![[Blog] My Thoughts #RememberML@40 -Koi Hernandez](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/koi-hernandex.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Blog] My Thoughts #RememberML@40 -Koi Hernandez")
My Thoughts #RememberML@40. by Koi Hernandez From August 21 to September 21. I will only be blogging about Martial Law in the Philippines as part of my contribution to #RememberML@40. As a youth today, I am both fortunate and unfortunate to not have lived during Martial Law. Fortunate because those were the dark days of … Continue reading »
![[Event] Ang Damgo ni Eluteria by Remton Zuasola -ACTIVE VISTA Cebu](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/aug-24-cebu.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Event] Ang Damgo ni Eluteria by Remton Zuasola -ACTIVE VISTA Cebu")
For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/ActiveVista Media Advisory 23 August 2012 Active Vista Human Rights Film Festival Screens ‘Ang Damgo ni Eluteria’ to Help the Fight Against Human Trafficking Active Vista Human Rights Film Festival will screen “Ang Damgo ni Eluteria” by Cebuano filmmaker Remton Zuasola on August 24, Friday, 6pm at the Cebu Cultural Center. Shot … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] NCIP halts mine consent process in Palawan tribe -ATM](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/atm-logo1.png?w=160&h=93&crop=1 "[Press Release] NCIP halts mine consent process in Palawan tribe -ATM"){kind=logo}
NCIP halts mine consent process in Palawan tribe Neglect of PNoy’s orders obvious Palawan, Philippines – The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) stopped last week a local mining company from illegally conducting activities in Brooke’s Point municipality, this province. Lebach Mining and Develoment Corp. (LMDC) was prevented from conducting consultative assemblies with indigenous peoples. … Continue reading »
‘Mr. President, Tampakan is not fit for mining’ Bishops, groups remind P-Noy to reject the Tampakan Mining Project Manila – Malacañang received on August 14 a letter from two Catholic bishops and other environmental groups urging the President to immediately deny the appeal of the Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) for the issuance of an Environmental … Continue reading »
![[In the news] Comelec fails to provide crucial PWD forms -MindaNews](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/mindanews1.png?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[In the news] Comelec fails to provide crucial PWD forms -MindaNews")
MindaNews » Comelec fails to provide crucial PWD forms. By Artha Kira Paredes / VERA Files August 20, 2012 COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/20 August) — The Commission on Elections allowed persons with disabilities (PWDs) to register during the voters’ registration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), but failed to provide them with supplemental forms … Continue reading »
![[In the news] Groups call public to share in peace effort in Zamboanga City | Sun.Star](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sunstar-network-copy1.jpg?w=160&h=65&crop=1 "[In the news] Groups call public to share in peace effort in Zamboanga City | Sun.Star")
Groups call public to share in peace effort in Zamboanga City | Sun.Star. by Bong Garcia August 19, 2012 THE presidents of the Zamboanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Inc. (ZCCIFI) and the Golden Crescent Consortium of Peace Builders and Affiliate have called on the public to rally behind the local government and law … Continue reading »
![[Event] Aug 21: PMCJ Climate Finance Capacity Building Seminar](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/fdc.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Event] Aug 21: PMCJ Climate Finance Capacity Building Seminar")
Aug 21: PMCJ Climate Finance Capacity Building Seminar Ika-16 ng Agosto 2012 Sa ika-21 ng Agosto (Martes), 2:00-5:00 ng hapon ay nag-organisa ang Working Group on Climate Finance ng isang capacity-building Seminar tungkol sa Climate Finance para sa mga kampanyador. Layunin nito na magkaroon ng mas malalim na pang-unawa ang mga kampanyador sa kalagayang pang-pinansya … Continue reading »
![[Appeal] Public apology hiling mula sa brodkaster na nagsabing ‘hinayupak’ ang mga maralita -AHRC](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ahrc.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Appeal] Public apology hiling mula sa brodkaster na nagsabing ‘hinayupak’ ang mga maralita -AHRC")
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter written in Filipino from the Urban Poor Associates (UPA) to Miguel “Mike” Castro Enriquez, Senior Vice-President for Radio of GMA Network. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An Open Letter from Urban Poor Associates (UPA) forwarded by … Continue reading »
![[In the news] 1000th day since Ampatuan massacre to be marked with vigil for justice -InterAksyon.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/interaksyon-logo2.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[In the news] 1000th day since Ampatuan massacre to be marked with vigil for justice -InterAksyon.com"){kind=logo}
1000th day since Ampatuan massacre to be marked with vigil for justice By InterAksyon.com August 18, 2012 MANILA, Philippines — Media organizations, press freedom and human rights advocates, artists and victims’ relatives will hold an overnight vigil from Sunday to Monday to commemorate the thousandth day since the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan massacre. The vigil, … Continue reading »
![[In the news] ‘Opponents of RH bill delaying amendments’ -PhilStar.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/philstar-logo-white12.jpg?w=160&h=81&crop=1 "[In the news] ‘Opponents of RH bill delaying amendments’ -PhilStar.com"){kind=logo}
‘Opponents of RH bill delaying amendments‘ By Jess Diaz, The Philippine Star August 19, 2012 MANILA, Philippines – Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman yesterday accused lawmakers opposed to the Reproductive Health (RH) bill of delaying the process of introducing amendments to the measure. Lagman, one of the bill’s principal authors, asked the House leadership to stop … Continue reading »
![[Statement] Stop frat-related impunity; imbue frat members with sense of dignity and the rule of law -PAHRA](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/pahra-logo-copy.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Statement] Stop frat-related impunity; imbue frat members with sense of dignity and the rule of law -PAHRA"){kind=logo}
…when we show a judge that is corrupt, And will give up his sentence as he favours The person, not the cause; saving the guilty If of his faction, and as oft condemning The innocent out of particular spleen; …censure us, or free us with applause. Philip Massinger.The Roman Actor Act I, Scene 3; l.39ff … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Prosecute Officials for ‘Death Squad’ Killings -HRW](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/hrw.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Prosecute Officials for ‘Death Squad’ Killings -HRW")
Philippines: Prosecute Officials for ‘Death Squad’ Killings Heed Rights Commission’s Recommendations (New York, August 17, 2012) – The Aquino administration should act on the Philippine Commission on Human Rights’ recommendations to investigate and hold accountable officials responsible for hundreds of extrajudicial killings in Davao City, Human Rights Watch said today. In a long awaited statement, … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Filipino doctor nominated to UN torture committee -MAG](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/162020_143869779004082_2021986_n.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Filipino doctor nominated to UN torture committee -MAG")
Filipino doctor nominated to UN torture committee Dr. June Caridad Pagaduan-Lopez, a professor at the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila and of the Medical Action Group (MAG) has been nominated to the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) … Continue reading »
![[From the web] Eyewitness: A New Dawn in the Philippines thru PREDA Boys Home](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/preda_online_image.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] Eyewitness: A New Dawn in the Philippines thru PREDA Boys Home")
Eyewitness: A New Dawn in the Philippines thru PREDA Boys Home. By Sophie Newsome, edited by Jim Luce. Olongapo, Philippines August 14, 2012 The Jeepney’s engine is roaring up the streets that tie up the hills of Olongapo. I am commuting to the PREDA Boys’ Home – a Social and Human Development Center. PREDA is … Continue reading »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-FST-142 -2012 August 15, 2012 A Statement from Free Cocoy Tulawie Movement forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission PHILIPPINES: Supreme Court held the State of Emergency in Sulu unconstitutional The Free Cocoy Tulawie Movement is happy to announce the Decision of the Supreme Court dated July 3, 2012 which GRANTED the … Continue reading »
