“We are alarmed by the Duterte administration’s continuous, intended choice to violate human rights and fundamental freedoms of its own people.”
Year: 2018
‘A nation of orphans’| Rights, progressive groups slam Duterte human rights record
On human rights day, progressives mourn ‘bayan ng ulila’ as killings, rights violations continue.
The real target of military operations in Mindanao
On Monday, Dec. 3, Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. publicly tagged Bayan Muna former representative Satur Ocampo and ACT Teachers’ Partylist Rep. France Castro an “active members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).” In a news report, Galvez claimed that Ocampo and Castro, who…
DepEd upholds lumad school
The Department of Education last Tuesday issued a statement that it “did not order the closure of any school serving indigenous people’s learners.” “This is in view of a recent claim,” it added, “that a Salugpongan learning center in the [Davao] region was closed down ‘upon the order of the Department.” Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon…
The injustice league
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said a few days ago that those individuals and groups demanding the imprisonment of Imelda Marcos because of her conviction on seven counts of graft should be “fair” to the Marcos family matriarch by respecting her constitutional rights, among them her right to post bail. If her family was unfair…
Forensic expert criticizes police’s investigation of drug-related killings
Forensic expert Raquel Fortun noted that in most cases the police will immediately bring the remains to the hospital, destroying the crime scene when authorities are supposed to “freeze” it and allow an independent team to probe it.
Migrant groups call for release of Filipino Larry Nicolas detained in US Immigration facility
“They should’ve let us know, so we’d know where to find our son. If he didn’t call, we wouldn’t know where to find him. They didn’t let us know. He has a family here. He has kids. He has parents.They should have let us know before they took him to a different city.”
Journalists vow to continue telling the truth amid gov’t harassment
MANILA — Journalists have vowed to continue their work amid Duterte administration’s relentless attacks on press freedom during an event organized by media and arts alliance LODI (Let’s Organize for Democracy and Integrity), Dec. 6. Dubbed Sikato! Sigaw para sa Katotohanan, Pagkilala sa Malayang Pamamahayag, the tribute held at Rappler’s office honored eleven Filipino journalists…
Caregivers in Canada demand better working conditions, residency program
“We need to have an open work permit to protect ourselves from abusive employers. An employer specific work permit encourages inhumane treatment – in our pursuit of 24 months completion to qualify for permanent presidency, we endure disrespect and belittling insults,.”
Rights advocates slam arrest of peace consultant, wife
Edre U. Olalia, legal consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) negotiating panel, said the “non-bailable murder charges are trumped-up and sprang out of nowhere.”
This Week on People’s History: The Battle of Tirad Pass
In this episode of This Week on People’s History, Bulatlat remembers the historic Battle of Tirad Pass, led by the young general Gregorio Del Pillar, against American colonizers.