At a global forum in Manila in May, President Marcos Jr. warned that “if by a willful act” committed by China a Filipino is killed in the West Philippine Sea, it would be “very close” to an “act of war” that could cause the Philippines to invoke the 1951 Phl-US Mutual Defense Treaty.
Batikusin ang hindi katanggap-tanggap at huwag palampasin ang aroganteng pag-uugali ng mga dapat na nagsisilbi sa mamamayan. Habang patuloy nilang pinagkakaitan at pinahihirapan ang marami, kunin ang lahat ng pagkakataon para sila’y birahin at singilin, kahit nangangahulugan ito ng pagkawala ng kanilang pagkatao. Anong klaseng tao ba naman kasi ang puro kahayupan ang nasa katawan?
“So many families are suffering because the heads of their families have disappeared. Let us lend not only our voices but our hearts and souls to them so they would have the courage.”
“We appeal to the Commission of Human Rights to help us remind the government to honor the rights of Cumpio under the Mandela Rules and other human rights related to her being a political detainee.”
By DEE AYROSO
In the proposed 2025 appropriation, the DND is allocating $2.48 billion or 58 percent of its budget to personnel services, $1.3 billion or 31 percent for maintenance and other operating expenses and $479.1 million or 11 percent for capital outlay.
“We believe that James’ disappearance is either the latest in the military’s arsenal of dirty tricks to force his brother Alan to surface… given the military’s continuing failure to arrest Alan.”
“One desaparecido is already too much. Let us not further allow the Marcos Jr. government to rob us of our loved ones, rights and justice.”
“We live in a society where those who would do good are those who would be put to jail while the real terrorists and killers are free and in government positions.”
“We request your good office to take another look at Alipato At Muog with an open mind and an open heart. Our documentary is not fiction. It is a story of a family searching for their missing loved one. It is about human rights and the pursuit for justice,” Burgos said in his three-page letter.
“Workers, farmers, the poor, teachers, and ordinary people have the right and ability to have their voices heard. We are proud of our candidates and their humble roots,” said Renato Reyes Jr. of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan.