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For Allere, the cause is personal. She once lived in an urban poor community in Lorega, Cebu City which got demolished
While Republic Act No. 10973 grants officials power to summon individuals, it should not override the individual of their rights under custodial investigation such as the right to remain silent, right against self-incrimination and right to counsel, among others.
The use of government as an extension of business is known as bureaucrat capitalism. Bureaucrat capitalism emerges when political power is concentrated to a small class of economic elites, propped up by and in service to foreign interests.
"A State shall not be discharged, by reason of its withdrawal, from the obligations arising from this Statute while it was a Party to the Statute, including any financial obligations which may have accrued," the Article 127 read.
International delegates have denounced the intertwined crises of corruption, militarization, and climate injustice in rural and indigenous communities across the Philippines.
The vilification of activists, journalists, and labor organizers has become a defining feature of a government that equates criticism with subversion.
Human rights lawyers said that while the award criteria may be objective, the timing and choice of Duterte as awardee are morally and ethically problematic.
“There is no law that compels disclosure of the names of participants or delegates, especially in advocacy, humanitarian, or mission-related activities."
The reality: Kaufman misrepresented both the ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) and the Philippine government, spreading disinformation that misled victims, media, and the public.
“In an industry where precarious jobs, wage theft, unsafe conditions can be commonplace, where workers — especially migrants, women — face intimidation, fear of reprisal, for speaking up, it is not enough to just be part of a union. We must be part of a community. We only win the fight if we are part of a community,”
The Chamber said that while the Defense limits its argument to the fact that Duterte is 80 years old, and his alleged condition based on medical reports, it failed to substantiate “how detention is so detrimental that it justifies his release.”
“What else can we expect from a Senate that includes the likes of Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa and Bong Go, who were Duterte’s lieutenants in his bloody drug war?"
“The opt-out scheme is presented as a choice for those who can pay, but in reality, it becomes a tool to pressure students into paying."
“Where is the swift judicial remedy to enforced disappearance through the writ of amparo?”
At least 10 BPO companies in Cebu City violated labor rights and occupational safety standards following the September 30 earthquake, the BPO Industry Employees Network-Cebu reported.
"There is no other credible evidence of the abuse, torture and cruelty that the arrested individuals suffered in the hands of the PNP than their very own testimonies and that of their families and lawyers."
Despite being cleared of all charges, she remained a target of state suppression.
"The government didn't just steal taxes. It stole Eric Saber's life."
“To admit the crime but shield the culprits is to side with the oppressor. This is not justice—it is the normalization of impunity.”
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