Basta! Run Against Torture (BRAT XII) -UATC Torture is abhorrent. Torture is illegal. Yet torture is inflicted on men, women and children in the Philippines and well over half the countries around the world. Despite the universal condemnation of torture, it is still being used openly and secretly using national and international security from acts…
Zaragosa ni Rene Boy Abiva Lumuha ng dugo ang Birheng Niebe at Batang Kristo nang mabuwal sa kanilang harapan ang alay na kordero. Umagos at dumayukdok ang mga butil ng dugo sa paanan ng kulay puti at gintong pulpito, mula sa tatlong butas ng punglong idinuldol sa kanyang bungo. Nagapas ang kanyang hininga ‘di dahil…
The Migrants that seek a welcome by Fr. Shay Cullen Let us look at ourselves as human beings with dignity, values, and inalienable human rights. We are persons not like the animals that see enemies and rivals all around them in the wild and they fight and kill for food and survival. Most humans have…
Balay urged parties in conflict to ensure protection of civilians in the on-going military- BIFF clashes Balay has called on concerned local government units and the military authorities to uphold humanitarian protection and to take steps to ensure civilian safety and welfare following the reported deaths of a pregnant woman and a 14-year old boy…
Nutri-Asia ni Rene Boy E. Abiva Panay ang pang-eenganyo ng mga imahe sa ‘sang dambuhalang billboard sa kahabaan ng Edsa at North Luzon Expressway bitbit nila ang paulit-ulit mong islogan mula 1996 hanggang ngayon: “ masarap, masaya ang lutuin kung hahaluan ng Datu Puti, Silver Swan, UFC, Mang Tomas, PAPA, Golden Fiesta at Locally.” Habang…
Power for People calls for the immediate suspension and permanent removal of erring ERC commissioners The decision of the Ombudsman suspending the 4 ERC commissioners for allowing Meralco’s mishandling of the bill deposit accounts once again confirms that the ERC commissioners have colluded with and continually favored the Meralco to the detriment of the consumers…
The Philippines’ Scourge of Killers on Motorbikes The riding-in-tandem attacks underscore the extent to which rule of law has been diminished by President Rodrigo Duterte’s incitement of killings of drug suspects By Carlos H. Conde On June 11, in the northern Philippine province of Nueva Ecija, Father Richmond Nilo of Zaragosa town was preparing Mass…
PMPI Statement on the unabated killings under Duterte government News on the death of another priest Fr Richmond V. Nilo, the Parish Priest of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija enraged us. He was reportedly shot by two unidentified gun men through the church’s window while preparing for the Sunday mass. Fr. Nilo…
Rebalancing privatization: Keeping public services public by Rene Ofreneo The approval by the House of Representatives of House Bill 7437 prohibiting the privatization of government hospitals is a welcome development. As explained by the bill’s principal author, Angelina Tan, public health institutions “should remain public and should continue to serve the poor.” There are more…
Philippine Police Chief Halts Crime Suspect ‘Perp Walks’ Nod to Due Process Underscores Wider Accountability Deficit in ‘Drug War’ By Carlos H. Conde The Philippine National Police (PNP) did something extraordinary this week: It took action to protect the rights of criminal suspects. On Monday, PNP chief Oscar Albayalde declared that the police will stop…
Fire Tree ni Rene Boy Abiva Patapos na ang taglagas at tag-init at pasibol na ang sunod na siklo’t kabanata ng mundo nang ako’y ‘yong batiin ‘sang masalimuot na hapon sa Kalye Dungon gamit ang mapula’ t manipis mong talulot na ‘alang pag-aatubiling pinitas ng hanging mula Zaragosa sa dikta ng magkasiping n’yong katwiran at…
Duterte administration, worst and harshest to workers’ rights- CTUHR Labor rights NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) affirms the recent report of International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) which ranked the Philippines as among the 10 worst countries for workers’ rights. “The ITUC Global Rights Index 2018 report re-validates CTUHR own findings that…
Priest killings, hindi dapat ipagkibit-balikat ni Reyn Letran Ito ang panawagan sa mga mamamayan ni Diocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija Bishop Roberto Mallari kasunod ng marahas na pagkamatay ni Fr. Richmond Nilo ng Diocese of Cabanatuan matapos na barilin ng hindi pa nakikilalang salarin noong linggo sa kapilya ng Nuestra Señora de la Nieve…
The Coal Death March: Limay, Bataan’s Case for Climate Justice by Beatrice Tulagan, ClimateStories.ph Once upon a time, there was a fifty-seven-year-old grandmother with kind eyes. She was loved dearly in her community for leading the charge against a coal stockpile in her neighborhood. In her spare time, she manned her family’s karaoke bar and…
Those Fighting and Dying for Filipino Freedoms by Fr. Shay Cullen What is independence but the freedom from the domination and control of others? Freedom is firstly an inner, non-material spiritual value. The desire for it is a natural right and when achieved, it is a joyful experience. The freedom to practice our religious beliefs…
Live Show ni Rene Boy Abiva ” ‘Wag lalaki, may bayad ‘to halik. Handa ka bang makipaghalikan?” – Presidente Duterte “ Ganito na lang, halika, halika ‘di ka ba pwede? alam mo…wala na bang iba?” ‘ika ni Kanor habang nandudumilat ang kanyang mata sa kumpol ng mga tao sa kanyang harapan. Maingay. Sumulpot sa kanyang…
#BabaeAko: Ang Pagsilang ni Jean Enriquez, Rappler.com Ilang buwan din kaming nangarap ng mga kabataang babae sa Coalition Against Trafficking in Women-Asia Pacific (CATW-AP) na magkaroon ng kilusang katulad ng #MeToo sa Pilipinas. Nang magsampa kami ng kaso laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong Abril 21, 2016, laban sa kanyang pagnonormalisa ng kultura ng panggagahasa,…
T’YAN-SA ni VIC OBINA Hayun ang tambak! May tyansa na bka may pagpag. Tuwang-tuwa ang bitukang agad sumalampak Hinalukay,kinamay, sa tyansang may makain at sa tiya’y mailagay. WALA! WALA! WALA! Walang tyansang tira-tira na sa bituka’y ibabara, basura ng lipunan ni pispis ng isda’y hindi man lang nagtira… Humpak na mukha,impis na sikmura, hindi na…
IN THE CLAWS OF TYRANNY: State of Workers’ Rights under Duterte Administration Genuine Change! Promise that is crystal clear for millions of Filipinos that prompted them to junk the common traditional politicians in 2016 and embraced Rodrigo Roa Duterte as the President of the Republic of the Philippines. His assumption to power earned him the…
Philippine City Passes Law Against LGBT Discrimination Ordinance Should Prod Passage of National Anti-Discrimination Legislation By Carlos H. Conde The Philippine city of Mandaluyong has approved an ordinance to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from discrimination, the latest in a slew of local laws passed across the country. Mandaluyong’s anti-discrimination…
