Beyond LGBTQIA+ rights, participants called for lower prices of basic commodities, a living wage of P1,200, the removal of the 12-percent value-added tax on essential goods, and greater government accountability.
“Personally, I felt its weight. Stipend delays have become a real struggle, especially now that my mother, a single mom, can barely sustain my daily needs.”
”[W]e should not be silent because silence is the ally of the system that oppresses us from our rights."
“These visits and questioning in the absence of counsel have been causing much stress and anxiety to the Petitioner (Dangla) and his relatives who are still recovering from the aftermath of his abduction,” the counter-manifestation reads.
"The local court’s decision unblocks all the 27 websites, making this a victory against state censorship, and against the use of “anti-terrorism” rhetoric to justify the violation of free speech and expression."
“Organizers are slapped with trumped-up charges, imprisoned for years, and acquitted only after the damage has been done. This systematic harassment violates workers’ right to freedom of association and their right to participate in political life.”
Similar to Filipino journalists, the Ukrainian journalist had her share of witnessing women journalists being killed and imprisoned for their work.
“We want to convey through this walkout that the youth should continue to intervene and be consistent in their protests against corruption.”
The tribunal will preserve evidence as reference for future legal actions as well as contribute to broader movement beyond traditional advocacy work to immediately stop the genocide and the ultimate liberation of the Palestinian people.
This burial will not be a simple act of protocol but an effort to confer honor on a former Defense Minister whose role in the machinery of martial rule cannot be separated from its atrocities, repression, and plunder.
Filipino families who have been affected by immigration policies have relentlessly contacted the Philippine Consulate and Embassy only to be met with red tape and slow bureaucracy.
Tinig ng Plaridel condemned the police’s “brazen assault on campus press freedom,” saying the incident revealed the regime’s desperation to stifle critical coverage amid growing public outrage over corruption scandals.
There should be a genuine public audit, full disclosure of documents, and cases filed against corrupt officials, including those in Malacañang and Congress.
“No one should be punished or humiliated for who they are or whom they love.”
“Bayan calls for widespread, bigger, and bolder protests to pursue accountability and push for the ouster of Marcos and Duterte,”
“Despite the fear that the state wants to instill on us, they just proved that protesting against corruption is just and the right thing to do,” Raven Racelis said.
