 2023-2027.
There is a pattern of disrespect to the rights of the human rights defenders accused of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses in Southern Luzon, human rights lawyers said on Friday, July 7.
“It took four years for Ge-ann to be acquitted of all the charges against her, involving a ridiculous trove of firearms and explosives that bear the usual telltale marks of planted evidence. But the unfunny thing is, Frank Fernandez and Cleofe Lagtapon were convicted...
Human rights group Karapatan denounced the recent reports of activists and human rights defenders being accused of trumped-up charges.
For the People’s Summit organizers, Ferdinand Marcos Jr has “no love” for the Philippines as last year’s demands remain unheeded amid the worsening situation.
A farmers group assailed the proposal of the Philippine finance secretary that seeks to further liberalize the country’s sugar industry, saying that allowing more imports will neither lower its increasing prices nor cushion the impact of taxes on sugary beverages.
Mark Darren and Mark Danielle are overjoyed to finally see their mother, Mary Jane Veloso, five years after their last visit.
By MAVIC CONDEBulatlat.com GUINOBATAN, Albay – For communities living around Mayon Volcano’s six-kilometer danger zone, evacuation is part of their life. “We know what we are dealing with, so the sensible thing to do is [move] there,” Rowena Opeña told Bulatlat of...
By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA — Lawyers who previously represented the Philippine government in cases against human rights defenders have entered their appearance as counsels for the National Security Council (NSC) as the trial seeking to unblock 27...
By GEELA GARCIA Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY – A few steps away from a safe house, one can hear the Pangadas brothers, Mawing and Ismael, and the Diagone couple, Jeffry and Lerma, strumming the guitar and singing to familiar songs of resistance. The four were reunited...
By JONAS ALPASAN Bulatlat.com MANILA – On the 125th commemoration of Independence Day, Gabriela Women’s Party assailed the Marcos Jr administration’s disservice to the heroes who fought for the country’s freedom as he “remains to be an avid supporter of foreign-backed...