[Statement] Tiraniko at sistematikong pagkitil sa kinabukasan ng kabataan ang pagpapababa ng edad sa responsibilidad sa krimen -KAISA-KA

Tiraniko at sistematikong pagkitil sa kinabukasan ng kabataan ang pagpapababa ng edad sa responsibilidad sa krimen Mahigpit na kinokondena ng PAGKAKAISA NG KABABAIHAN PARA SA KALAYAAN (KAISA KA) ang galaw ng Mababang Kapulungan na pababain ang edad ng responsibilidad sa krimen sa siyam (9) na taong gulang. Pangunahing obligasyon ng estado na tiyakin ang maganda,…

[Statement] Don’t hold our children hostage -AKBAYAN youth

Don’t hold our children hostage When GMA passes this bill under her leadership in the House of Representatives, she can prove several things: One, that she is capable of hijacking a long dead agenda to come to life just as how she was able to put herself back in power after years of pretending to…

[Statement] Do you remember when you were 9 years old? -Y4HRD

Do you remember when you were 9 years old? The Filipino youth mourns the move of the lower house of Congress in bringing down the age of criminal responsibility of children from 15 to 9 years old. Instead of strengthening RA 9344 also known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, the government opted to…

[Statement] DISCARD this bill on lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility! -BALAOD MINDANAW

BALAOD Mindanaw, Inc. is deeply distraught by the decision of the House of Representatives – Committee Level approving the bill on lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 15 years old to 9 years old! We reiterate our stand that this bill is not the solution to the increasing crime rate in the Philippines!…

[Statement] New SEC memo on non-profit organizations violates right to organize – Karapatan

New SEC memo on non-profit organizations violates right to organize – Karapatan Surreptitiously, without consultation with many non-profit organizations, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued SEC Memorandum Circular No. 15 (s. 2018) or the Guidelines for the Protection of SEC Registered Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) From Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Abuse or the NPO Guidelines…

[Statement] President of the Philippines should be held accountable for attacks against human rights defenders

Joint Statement: President of the Philippines should be held accountable for attacks against human rights defenders (11 January 2019, Bangkok) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and its member organisations in the Philippines strongly condemn Philippine President Duterte’s recent tirades against human rights groups. In a speech delivered on 9 January…

[Statement] Together, let us condemn in the strongest term this cowardly act to sow terror and divide the tri-people of Mindanao -MPPM

A statement on the Cotabato City IED explosion from MPPM “As the year 2018 ends, Mindanao is again shaken by the recent IED explosion that killed two and injured more than 30 individuals in the busy Southseas mall in Cotabato City on 31st of December 2018. Together, let us condemn in the strongest term this…

[Statement] Matindi ang pinsala ng kabastusang ito (ni Duterte) sa mga kababaihan, lalo na sa mga kasambahay -PKKK

Matindi ang pinsala ng kabastusang ito (ni Duterte) sa mga kababaihan, lalo na sa mga kasambahay PAHAYAG NG PAMBANSANG KOALISYON NG KABABAIHAN SA KANAYUNAN (PKKK) SA KABASTUSAN NI DUTERTE Kami sa PKKK ay nagpapahayag ng galit sa pagmamalaki ni Duterte sa kanyang ginawang molestasyon ng kanilang kasambahay. Naniniwala kami na ikinuwento niya ito hindi sa…

[Statement] Teachers seek clarification on Anniversary Bonus -TDC

Teachers seek clarification on Anniversary Bonus The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) has asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to clarify the implementation of Anniversary Bonus (AB) for its personnel. The DepEd Order on the matter as well as press statements and public pronouncements from Sec. Briones herself, especially the one during the World Teachers’ Day…

[Statement] Atty. Chel Diokno on the approval of the 3rd reading of charter change

Statement on the approval of the 3rd reading of charter change Charter change or federalism is not the answer to the real problems that our people are facing. It will not bring food to their tables, jobs to the unemployed, or social justice to the underprivileged. Instead it will bring even more misery, as it…

[Statement] Pahayag ng iDEFEND sa Memorandum Order 32 na nagpapatibay ng panuntunan sa mga militar sa ilalim ng State of National Emergency to suppress lawless violence

Pahayag ng iDEFEND sa Memorandum Order 32 na nagpapatibay ng panuntunan sa mga militar sa ilalim ng State of National Emergency to suppress lawless violence Source: iDEFEND.ph Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.com Include your full name, e-mail address and contact number. All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was…

[Statement] JUSTICE for the TAMASCO 8 Killings. Now. -Task Force Tamasco

JUSTICE for the TAMASCO 8 Killings. Now. December 3 marks the first death anniversary of Datu Victor Danyan, his two sons, son-in law, and 4 other tribal members and indigenous rights defenders of the T’boli community in Brgy. Ned, Lake Sebu. It also marks the first year of gross human rights violations by the men…

[Statement] Tuloy ang laban ni Andres Bonifacio -TDC

Tuloy ang laban ni Andres Bonifacio “Itong Katagalugan na pinamamahalaan noong unang panahon ng ating tunay na mga kababayan, noong hindi pa tumutuntong sa mga lupaing ito ang mga Kastila, ay nabubuhay sa lubos na kasaganaan, at kaginhawaaan. Kasundo niya ang mga kapitbayan at lalung-lalo na ang mga taga-Hapon. Sila’y kabilihan at kapalitan ng mga…

[Statement] Duterte has become the biggest threat to human rights and peace in the Philippines -MAT

Duterte has become the biggest threat to human rights and peace in the Philippines By the Movement Against Tyranny November 28, 2018 It is with grave concern and sheer horror that we view yesterday’s pronouncement by President and Commander in Chief Rodrigo Duterte that he will form his very own death squad to hunt down…

[Statement] TDC statement on shooting incident in Bulacan school

TDC statement on shooting incident in Bulacan school The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) extends its sincere sympathies to the family of a teacher who was shot dead by a soldier while having class in front of her pupils in Bocauae, Bulacan this morning. The teacher was identified as Melody Esber, 33 years old, teacher at…

[Statement] Paglapastangan sa kasaysayan at pambansang pagkakakilanlan -TDC

PAHAYAG November 15, 2018 Paglapastangan sa kasaysayan at pambansang pagkakakilanlan Tila isang sistematikong pagbubura ng mayamang kasaysayan, wika at panitikan at pambansang patrimonya sa kamalayan ng kabataang Pilipino ang nagaganap. Matapos na alisin ng DepEd sa kurikulum pansekundarya ang pagtuturo ng Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas ay tinanggal naman ng CHED sa General Education Curriculum sa kolehiyo…

[Statement] Pahayag ng Alternative Law Groups ukol sa brutal na pagpaslang kay Atty. Benjamin Ramos

Pahayag ng Alternative Law Groups ukol sa brutal na pagpaslang kay Atty. Benjamin Ramos Mariing kinokondena ng Alternative Law Groups (ALG) ang pagpatay kay Atty. Benjamin Tarug Ramos, founding member ng National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) at Secretary General ng NUPL Negros Occidental Chapter. Noong nakaraang Martes, ika-anim ng Nobyembre, pinagbabaril ng dalawang hindi…

[Statement] DOJ’s indictment of Rappler and its founder, Maria Ressa for tax evasion and failure to file tax returns a desperate attempt to shut down one of the critical voices in Philippine journalism -HRW

DOJ’s indictment of Rappler and its founder, Maria Ressa for tax evasion and failure to file tax returns a desperate attempt to shut down one of the critical voices in Philippine journalism -HRW The move by the Philippine Department of Justice to indict Rappler and its editor and founder, Maria Ressa, for tax evasion and…

[Statement] Amidst the yuletide cheer, another rights defender gunned-down -PNFSP

Amidst the yuletide cheer, another rights defender gunned-down The Philippine Network of Food Security Programmes, Inc. (PNFSP) condemns the cold-blooded murder of our colleague and fellow development worker and people’s lawyer, Atty. Benjamin Tarug Ramos. Atty. Ben, as what we all call him, is the founding member of Paghida-et sa Kauswagan Development Group, Inc. (PDG),…

[Statement] GSIS at DEPED ang may pagkukulang, bakit guro ang parurusahan? -TDC

GSIS at DEPED ang may pagkukulang, bakit guro ang parurusahan? Hanggang sa bukas, Oktubre 31 na lamang ang ibinigay na deadline ng GSIS para i-settle ang ‘due and demandable’ charges sa utang ng mga guro. Pinalawig na panahon na ito upang maghanap ang mga guro ng perang ibabayad sa mga sinasabing charges at interes. Pero…

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