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“China is condemnable over violation of a specific maritime law by disrespecting our exclusive economic zone. But our patriotic efforts should extend against the U.S. which has a long history of military interventions and war of aggression waged against us and other countries."
A Cabinet revamp should start with the removal of inept, corrupt, anti-people officials and their replacement with genuinely competent, pro-farmer, and pro-people leaders.”
“Amid much-publicized rehabilitation efforts in the city’s most affected areas, the promise to rebuild the lives of the victims and survivors of the siege remains utterly unfulfilled.”
“Supreme Court ruling is the commercial fishers’ legal action to stop and to silence small fishers from complaining and protesting” against the encroachment of commercial fishing vessels in areas previously identified by the Fisheries Code as Municipal Waters and exclusively for the use of municipal fishers.
“She was shouted at and cursed by the ROTC cadet officers or COCC, blindfolded, slapped, pushed, and her hand was even twisted during the so-called ‘training.'"
“BBM said we should protect against climate change, yet he's the one adding to it now.”
“The latest incarceration of Pelayo, a vocal advocate for ancestral land and water rights, is yet another example of legal tactics weaponized to suppress the community’s resistance."
In a formal Manifestation to Stage a Strike, submitted to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on May 14, KULU said that they fulfilled all legal requirements to strike after CBA talks hit a deadlock. Despite management citing financial losses as a reason for denying their demands, union leaders call this claim a “big lie.”
Not enough attention has been given to the important fact that the normal operation of the plant would extract large volumes of seawater coolant, heat and radioactively pollute it and release it back into the littoral environment.
“The culture of violence and abuse inside the AFP only shows the deeply entrenched machismo and impunity in the institution. Many victims remain silent due to fear of retribution, especially when their abusers are powerful men with weapons and institutional backing."
“They resigned from their work and decided to do full time in Move It. Now, where will they go?”
“Since breaking the ceasefire, the Zionist-Israel and its number one funder has shown no mercy to our Palestinian brothers and sisters. They play deaf while the list of martyrs and victims grows longer, and those still alive have nowhere safe to go,” said Amirah Lidasan, secretary-general of MCPA.
“The rice crisis has worsened since the Rice Liberalization was implemented, and Senator Kiko knows this as well."
Residents said that the private blue guards are deployed by the JMV Security Services again, the same agency that deployed 80 armed private blue guards in their community on April 4.
The call for accountability must be continuous, the campaign for better solutions must be continuous.”
“This extraordinary milestone, achieved from behind bars, reflects the collective will of the UP student body and affirms the right to political participation even under the most difficult of circumstances."
“Despite a slight increase in local yield, it is still vastly overshadowed by massive importation. This is the result of the unrestrained opening of the market to imported rice in the name of neoliberal policies," said KMP Chairperson Danilo Ramos.
RA 8436, like RA 9369, did not provide for hybrid elections, but the Supreme Court nevertheless allowed it because one of the primary mandates of Comelec, simply put, is to make sure that the votes of the Filipino people during elections are counted.
“It is dismaying to learn that these are not mere technical glitches but signs of systemic neglect that effectively disenfranchise thousands of Filipino voters,” said APHR Chair Mercy Chriesty Barends.
Most of the arrested residents are known leaders who are actively speaking and campaigning against the entry of a private corporation in their island.
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