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![[Appeal] Amnesty International Open Letter to PNoy on Enforced Disappearance](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/amnesty-international-image.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Appeal] Amnesty International Open Letter to PNoy on Enforced Disappearance")
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![[Video] Pasko ng PALEA -RAPPLER.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/pasko-ng-palea.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Video] Pasko ng PALEA -RAPPLER.com")
[Video] Pasko ng PALEA -RAPPLER.com
Pasko ng PALEA rappler.com Published on Dec 25, 2012 Since its members were “locked out” from their jobs on September 11, 2011 the Philippine Airlines Employee Association (PALEA) has maintained a protest camp outside of the Philippine Airlines in-flight services. PAL implemented an outsourcing program and violently ejected the union members from their posts. Members … Continue reading »
![[In the news] Quiet signing of RH law marks beginning of ‘reconciliation’ – Lagman -InterAksyon.com](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/interaksyon-logo2.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[In the news] Quiet signing of RH law marks beginning of ‘reconciliation’ – Lagman -InterAksyon.com"){kind=logo}
[In the news] Quiet signing of RH law marks beginning of ‘reconciliation’ – Lagman -InterAksyon.com
Quiet signing of RH law marks beginning of ‘reconciliation’ – Lagman By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez, InterAksyon.com December 29, 2012 MANILA, Philippines — The lack of fanfare with which President Benigno Aquino III signed the Reproductive Health law is Malacanang’s way of starting a reconciliation process to ensure the support of all sectors for the new statute, … Continue reading »
![[In the news] One billion women to rise on Feb. 14–Filipinos at the forefront, led by Monique Wilson -INQUIRER.net](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/inquirer1.jpg?w=160&h=60&crop=1 "[In the news] One billion women to rise on Feb. 14–Filipinos at the forefront, led by Monique Wilson -INQUIRER.net")
[In the news] One billion women to rise on Feb. 14–Filipinos at the forefront, led by Monique Wilson -INQUIRER.net
One billion women to rise on Feb. 14–Filipinos at the forefront, led by Monique Wilson By Annelle S. Tayao, Philippine Daily Inquirer December 29, 2012 Awash in purple light and its floor covered in rose petals, the stage of Music Museum in Greenhills was filled with women—kids, teens, mothers, artists, celebrities, even seniors who survived … Continue reading »
[In the news] RH, ‘desaparecidos’ bills now laws President signed without fanfare -INQUIRER.net
RH, ‘desaparecidos’ bills now laws President signed without fanfare December 29, 2012 Without fanfare, President Benigno Aquino III signed the reproductive health (RH) bill into law last Dec. 21. It was signed together with the Anti-Enforced Disappearance Act. The highly contentious RH law provides “universal access” to reproductive health services and supplies such as contraceptives. … Continue reading »
![[Off-the-shelf] Read less know more Primer on the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 published -CLRD](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/clrd-atl-primer-cover.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Off-the-shelf] Read less know more Primer on the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 published -CLRD")
[Off-the-shelf] Read less know more Primer on the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 published -CLRD
Read less know more Primer on the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 published by Children’s Legal Rights and Development Center (CLRD) Part of the anniversary celebration the CLRDC was the soft launching of the “Primer on the Anti-Torture Act of 2009”. Although printed copies are already available, the CLRDC team opted for the “soft launching” coined … Continue reading »
[In the news] ‘DENIAL KINGS’ | Rights group scoffs at AFP disavowal of Order of Battle -InterAksyon.com
‘DENIAL KINGS’ | Rights group scoffs at AFP disavowal of Order of Battle By InterAksyon.com December 24, 2012 MANILA, Philippines – The denial by the military and the government of the existence of an “Order of Battle” with names of alleged enemies of the state has come under fire from rights groups, who described the … Continue reading »
[In the news] Women’s group shows there’s life after Luisita -INQUIRER.net
Women’s group shows there’s life after Luisita By Fernando del Mundo, Philippine Daily Inquirer December 26, 2012 HACIENDA LUISITA, Tarlac City—It is harvest time in the sugar plantations. Trucks laden with freshly cut sugarcane lumber along MacArthur Highway on their way to Central Azucarera de Tarlac, the sugar mill in Hacienda Luisita owned by the … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Teachers’ bonus released before Christmas -TDC](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/tdc.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Teachers’ bonus released before Christmas -TDC")
[Press Release] Teachers’ bonus released before Christmas -TDC
Teachers’ bonus released before Christmas The productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) of public school teachers and government employees was released on-time according to the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC). However, the group’s monitoring this weekend revealed that several schools in some areas like Quezon City in NCR and Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato provinces in Central Mindanao failed … Continue reading »
![[From the web] CBCP-NASSA’s call for the resignation of Sec. Virgilio de los Reyes | Task Force Mapalad](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dsc_4867.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[From the web] CBCP-NASSA’s call for the resignation of Sec. Virgilio de los Reyes | Task Force Mapalad")
[From the web] CBCP-NASSA’s call for the resignation of Sec. Virgilio de los Reyes | Task Force Mapalad
CBCP-NASSA’s call for the resignation of Sec. Virgilio de los Reyes | Task Force Mapalad. December 26, 2012 23 Dec 2012 – AFTER A SERIES OF CONSULTATIONS with various stakeholders, the National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA), the social action arm of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Philippines (CBCP), joins the call for … Continue reading »
[Press Release] On Christmas Eve, Farmers’ appeal to government: Defend us from landowners’ harassment -SARA
On Christmas Eve, Farmers’ appeal to government: Defend us from landowners’ harassment Sumalo, Bataan: A farmer from Barangay Sumalo, Hermosa, Bataan may spend Christmas inside the prison for harvesting three (3) pieces of coconut in the land that he has been occupying and tilling for the past thirty (30) years. Jose Laysa, a forty-seven year … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Milestone Law Criminalizes Forced Disappearances, Aquino Enacts First Law of its Kind in Asia -HRW](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/200px-hrw_logo-svg.png?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Milestone Law Criminalizes Forced Disappearances, Aquino Enacts First Law of its Kind in Asia -HRW"){kind=logo}
[Press Release] Milestone Law Criminalizes Forced Disappearances, Aquino Enacts First Law of its Kind in Asia -HRW
Philippines: Milestone Law Criminalizes Forced Disappearances Aquino Enacts First Law of its Kind in Asia (Manila, December 21, 2012) – The new law that criminalizes enforced disappearances in the Philippines is the first of its kind in Asia and a major milestone in ending this horrific human rights violation, Human Rights Watch said today. President … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Anti-APECO Marchers celebrate gains from 370-km protest walk in March Declaration, urge swift fulfillment of President and Cabinet’s promises -Task Force Anti-APECO](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/casiguran-marchers-2.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Anti-APECO Marchers celebrate gains from 370-km protest walk in March Declaration, urge swift fulfillment of President and Cabinet’s promises -Task Force Anti-APECO")
[Press Release] Anti-APECO Marchers celebrate gains from 370-km protest walk in March Declaration, urge swift fulfillment of President and Cabinet’s promises -Task Force Anti-APECO
Lakad Katarungan, Lakad Matuwid na Daan Anti-APECO Marchers celebrate gains from 370-km protest walk in March Declaration, urge swift fulfillment of President and Cabinet’s promises “Sa Matuwid na Daan, pangako’y di tinatalikuran.” 26 days after departing by foot from Casiguran, the 120 marchers protesting the implementation of the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone (APECO) are finally … Continue reading »
![[Press Release] Legal critique of Abadilla Five and Vizconde cases released -AHRC](http://hronlineph.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ahrc.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Press Release] Legal critique of Abadilla Five and Vizconde cases released -AHRC")
[Press Release] Legal critique of Abadilla Five and Vizconde cases released -AHRC
PHILIPPINES: Legal critique of Abadilla Five and Vizconde cases released (Hong Kong, December 20, 2012) The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is publishing today a 24-page legal critique of two controversial decisions issued by the Supreme Court (SC), the People v. Lumanog and the Lejano v. People, in comparison to judicial decisions in common law … Continue reading »
[Statement] Murder is murder, not a ‘legitimate encounter’ -AHRC
A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission PHILIPPINES: Murder is murder, not a ‘legitimate encounter’ On December 19, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) was reported to have concluded after over two years of investigation that the killing of botanist Leonard Co and his two assistants in Leyte in November 2010 “was due to … Continue reading »
