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Death threat vs activists sent to Bayan-Negros leader after Patigas murder
By Visayas Today The secretary general of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Negros received a death threat directed against him and other activist leaders just hours after Escalante City Councilor Bernardino “Toto” Patigas was murdered. Mike dela Concepcion said a series of text messages was sent to his phone from the number +639999019988 just before 8 p.m….
Bulatlat.com | Features | Nation | NewsYouth groups dare senatorial hopefuls to put forward youth agenda
Aside from the free public education, included in their agenda are decent jobs for the youth and the people; improved healthcare and other social services; clean and affordable energy, water and utilities; increased awareness and focus on mental health; better telecommunications and internet; good governance and youth empowerment; promotion of democratic rights in and out…
Why Mayor Benjamin Magalong’s Resignation Matters
By Paul John Cana, Esquire Philippines, 1 February 2021, On a trip to Baguio organized by the Department of Tourism last November, I experienced firsthand how the city took stringent health protocols seriously. A negative antigen test 24 hours before your scheduled arrival, a health check on the city’s outskirts, another one in a holding area…
Drug war victims urge Bensouda: Get ICC to arrest Duterte before you go
Jun 14, 2021, Lian Buan Manila, Philippines The DOJ drug war review is ‘not comprehensive, nor transparent,’ says Rise Up, an organization of relatives of those killed in the bloody war on drugs A day before International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda retires, a group of relatives of those killed in the bloody drug…
Longest-detained political prisoner released – Karapatan
“After thirty two (32) years, political prisoner Jose Ceriales was finally released on April 19, 2017, after serving sentence for false charges of multiple murder and double frustrated murder. Peasant Ceriales was arrested on May 3, 1985 in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental when he was only 22 years old. Now, he is 54 years old. That…
