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Bulatlat Contributors | Oct 4, 2020
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Until the last minute, political prisoner Reina Mae Nasino denied of ‘proper mourning’
Until the last minute, political prisoner Reina Mae Nasino denied of ‘proper mourning’
“Why did this happen? I thought this would be our moment. This is not solemn. Don't you have a family?” Marites Asis, mother of Reina Mae Nasino
#JusticeForBabyRiver | Netizens mourn, rage against ‘inhumane’ treatment of grieving mother
#JusticeForBabyRiver | Netizens mourn, rage against ‘inhumane’ treatment of grieving mother
Netizens have expressed their sympathy to the grieving mother, comparing the treatment she is receiving to that of the furloughs earlier granted to former presidents Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Joseph Estrada, and Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, and the release of US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton.
Why rights groups shun government-led ‘independent probe on rights abuses’ in the Philippines
Why rights groups shun government-led ‘independent probe on rights abuses’ in the Philippines
Time and again, human rights organizations have called for independent investigation of mounting cases of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, arrests and filing of trumped-up cases, to name a few.
No respect for a mother’s grief
No respect for a mother’s grief
Political prisoner Reina Mae Nasino only wants to grieve in peace but jail guards and policemen attempt to whisk her away twice.
Jail authorities ask court to shorten grieving mother’s furlough
Jail authorities ask court to shorten grieving mother’s furlough
Kapatid said a simple Google search will reveal that longer furloughs and privileges were granted by the courts and prison agencies to big-time politicians. Thus, there is no reason why Reina Mae Nasino cannot be allowed to grieve and be with her daughter for just mere three days.
Court grants 3-day furlough for grieving mother
Court grants 3-day furlough for grieving mother
"There is no reason to deny her motion. If big names in politics were allowed furlough, the same should be accorded to a grieving mother whose only desire now is to have a last glimpse of her dead 3-month-old child.”
Babies and prison
Babies and prison
The death of the three-month-old daughter of political prisoner Reina Mae Nasino has again brought to the fore the flaws of the justice system and the viciousness of government's counterinsurgency policy.
Let the mother see her dead child for the last time, groups urge court
Let the mother see her dead child for the last time, groups urge court
Nasino pleaded to the court to immediately give her “the decent and humane chance to be with her baby daughter, whom she was not able to comfort and hold while in sickbed up to her dying hours, for the last time, and to properly grieve over her tragic and untimely passing.”
Victim blaming the people’s resistance
Victim blaming the people’s resistance
Politicians are experts in articulating this unscientific argument. They blame the people’s resistance for causing social ills as if the system were just and equitable before the Left conspired to destroy it. They insinuate that the people’s struggle is instigating terror. It is convenient for them to scapegoat activism instead of acknowledging their criminal liability in perpetuating a state of mass poverty.
‘Reinstating death penalty to institutionalize carnage of the poor’
‘Reinstating death penalty to institutionalize carnage of the poor’
“As several research, surveys, and studies clearly show, capital punishment is an ineffective deterrent to crime — contrary to the propositions of those advocating for its reimposition.”
Reinstating death penalty goes against PH’s international commitments
Reinstating death penalty goes against PH’s international commitments
“No country wants to be responsible for violating international law and considered unlawful particularly with laws that have been voluntarily ratified. It paints a picture of inconsistency, reduces the credibility of state responsibility and genuinely undermines the rule of law.”
Mother, teacher, lawmaker | France Castro finds time to help son’s distance learning
Mother, teacher, lawmaker | France Castro finds time to help son’s distance learning
Last week, Bulatlat’s very own Martin’s Purrspective came up with a comic strip on how students, mothers, and teachers are faring on the first week of the ongoing distance learning. But what happens when the mother is also a teacher and a lawmaker batting for the rights of Filipino students and teachers?
Balik-Tanaw | The parable of the wedding banquet
Balik-Tanaw | The parable of the wedding banquet
The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed a corrupt system and culture. The pandemic did not break the system, for the system was already broken. The masses have been suffering way before the pandemic.
We cried a River
We cried a River
As a mother myself, I cannot begin to fathom how Andrea felt, and how Reina feels now. I have been struggling to find the right words. But there are, simply, no words enough to aptly describe the pain, the rage, the emptiness, and despair.
3-month-old daughter of political prisoner passes away
3-month-old daughter of political prisoner passes away
"What kind of justice system, nay society do we have to let this inhumanity and injustice to mother and child happen?"
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