Walden Bello’s arrest seen as an attack vs free speech
"We see this as another attempt to silence criticism and dissent against the state."
Walden Bello’s arrest seen as an attack vs free speech
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Katips as eye-opener
Katips as eye-opener
But what perhaps connects to the viewers are grief and the grim reality of state repression. When some activists were abducted, their torture scenes seem to be lifted straight from testimonies of Martial Law victims. Name every method and it gets shown here. Here, the film becomes art that disturbs those who had lived in the comfort that Martial Law.
Back to the past: The return of ROTC
Back to the past: The return of ROTC
If indeed the Marcos II administration intends to bring back the past by, among other means, making ROTC mandatory again, 21 years after it was made an NTSP elective, it could start by first instituting the needed reforms in the program to prevent or at least reduce the corruption, abuses and violence that many associate with it.
Balik-Tanaw | Be Prepared
Balik-Tanaw | Be Prepared
But, the greatest preparation of them all is this, are we ready to accept and claim the comprehensive notion of salvation (economic, political, cultural, spiritual and environmental) that only comes from God? Are we ready to follow the way, the truth and the life who is Jesus Christ? We know we will die sometime, but we do not know exactly when. Did we address the things that truly matters, like love, forgiveness and reconciliation before we die?
Despite having left ICC, Phl cannot evade probe
Despite having left ICC, Phl cannot evade probe
“Withdrawal from the Rome Statute does not discharge a state party from the obligations it has incurred as a member. Consequently, liability for the alleged summary killings and other atrocities committed in the course of the war on drugs [during the Duterte administration] is not nullified or negated.”
Another NDFP peace consultant cleared of criminal raps
Another NDFP peace consultant cleared of criminal raps
“This PILC's fourth grant of a demurrer to evidence in an illegal possession case against a person in the peace process, a pattern that debunks what police want us to believe. What's true: peace consultants are not armed and dangerous!”
Use of own language facilitates better learning, Filipino academics assert
Use of own language facilitates better learning, Filipino academics assert
“What we need in order for our country to develop is to effectively learn our own language. We will not develop if we merely learn a foreign language prematurely just so we would become the slaves of others."
Rights groups dismayed over Marcos Jr’s rejection of ICC
Rights groups dismayed over Marcos Jr’s rejection of ICC
“What can we expect from someone who has shamelessly branded victims of human rights violations — people who have been killed, disappeared, tortured, illegally arrested and detained, among others — during his father’s dictatorial rule as greedy people who are only after money?"
‘Vetoed tax break for Filipino teachers, a far cry from Marcoses’ unpaid estate taxes’
‘Vetoed tax break for Filipino teachers, a far cry from Marcoses’ unpaid estate taxes’
“There is nothing to fret about the proposed reimbursement of the P1.5 billion collected taxes from 700,000 poll workers who served during the last election. If at all, they should be thanked for their service, and this can help them make ends meet amid this crisis we are in."
US hawkish tilt toward Asia: a war on the Filipino people
US hawkish tilt toward Asia: a war on the Filipino people
The US aggressive military postures toward China entails a maximized implementation of the VFA and EDCA as well as a more extensive presence of US military troops and facilities through US military largesse swapped with local oligarchic fealty to US military and economic interests.
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The making of the ‘Mad in Malacañang’ effigy
The making of the ‘Mad in Malacañang’ effigy
Effigies of newly-elected Presidents always come as a challenge. The effigy should reflect the country’s political condition.
Blood Rush | RIP, FVR (12th president of my very sad republic)
Blood Rush | RIP, FVR (12th president of my very sad republic)
We don't owe the Joint Hague Declaration solely to FVR. But that he enabled that part of our history, which, to my mind is our march toward just peace, is a legacy that each president of the Philippines after FVR must be measured against.
Soldiers blocking rights groups’ access to father of minor slain in ‘fake encounter’
Soldiers blocking rights groups’ access to father of minor slain in ‘fake encounter’
Rights groups seeking to investigate the death of a nine-year-old girl in Taysan, Batangas province have been prevented by soldiers from talking to the victim's family. Karapatan-Southern Tagalog said the military is preventing the truth from coming out.
Bill seeking to protect rights defenders re-filed ‘to honor those who fought and still fight for rights of fellow Filipinos’
Bill seeking to protect rights defenders re-filed ‘to honor those who fought and still fight for rights of fellow Filipinos’
“This bill is refiled in a new Congress, when all eyes in the international community are on the Philippines for the bloody record of the previous president Rodrigo Duterte, and those of the other past regimes, including the dictator Ferdinand Marcos."
‘Criminalization of human rights work continues under Marcos Jr.’
‘Criminalization of human rights work continues under Marcos Jr.’
“Those defending their rights and that of others are being wrongfully painted as criminals through charges that are based on fabricated testimonies of soldiers or contracted witnesses, or on planted evidence."
Fake encounters vs. Reds in Batangas result in 2 civilian deaths
Fake encounters vs. Reds in Batangas result in 2 civilian deaths
Local residents have come out to dispute these claims, stating that the casualty was actually local farmer Maximino Digno. According to Digno’s neighbors, he was last spotted going to his field in barangay Cahil when elements of the 59th IBPA found and killed him. His remains were spotted sometime after.
SONA 2022: Why Marcos Jr. economic blueprint will make the nation, ordinary folk suffer
SONA 2022: Why Marcos Jr. economic blueprint will make the nation, ordinary folk suffer
Marcos Jr.'s priority is to ensure that the neoliberal policies that his predecessor President Rodrigo Duterte passed are maximized to create the most favorable environment for big businesses, including foreign capital. To become an investment destination, the administration will provide massive tax breaks to corporations through the CREATE Law and provide foreign companies more profit-making opportunities with the amended laws on public services and foreign investments.
Tinang farmers, supporters file torture, other charges against Tarlac police
Tinang farmers, supporters file torture, other charges against Tarlac police
“Holding Villanueva and his lackeys accountable for their violations of human rights and agrarian reform policy is especially timely, given that Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. had nothing worthwhile to say about human rights and food sovereignty in his State of the Nation Address."
Martial law survivors demand genuine apology, continue fight for justice
Martial law survivors demand genuine apology, continue fight for justice
"We vow to continue the claim for reparation and recognition of thousand more victims by pushing for a better reparations law. We vow to continue to claim our hard-won non-monetary benefits, as mandated in RA 10368 or Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013. We will continue to resist the historical distortion peddled by the Marcoses and their apologists, and the return of the $6 billion more that the Marcoses stole from the Filipino people."
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