“At a time when accountability must be demanded of those responsible for large-scale corruption and the misuse of public funds, it is unacceptable that humanitarian and community-based organizations are instead being targeted, discredited, and placed at risk,
From story assignments to newsroom culture and practices, gendered undertones or microaggressions are often overlooked.
While wage theft, precarious working conditions, job insecurity, workplace harassment, loss of legal status persist, so does the strength, courage, and perseverance of migrant workers and the migrant rights movement in Canada and across the world.
Malalim ang ugat, at malawak din ang sanga-sanga ng sistemang korap. Lahat ng sangkot, dapat managot.
By introducing the red-tagging document in the RTC case, NUPL stressed that the lawyer formerly associated with NTF-ELCAC may have violated provisions of the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA)
For the signatories of the unity statement, the struggle is not just about defunding an agency but also about reclaiming public resources for genuine social services and protecting democratic rights.
“The cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment persists, and so does our fight for dignity, justice, and humanity inside prisons where rights are routinely denied."
Human rights groups said that those who get arrested are anti-corruption protesters instead of government officials involved in corruption scandals.
“My mother said that the man was commanded by a fellow policeman to interrogate me about my supposed ‘officership’ in KPL-Tacloban as the one ‘handling finance and budget."
“Police personnel from Pinukpuk entered our home without any consent or permission. Many of them went inside our house. Some wore masks. Some wore bonnets like thieves. Is that how the police behave?”
Amid the ongoing trillion-peso ghost flood control project scandal, which has raised public outrage over alleged misuse of funds meant for disaster mitigation, Filipinos in the diaspora stressed the need for accountability.
It has been five months since the flood-control scam was exposed, and more than 30 legislators have been identified by the Office of the Ombudsman as being involved in the anomalies, yet not one of them has even been brought to trial.
Lachica said both Marcos and Duterte should resign and be replaced by a National Transition Council with representatives from various sectors.
“This is not separate from the broader design of widespread intimidation of the youth, especially after the historic Baha sa Luneta Rally.”
“When I am outside, I am afraid that they will take or shoot me because that is what they always do to our colleagues."
Corruption is not just about stolen money. It is about stolen lives and stolen futures.
