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Dee Ayroso | Oct 31, 2017
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Nueva Ecija bungkalan | ‘Our struggle put food on our table’
Nueva Ecija bungkalan | ‘Our struggle put food on our table’
This harvest season, the farmers of Baloc, Sto. Domingo reaped the fruit of their struggle for land.
Rise Up-Metro Manila | Human rights advocates, EJK victims’ kin unite to form group
Rise Up-Metro Manila | Human rights advocates, EJK victims’ kin unite to form group
The formation of the Metro Manila chapter of the group Rise Up marks the growing number of families of EJK victims who are taking a stand against impunity and fear.
Cordilleran leaders harassed by Ilocos Sur police, military
Cordilleran leaders harassed by Ilocos Sur police, military
"We urgently appeal to the public in condemning the harassment of State security forces to the people, to communities and people’s organisations."
Astute one step back on anti-drug campaign
Astute one step back on anti-drug campaign
Apparently stung by the steep drops in his satisfaction and trust ratings, as shown by the latest Social Weather Stations survey, President Duterte has taken a one-step backward in his widely criticized and condemned bloody anti-illegal drug campaign, led by the...
Like Marcos and Arroyo, Duterte errs on rebellion
Like Marcos and Arroyo, Duterte errs on rebellion
The late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos was touted to be a brilliant lawyer. Rodrigo R. Duterte, who idolizes the tyrant, prides himself on having been a prosecutor. But as the country’s presidents, each in his own time, both made erroneous public pronouncements...
On farmers’ appeal for land and justice, Duterte is mum
On farmers’ appeal for land and justice, Duterte is mum
For ten days (Oct. 16-25) peasants from Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon motored, sailed, and trekked to the National Capital Region in what they called “Pambansang Lakbayan ng Magsasaka para sa Lupa at Laban sa Pasismo.” Having camped outside the gate of the...
Wishful thinking
Wishful thinking
After saying that he still “has to talk to the NPA (New People’s Army),” by which statement he meant that the Government of the Philippines will have to resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), President Rodrigo Duterte...
Faced with uncertainties, evicted Pasig Floodway urban poor set-up ‘homeless camp’ in Mendiola
Faced with uncertainties, evicted Pasig Floodway urban poor set-up ‘homeless camp’ in Mendiola
“People are asking the demolition team to show documents authorizing the demolition but they could not show anything. They just said it was Mayor Robert Eusebio’s orders, and they did not need to show papers.”
Soldiers arrest a fieldworker of EU-funded human rights project
Soldiers arrest a fieldworker of EU-funded human rights project
Julito Otacan’s work is crucial for the project to take hold and help the lives of the Lumad communities
Moro group: ‘PH, US govts accountable for rights abuses in Marawi’
Moro group: ‘PH, US govts accountable for rights abuses in Marawi’
“The US government and Duterte's incessant accusation against the Moro people as harboring terrorists gave a go-signal for the military and the police to openly attack Moro civilians and communities."
Lawyers’ group condemns killing of Sorsogon human rights worker
Lawyers’ group condemns killing of Sorsogon human rights worker
Edwin Pura, 49, was shot dead early morning Oct. 25 by two suspected military men in Gubat, Sorsogon.
Lakbay Magsasaka: Tales of a thousand oppressed tillers
Lakbay Magsasaka: Tales of a thousand oppressed tillers
"Today, the Filipino peasant masses vow to further our struggle for genuine land reform.”
91 peasants killed under Duterte’s first 14 months
91 peasants killed under Duterte’s first 14 months
The following are the documented extrajudicial killings of peasant activists from July 2016 to Sept. 2017, as recorded by human rights group Karapatan Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights (Karapatan): 1. Hermi Alegre, Davao July 15, 2016 2. Remar...
Anti-corruption broadcaster killed in Surigao del Sur
Anti-corruption broadcaster killed in Surigao del Sur
Before the incident, the broadcaster had reported receiving multiple death threats, some of which he posted on his Facebook page.
Public school teachers slam loan deductions from salaries
Public school teachers slam loan deductions from salaries
Some teachers received salaries amounting to only P200.
Lakbay Magsasaka | ‘Duterte has failed farmers’
Lakbay Magsasaka | ‘Duterte has failed farmers’
Farmers are fast losing hope after President Duterte reneged on his promise to return the coco levy fund to small coconut farmers and there have been moves inside the Department of Agrarian Reform to reverse the administrative and department orders, favoring farmers, which were issued by former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano.
Debunking the Fisheries Code: Small fishers lament heavy fines, loss of livelihood
Debunking the Fisheries Code: Small fishers lament heavy fines, loss of livelihood
Small fishers complain of extortion from local governments based on the Fisheries Code.
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