Is the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launching an undeclared all-out war against the Moro people in Maguindanao? This was the question asked by Moro human rights organization Suara Bangsamoro after military and police operations forced civilians from at least 12 barangays in Datu Unsay, Sharif Aguak, and Sharif Saidona towns in Maguindanao province to evacuate their […]
[cycloneslider id=”feb-27-rally-game-over-noynoy”] Libu-libong mamamayan ang nagtungo sa paanan ng Mendiola sa Maynila para sa pagbibitiw ni Pangulong Aquino sa pagkapangulo. Pinangunahan ang protesta ng iba’t ibang grupo ng kabataan sa pangunguna ng alyansang Youth Act Now, at mga organisasyong tulad ng Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students (LFS), National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), Student Christian […]
Ang buhay niya'y naglalarawan ng paulit-ulit na pagdanas ng kahirapan. Pero naglalarawan din ito ng ibayong paglaban.
International laws on the conduct of war may have been violated during the botched police operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25 that led to the death of 44 police commandos, 18 Moro fighters and at least four civilians. This may have happened when PO2 Christopher Robert Lalan, one of the Special Action Force (SAF) […]
Batay sa maraming ulat, at batay sa pag-amin din mismo ng nakausap ng mga demonstrador na opisyal ng National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) ng Philippine National Police (PNP), iniutos ng “mga nakatataas” sa kanila ang pagharang sa mga mananalangin at magsasagawa ng human chain — tinaguriang #Link4Justice — mula Kampo Crame hanggang EDSA Shrine. Isang […]
[cycloneslider id=”peoples-hearings”] Bigo ang mga naging pagdinig sa insidente sa Mamasapano. Pawang “pagtatakip at paghuhugas kamay” ang mga naihapag ng pangunahing mga tauhang inimbitahan ng Senado at Kongreso. Ito ang pagtingin ng iba’t ibang progresibong grupo, kung kaya minabuti na nilang maglunsad ng sariling “people’s hearings” para dinggin ang mga testimonya, hindi ng mga pinuno […]
Forty-four members of the PNP Special Action Force (SAF), 18 Moro rebels and six civilians are dead. The Mindanao peace process is teetering on the brink with a possible escalation of the armed conflict. Our nation mourns while outrage spreads, as the highest government officials try to cover up events leading to the carnage. Nearly […]
Halata ang kalungkutan sa mukha ni Sarah Lawani, 18. Tila parati siyang natutulala. Marami ang sumusuportang kaanak niya, at siyempre suportado rin siya ng buong komunidad sa Brgy. Tukanalipao, sa bayan ng Mamasapano sa Maguindanao. Pero hindi nito mapapawi ang agad na pagkawalay ng asawang si Badrudin. Lalong nakalulungkot dahil misteryoso ang pagkamatay ng asawa. […]
[cycloneslider id=”one-billion-rising-for-revolution-2015″] It was a sunny Saturday morning in the city of Manila on V-Day. Erecting a stage in front of a shrine named in honor of the first Philippine revolution’s leader, organizers led by Gabriela, Gabriela Women’s Party and New Voice Company were determined to stage a “main rising” befitting the “Revolution” theme. Yes, as with most One […]
Testimonies of many residents of Brgy. Tukanalipao in Mamasapano town of Maguindanao province further point to direct US military involvement in the botched Jan. 25 operation that killed 44 police commandos, 18 Moro fighters and at least two civilians. All the witnesses, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told members of a fact-finding mission led by human […]
