Court reduces Kidapawan farmers bail plea by half
Farmers were initially asked to post a P12,000 bail for the direct assault charges filed against them by the police.
Court reduces Kidapawan farmers bail plea by half
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Groups denounce arrest of responding health workers in Kidapawan dispersal
Groups denounce arrest of responding health workers in Kidapawan dispersal
“We deplore the culture of impunity perpetuated by the Aquino administration where even the provision of health services is treated as a criminal act.”
Global Day of Action | Groups demand justice for Cotabato farmers
Global Day of Action | Groups demand justice for Cotabato farmers
“The impunity promoted by Aquino underscores his accountability on the Kidapawan carnage. The President is allowing farmers to starve and die of hunger. He is guilty of incompetence, criminal negligence and genocide."
Nora Aunor, Monique Wilson demand justice for Kidapawan farmers
Nora Aunor, Monique Wilson demand justice for Kidapawan farmers
“Bumaba na sila dahil wala naman slang nagagawang kabutihan para sa mamamayan lalo na sa mga mahihirap na tao… Nagmasaker sila ng mga taong walang ibang kahilingan kundi bigas.” (They should step down because they are not doing anything good for the people, especially the poor…They massacred those who were only asking for rice.) -- Nora Aunor
#BigasHindiBala | Colmenares tells Mar: ‘The issue is Aquino regime’s criminal neglect’
#BigasHindiBala | Colmenares tells Mar: ‘The issue is Aquino regime’s criminal neglect’
“What they needed is rice and not the spin of the Liberal Party or the administration.”
#BigasHindiBala | Foreign lawyers condemn PH gov’t for violating farmers’ rights
#BigasHindiBala | Foreign lawyers condemn PH gov’t for violating farmers’ rights
“The actions of the Filipino police violate the rights to life and to be free from arbitrary detention enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and the right to food guaranteed by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights."
Groups hold Aquino responsible for Kidapawan massacre
Groups hold Aquino responsible for Kidapawan massacre
A gathering in solidarity of protesting Cotabato farmers wants to hold the whole Aquino administration accountable for the bloody dispersal.
Court denies political prisoner Miradel Torres bail plea
Court denies political prisoner Miradel Torres bail plea
“The judge threw away Torres’ testimony that she was home in Biñan, Laguna when the supposed ambush happened, and that she was not a member of the NPA but of the women’s mass organization Gabriela,”
Barricade | Asserting the people’s rights
Barricade | Asserting the people’s rights
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Under a negligent government, legitimate demands will continue to bring people out of their homes and into the danger zone that is the barricade.
#BigasHindiBala | Indigenous peoples slam Aquino for Kidapawan massacre
#BigasHindiBala | Indigenous peoples slam Aquino for Kidapawan massacre
“The situation would not have escalated into a bloody tragedy if the government had admitted their lapses and heeded the call of the farmers.”
#BigasHindiBala | Probe says police destroyed evidence of Kidapawan massacre
#BigasHindiBala | Probe says police destroyed evidence of Kidapawan massacre
A national fact-finding team fear a "whitewash" of the April 1 Kidapawan bloody dispersal of a peasant barricade.
#BigasHindiBala | ‘Police, local officials in Kidapawan criminally liable’ — mission
#BigasHindiBala | ‘Police, local officials in Kidapawan criminally liable’ — mission
“It is preposterous that a church compound – a sanctuary for many victims and those seeking the kind intervention of the Church – has been made into a military/police camp since April 1.”
Rice donations pour in for protesting farmers in Kidapawan
Rice donations pour in for protesting farmers in Kidapawan
"This goes to show how the people can do even more than this regime."
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Undeclared martial law in Kidapawan? | Rights violations continue to escalate, groups say
Undeclared martial law in Kidapawan? | Rights violations continue to escalate, groups say
“The brazen human rights violation and martial law in North Cotabato is madness in the highest order.”
Journalists harassed in Kidapawan coverage
Journalists harassed in Kidapawan coverage
"It is the responsibility of the Philippine National Police to ensure their safety as they do their job as journalists."
United Methodist, church groups join clamor for justice for Kidapawan massacre victims
United Methodist, church groups join clamor for justice for Kidapawan massacre victims
"The United Methodist Church deplores violence of any kind, and we are praying for a just and peaceful solution that upholds the dignity and protects the human rights of all persons."
‘Cover-up’ | Solon slams police search in farmers’ sanctuary in Kidapawan
‘Cover-up’ | Solon slams police search in farmers’ sanctuary in Kidapawan
“The search warrant only adds more insult to the injury inflicted by the government to the starving farmers. Why they are being searched? They are not the violent rousers, it’s the police who started the dispersal upon the order of Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza.”
Neglect of farmers led to Kidapawan massacre
Neglect of farmers led to Kidapawan massacre
“Aquino’s unparalleled incompetence and gross negligence in addressing the prolonged drought is among the main culprit in the bloody carnage of farmers in Kidapawan.”
Intl rights groups assail Kidapawan massacre
Intl rights groups assail Kidapawan massacre
“The Aquino government will pay for this carnage, and it will pay dearly. The history of peasant movements of the world is nothing if not instructive."
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