“Those who were killed are persons; they are not just numbers or statistics! We fervently pray that we may not continue counting dead bodies; that every one of us will continue protecting human lives.”
Month: July 2019
Negros killings brought trauma to orphaned children – child rights group
Progressives said these killings were carried out under Memorandum 32, where more military forces were deployed in three provinces, including Negros.
Higit pa sa tubo
Ang patuloy na pagpapayaman at pagpapalakas ng kapangyarihan ng mga kapitalista ay nangyayari sa patuloy na pagpapahirap at pagpapahina ng mga manggagawa. Ang tanong sa puntong ito: Nagtatagumpay kaya sila? Hindi po.
Pansinin ang sunud-sunod na welga sa iba’t ibang lugar ng Pilipinas. Iisa ang mga panawagan, iba-iba lang ang pangalan ng mga opisina’t pagawaan. Iisa rin ang solusyon ng kapitalista’t pamahalaan, iba-iba nga lang ang porma: Karahasan.
Stop the killings!
Albayalde’s statement justifying Oplan Sauron reeks of impunity. Like Oplan Tokhang, the Philippine National Police wishes the public to regard as normal the butchering of civilians.
Lawyer included in ‘hit list’ killed
“It exposes that ‘hit lists’ often translate to killings.”
Tanghalang Pilipino launches 33rd season with ‘Mabining Mandirigma’
Mabining Mandirigma, a Steampunk Musical, runs at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater) from August 16 until September 1, 2019.
‘Biased’ SSL should not be basis for pay hike – gov’t workers
A salary increase, the group said, should adhere to social justice tenet of providing workers with living wages.
“Honorable Absent!”
Maraming mga porma ng katiwalian ang maaaring mapuna na kaugnay ng halalan mula pa noong panahon nina Huseng Batute hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Isa na rito ang pagtingin na ang mga pwesto sa gobyerno ay isang pwestong pagkakakitaan ng mga nanalo.
The state of the Philippine environment*
“…[t]hese potentials are being challenged by different environmentally destructive projects and interventions and intensified extraction of natural and mineral resources. Our sovereignty over our natural resources is being bastardized. “
The fire-resistant Duterte siokoy, chanting in the rain and other SONA 2019 sidelights
Youth activists were stirred to chant louder as the rain fell harder: “Magpapatakot ba tayo sa ulan? Ang mga magsasaka nga, pinauulanan ng bala. Tubig lang ‘yan!”
Duterte to pursue war on drugs, death penalty despite UN reso
“His marching orders to pass the death penalty measures, on top of his bloody drug war and counterinsurgency speak of his ineffective and blatantly anti-people kill-kill-kill solution and policy framework.”