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Supporting people’s organizations in Visayas since 2001, the Community Empowerment Resource Network, Inc. (CERNET) ceased operations due to the terrorist financing charges filed in 2023.
"You lived the Gospel not only with your lips, but with your whole being. You taught not just with words but with a life never separate from the struggle. Whether in the quiet of negotiations or the thunder of protest, your principles held firm. You walked the talk, each step leaving footprints for generations to follow."
Pura Luka Vega stressed that the performance was an expression of Catholic faith reflecting how Jesus would interact with the queer community if He were alive in this era.
Climate activists said that Japan and ADB’s continued financing of fossil fuel infrastructure, particularly fossil gas, under the banner of “transition” or “bridge” fuels falls short of what the climate crisis demands.
“Is the Senate not concerned to find out the answers of the Vice President on where she spent the P612 million that they themselves appropriated?”
“Every election in the Philippines, Amnesty International offers a clear pathway for reform through legislation calling newly elected Senators and Congress representatives to put human rights at the center of policy making."
“The Senate's action is not only legally baseless but also a clear abdication of its constitutional duty to try impeachment cases."
“Critical thinking and media and information literacy would do more against ‘fake news’ than allowing the bureaucracy to decide what is fake and what isn’t.”
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“We are a peasant family. We do not have our own land because my father was only a tenant although we had farm animals and tools. I experienced how difficult the lives of peasant farmers were. We really did not have enough even to cover the basic necessities. I wanted to change that."
A memorandum issued by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Regional Field Unit based in La Union province reveals the existence of “Project ‘Exit the Greylist.’” It directly links the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) process to at least one terrorist financing case against an activist.
In 2024, the Marcos Jr administration implemented economic policies that favor big businesses and foreign investors while keeping wages at miserable levels.
"If this program is pushed through, the militarization of the schools could have dangerous consequences for the democratic aspects of our country. Given the current political climate, the state might use the militarization of young people for selfish purposes, which would inevitably lead to human rights violations."
Rolan Cagas, who also sits as president of the Claveria Federation of Rice Farmers Associations, shared that their top concern was the rising prices of farm inputs, especially fertilizers, as it would now cost over P1,800 per sack, higher than the less-than-P1,000 price in the past years.
“Time and again, we’ve proven that the union is the strongest weapon and shield that we have against exploitation.”
“Development projects should be planned and implemented in the context of the country's urgent needs and solutions to current dilemmas, and with thorough consideration of its long-term effects on the environment."
Young people living with HIV underscored the need to have a strong support among peers, community, and institutions to fight the epidemic.
Reports from civil society organizations and the government revealed policy gaps in the Philippine HIV law: the consenting age for HIV treatment, enforcement of sex education, and implementation challenges.
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Last T?h?i?s? week in people’s history, balikan natin ang pagpirma sa U.S.-Philippines Military Bases Agreement (MBA) noong March 14, 1947—isang kasunduang umano’y magtitiyak ng seguridad ng bansa. Pero sa realidad, nagdala ito ng pang-aabuso at pananatili ng impluwensyang kolonyal ng Amerika. Ano nga ba ang naging epekto nito, at bakit hanggang ngayon ay may presensya pa rin ang U.S. military sa ating teritoryo?
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