Group tells public to vote for bets who include human rights agenda in their platforms

The May midterm elections would give Filipinos an opportunity to prevent “further erosion” in the country’s democratic traditions and processes, a human rights group said Thursday.

“The 2019 elections is a defining moment for the aggrieved Filipino masses, whether we move forward as a nation hoping for better lives or as doomed souls, is literally in the hands of every voter inside the polling booths come May 13,” the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates said.

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It added: “At this juncture, we simply cannot afford a business-as-usual approach to this political exercise.”

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