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Under such dire human rights situation, the Church, both clergy and lay, must "stand up for what is right" and "become light and hope for others."
The Department of Health is set to get a whopping P9.39-billion budget cut under the proposed 2020 budget.
Filipino farmers call for subsidy amid the influx of imported rice from other countries.
“The state has been aggressive in witch-hunting its critics primarily in the government sector.”
“Progressive culture and artistic expression are the only weapons we wield against fascism and repression.”
The attacks against lawyers "impair the ability of lawyers to provide effective legal representation, make
lawyers increasingly wary of working on sensitive cases, and consequently severely undermine the proper functioning of the rule of law and the adequate protection of rights, including the right to remedies and fair trial."
“The spread of "fake facts" aims to distort history and present it as truth.”
“There is a generation of orphaned children now deprived of parental nurturance, case and guidance because of the enforced separation of parents and guardians due to disappearance, detention and series of killings across the nations.”
“Lives were ruined because of martial law. No child deserves to live in that condition.”
Student representatives from colleges and universities along Taft Avenue joined the nationwide call for a big protest action on Friday, Sept. 20, the eve of the 47th year since the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law.
Tunay na may batayan ang kolektibong galit na dapat na nararamdaman ng mga mamamayan. Pero pinipilit ng mga nasa kapangyarihan na huwag gunitain ang nakaraan sa makatotohanang paraan. Una, mahalagang alyado ng mga Duterte ang mga Marcos. Ikalawa, pinipilit sikilin ang kultura ng aktibismo ng kabataan. Ikatlo, binabago ang interpretasyon ng kasaysayan sa kabila ng hindi maipagkakailang datos, partikular ang pagpapalayas sa mga Marcos sa Malakanyang sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalsa ng mga mamamayan noong 1986.
Ang paggamit ng linyang anti-komunista, ang red tagging sa mga kritiko ng pamahalaan at ang pagpatay, pagpapakulong at panggigipit sa mga aktibista at kritiko ng pamahalaan ang kasalukuyang ekspresyon ng karanasang nagsimula pa sa panahon ni Macario Sakay.
“Although they are different companies with different forms of struggle, the fact remains that both [NutriAsia and Pepmaco] have committed grave transgressions against their workers.”
Alexa Placada was last seen in barangay Magsaysay, General Luna, Quezon while being arrested by still unknown unit of the Philippine Army.
"In the end, it boils down to the question of what can we do.”
Clamor said the attempts to discredit human rights defenders and progressive organisations aim to prevent them from pursuing justice for the victims of rights violations.
Nobody from the Duterte administration wants to admit that the Republic Act 11203, which has liberalized rice importation, is the culprit behind the miserable state of our farmers right now.
“We’re not here to celebrate a fascist dictator. We’re here to call for an end to all fascists and dictators.”
"The elderly and the sick are arrested on trumped-up charges while the convicted rapists are freed."
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