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“Lives lost could no longer be returned, and the trauma we are suffering due to the gross and repeated negligence of Aleson will haunt us for life."
We fight back until no Duterte will ever sit in power again and rule this country.
Rights advocates said that the arrest of activists during a historic commemoration sends a chilling message about the state of civil liberties in the country.
“These are fabricated charges designed to intimidate us and to undermine the people's quest for truth and accountability.”
“EDSA belongs to the people. This is not just a traffic issue. This cannot be regulated like an ordinary place.”
No armed encounter took place based on information from locals.
“The charges against him were meant to silence his union work. Eight years is too long. He should be free.”
“Duterte supporters and their bot network are fabricating lies in their desperation to bury the truth being told by relatives of drug war victims."
"Bicolanos must demand accountability for all those involved in the widespread corruption in the government..."
“My children are brave. They fight not only for themselves but for the people.
Duterte's anti-drug campaign disproportionately affected the poor and the marginalized.
ICC’s ongoing hearing is important as the Philippine justice system makes it hard for victims and survivors to fight back against a state-enforced policy.
NUJP said that this move by Kaufman dishonors the victims and demeans the work of journalists who took the risk to cover dangerous assignments.
“In Talaingod, an unfinished classroom is not a minor bureaucratic lapse. It determines whether a child walks hours to school, studies in unsafe conditions, or stops attending altogether."
They both emphasized that EDSA was not spontaneous. After 14 years of authoritarian rule, an economic catastrophe, murder, fraud, church mobilization, underground organizing, and a press that was learning how to breathe again, monuments and anniversaries should not be the only things that keep it alive.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) case against Rodrigo Roa Duterte tracks the fight for justice by the families of the ‘war on drugs’ victims, and how Duterte has attempted to evade accountability.
“I filed a case (but) I can still feel that those in power continue to control the justice that I have been waiting for so long.”
Political dynasties in our government monopolize state power. They concentrate power and prioritize self-preservation and control, not the basic social services that students should be receiving.
“Here in Tacloban, the same family, Marcos Jr.’s relatives–the Romualdezes–have ruled the city for decades yet there is still no progress that can be seen.”
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