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=”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 […]
Moro human rights organization Suara Bangsamoro has submitted to Pinoy Weekly some of the photos that they took of the site where the remains of many of the (at least) 44 police commandos were recovered, after the bloody encounter with Moro rebels in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25. Jerome Succor Aba, Suara Bangsamoro spokesperson, said he […]
Moro human rights group Suara Bangsamoro has revealed to Pinoy Weekly that at least 1,500 Moro civilians have fled their communities in Brgy. Tukalanipao in Mamasapano town of Maguindanao province in the aftermath of the fighting between police Special Action Force (SAF) commandos and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom […]
Inanunsiyo kamakailan ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ang kanilang unilateral ceasefire mula Disyembre 24 hanggang December 26,2014, at Disyembre-31 ng hatinggabi hanggang 12 ng gabi sa Enero 1, 2015. Nag-anunsiyo rin sila ng ceasefire sa pagbisita ni Pope Francis sa Enero 15 hanggang 19, 2015
[cycloneslider id=”2014-human-rights-day-rally”] Umabot sa 204 ang bilang ng mga biktima ng pampulitikang pamamaslang mula Hulyo 2010 hanggang Hunyo 2014. Sa bilang na ito, 117 magsasaka at 49 katutubo. Ito, at marami pa, ang dahilan kung bakit nagmartsa ang libu-libong mamamayan sa Araw ng Karapatang Pantao nitong Disyembre 10. Sa programa sa Mendiola, Manila, inihayag nila […]
Social and traditional media are abuzz with stories about protest actions and activities of groups from different sectors and even those abroad that call for justice for Jennifer Laude, a transgender woman murdered in an Olongapo City hotel last week. Police said the main suspect is a US Marine, Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, […]
Isang buwan bago ang ika-sampung taon na anibersaryo ng masaker sa Hacienda Luisita.
Umarangkada na ang pagpapapirma para sa People’s Initiative to Abolish the Pork Barrel System. Matapos ang paglulunsad ng panukalang batas na ito sa pamamagitan ng People’s Congress sa Cebu City nitong Agosto 23, isang malaking pagtitipon ng di-bababa sa 20,000 katao naman ang isinagawa ng iba’t ibang grupong kontra-pork barrel sa Luneta Park, Manila para pasimulan […]
Before noon, there were already calls for a bonfire in University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. This time, though, it was a call for an indignation gathering in Sunken Garden in the Diliman campus in the evening of the day that authorities arrested fugitive general Jovito Palparan Jr. in Sta. Mesa, Manila. It […]
