Ni JOHN THIMOTY A. ROMERO Mother, I am very aware that my decision to teach in Mindanaoan mountains weakened not only yours, but of Dad’s and Lolo’s seemingly frail hearts. You’ve already visualized me in areas you thought were far greater than where I am today:...
Thousands braved the heat and rain in other parts of the country yesterday to protest what they called as ‘Duter-tyranny.’
A tribute to the 29-year-old Salugpungan head who died on Sept. 2.
Last week, in the nth attempt over the last 29 years, proponents of a national identification system managed to get the House of Representatives to approve a bill instituting such a system in the country: 142 voted yes, only seven (the Makabayan bloc) voted no. In...
The killing of young people, minors, and children that have been blamed on the police of the Duterte regime is not without precedent. The same atrocities were committed by the then PC-INP (Philippine Constabulary Integrated National Police) and the military of...
Progressive solons said the Duterte administration has "unraveled as a fascist, pro-imperialist and anti-people regime."
Marcos Aggalao, 74, was a peace-pact holder of the Salegseg tribe in Kalinga, and was part of the massive campaign against the Chico River dam project during the Marcos Dictatorship.
“While the CHR's performance as a constitutional body may not have been fully satisfactory to many Filipinos, its mandate is important in combatting human rights abuses."
Ni JAMES COGON “Mali ang umasa sa ganitong sistema." Oh inay, kay hirap ng buhay. Buong mag-araw ay nag-aararo si itay. Gumising ako nang maaga para maghanapbuhay Subalit pag-uwi sa bahay, wala pa rin si tatay. Sa pagdating ng hatinggabi Ako ay napatunganga sa...
Echoing his appointees in his propaganda machine, and the trolls and hacks who infest social media as well as some newspapers and broadcast networks, President Rodrigo Duterte rebuked critics of his regime’s human rights record. He claimed that while these critics...
“We came here to demand justice,”
The current administration…has not only inherited an accumulation of problems [social, economic, and political] but has adopted and implemented policies that aggravate these problems. It is widely perceived that the Philippine ruling system is inexorably following...
In his message for National Heroes Day this year, President Rodrigo Duterte urged Filipinos to uphold the rule of law as the best way to express their appreciation for the sacrifices of the heroes who fought for the country’s independence. “Let us honor them by...
The University of the Philippines-Diliman serves as the base camp for some 3,000 national minorities up to Sept. 22.
The cold-blooded murder of 17-year-old senior high school student, Kian Loyd delos Santos, by Caloocan police, in what President Rodrigo Roa Duterte loudly proclaims as his administration’s unrelenting “war on drugs,” has unleashed a firestorm of protest. No,...
Ni ROMMEL PIPOY LINATOC Ang buwaya’y madalas ihambing sa mambabatas Lahat lalamunin hanggang biktima ay makatas Sasagpangin ang pagkakataon, pangil ay ibabaon Walang panginginaing mababakas hanggang sa malulon Ang ulupong ay laging ikinakahon sa mga taong taksil...
President Duterte is turning more and more confrontational towards mounting criticisms and protest actions against his government’s bloody war on drugs, war against the Maute Group in Marawi, extended martial law declaration in Mindanao, “all-out war” against the...
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