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 legal officer of the...
Legazpi City, Albay--Libu-libong magsasaka mula sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa ang naghahanda para sa malakihang mga pagkilos para salubungin ang ikalawang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pang. Rodrigo Duterte. Panawagan nila ang libreng pamamahagi ng lupa, sa...
MILITARY FORCES set fire to a house and took four children with them as they conducted military operations in Guihulngan City, Negros Occidental. They also reportedly ordered the evacuation of over 50 families from their communities. These are some of the abuses that...
Private security guards of real estate firm Laiya Development Corporation fired shots and hurled stones at more than 300 fisherfolk families encamped along the highway of Sitio Balakbakan, Bgy. Laiya in San Juan, Batangas on July 3. At least three casualties and...
Under the scorching heat of the sun, more than 100 protesters stood before the gates of the Supreme Court in Padre Faura yesterday, shouting “Never again to martial law,” as they awaited the decision of the judiciary on Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial...
THE THREE members of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Executive Committee broke their silence on why they resigned on June 30 following the announcement of the first four official entries to the festival. In a joint statement, award-winning scriptwriter Ricky Lee,...
“ISIS-inspired.” Sabi pa ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno, may direktang kaugnayan sa ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) ang magkahalong grupo ng Maute at Abu Sayyaf na umatake sa Marawi City, na dahilan ng pagsasailalim ng Mindanao sa batas militar. Kaya mahalagang...
“ANG MAGING ISANG BAKWIT ang pinakamatinding epekto ng batas militar,” sambit ng isang 26-taong gulang na lalaking bitbit ang dalawang maliliit na anak sa evacuation center sa Bgy. Baraas, Iligan City. Ibinahagi ng mga delegado ng National Humanitarian Interfaith...
Alinsunod sa Artikulo 18, Seksyon 25 ng Saligang Batas, ipinagbabawal sa Pilipinas ang presensiya ng mga dayuhang baseng militar, tropa, at pasilidad, maliban na lamang kung mayroong kasunduan sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at ng alinmang bansa. Ngunit iniikutan ang...
Umalma ang mga magsasaka ng Solidarity of Peasants Against Exploitation (STOP Exploitation) at Alyansa dagti Mannalon ti Ilocos Norte (Peasant Alliance in Ilocos Norte or AMIN) sa maanomalyang paggmit ng mahigit P66 milyong halaga ng tobacco excise tax na...
At some point, in one of the numerous checkpoints one has to pass through travelling the highway (smile, show some ID, say where you've been and where you're going to), a fully armed soldier went into our bus carrying a laminated roster of wanted terrorists, their...
HUWAG DAW mabahala sa Martial Law dahil terorista lang ang target nito at hindi ordinaryong mamayan, aktibista, o sibilyan. Sisiguraduhin daw ng gobyerno na walang mangyayaring paglabag sa karapatang pantao ng mga taga-Mindanao. Pero sinu-sino ba ang mga nasa likod ng...
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