May 20, 2019 Sr. Cresencia Lardizabal Lucero : “ halimbawa ng pananampalataya’t, pakikibaka” sa mga panahong ika’y naging kapatid sa lahat, sa mga panahong kaibigan kang naging matapat, sa mga araw na wala kang sinipat-sipat, ang araw ay hindi lilipas, hindi hihinto..na walang pag-alay ng panalangin, gabay sa mga gagawin, malasakit ilalaan.. sa kapwa at…
Women Human Rights Defenders suffer the brunt of the attacks of Duterte Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), a human rights organization and mission partner of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP), commemorates the International Women’s Day by extending our solidarity with the women’s movement and condemn the attacks they…
Remembering people power still matters. In February 1986, the Filipino people rose as one and loudly declared: Tama Na! Sobra Na! Palitan Na! whose spirit we need badly to rekindle today. At EDSA we declared our abomination for all the human rights violations, the lies, the thievery of a dictatorship. 33 years after, It is…
Maria Ressa’s arrest, Duterte’s way to sweep truth defenders out of his way Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) calls the arrest of Maria Ressa by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) an outright government persecution and harassment of human rights defenders. It is part of a grand design to resurrect a dictatorship by…
Legal recognition and protection of human rights defenders in the Philippines The Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), a mission partner of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP), respectfully submit this position paper to the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights to support the enactment of a comprehensive and…
Sister Pat can only be ‘undesirable’ to the eye of a human rights violator-TFDP Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) calls the decision of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) to forfeit Sr. Pat Fox missionary visa as an obvious political persecution of a human rights defender, an attack on freedom of political beliefs…
When “Demons” Meet at Lent When the president joked (?), “shot her in the vagina,” did you know that the genitals of women victims of Maguindanao Massacre were shot and slashed? This is what I’ve learned from Commissioner Karen Dumpit of Commission of Human Rights (CHR) speaking before the delegates of the 18th National Convention…
Hindi lahat ng paglabag sa karapatang pantao ay palaging madugo… Ang kahirapan ay karahasan din ng pamahalaang dapat nag-lilingkod sa mamamayan. #AyawNaminSaKarahasan #KarapatanHindiKahirapan http://bit.ly/2o5AJau Website: tfdp.net Facebook: @TaskForceDetainees Twitter: @TFDPupdates 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…
SEC’s revocation of Rappler’s license to operate, a move to silence critical voices, reminiscent of Martial Law Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) condemns the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to revoke Rappler’s license to operate. It is an obvious and blatant move to silence those perceived to be critical of the government.…
URGENT APPEAL December 11, 2017 (PHILIPPINES) Enforced Disappearance of Phillip Bacudo, 19 years old in General Santos City, Mindanao, Philippines. __________ Dear friends, Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) writes to inform you about the enforced disappearance of Phillip Espiritu Bacudo, 19 years old, in General Santos City, Mindanao, Philippines. If you wish to…
Families of Desaparecidos and EJK Victims light thousand candles on All Souls’ Day to call for end to state violence -www.tfdp.net On November 2, 2017, All Souls’ Day, about 50 families of victims of involuntary disappearance and extrajudicial killings lead a gathering of more than a hundred religious, human rights advocates, and activists in lighting…
Press Statement iDefend-Davao September 22, 2017 Hypocrite We deplore the highhanded questioning of the CSSDO on the young participants of yesterday’s picket-rally on the commemoration of imposition of martial law 45 years ago. We do not doubt the mandate of the office to provide services especially to the children and the youth. Mrs. Maria Luisa…
MAMAMAYAN AYAW SA KARAHASAN (MASK CAMPAIGN) Lumalaganap ang KULTURA NG KARAHASAN pinangungunahan ng pamahalaan pa mismo sa bansa. Sumasalanta ito sa marami sa kasalukuyan at mamanahin ng mga susunod na henerasyon ang malalim na epekto nito sa mamamayan. Bukod sa ito ay tahasang paglabag sa karapatang pantao, nag-iiwan ito ng malalim na takot sa mamamayang…
No to militarist approaches to solve the nation’s problems! Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) is deeply concerned with the Mindanao-wide declaration of martial law and its effects on human rights. To begin with, Proclamation No. 55 declaring a state of national emergency on account of lawless violence is still in place. Is the…
Task Force Detainees of the Philippines is outraged by this sneaky burial of a plunderer, dictator and human rights violator. We hold the Duterte administration responsible for this latest insult to the victims of martial law and to the valiant struggle of our people to bring down the conjugal dictatorship. The Marcoses and their ilk…
Our Hope Lies With Our People: Truth Will Prevail! Justice Will Flow! Justice was bludgeoned today. Nine magistrates of the Supreme Court chose to take a myopic and narrow view of justice and allowed the burial of the late dictator at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). The tyrant and despot rejoices in his glass…
Defend our Life, Protect our Dignity! Stop the Killings! “Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and who write oppressive decrees, depriving the poor of justice, robbing the weakest of my people of their rights.” (Isaiah 10:1) Inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church pastoral exhortation to build a society more human, more worthy…
TFDP to President Duterte: Marcos’ hero’s burial an insult to Fr. Rudy Romano, enforced disappearance victim during Martial Law One of the thousand reasons why Ferdinand Marcos should not be given a hero’s burial is the disappearance of Fr. Rudy Romano thirty-one years ago, according to the human rights group Task Force Detainees of…
Free ALL political prisoners coming from ALL rebel groups Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) welcomes the resumption of peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF). Since 1986, we have keenly watched the perilous journey towards peace between the two parties. TFDP, like…
Free ALL political prisoners and detainees regardless of political affiliations Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) welcomes the pronouncement of the President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to release all political prisoners not only as a confidence building measure for the resumption of peace talks with the CPP-NPA-NDF but to begin to heal the divide and exclusion…
