Nov 23, 2022, Jairo Bolledo MANILA, Philippines – A Caloocan court has convicted Patrolman Jefrey Perez for torture and planting of evidence in relation to the cases of drug war victims Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo “Kulot” de Guzman. “WHEREFORE, premises considered the accused, PO1 JEFREY S. PEREZ is hereby found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt…
While some parents do not want to send their children to UP in order to avoid activism, Carol and Atom said activism is really just about becoming passionate about issues close to your heart — be it climate change, environmentalism, human rights, national sovereignty, democracy, and others.
By: Krixia Subingsubing – Reporter / @KrixiasINQ ,Philippine Daily Inquirer /November 14, 2022 The government has cited opposing views among civil society groups on what constitutes human rights in its report to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), causing concern in progressive group Bayan that this approach may be used to escape accountability for…
Xave Gregorio – Philstar.com, November 5, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — The UN Human Rights Committee is asking the Philippines to amend portions of the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act to comply with an international treaty on civil and political rights. In a recent 13-page unedited report, the panel of human rights experts said the country should review…
As Brosas also points out, “instead of asking consumers to control their purchases, it is the government’s responsibility to provide concrete solutions to address high prices. This should be the priority instead of pushing proposals that have nothing to do with the hunger pangs of the poor.” And timing is of the essence. Consumers have been suffering from high prices for too long. Lawmakers need to act on the proposed bill with dispatch. It will be a fitting Christmas gift, especially to those who badly need a respite from surging consumer prices.
Philstar.com, October 10, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed into law the SIM Card Registration Act, the first legislative measure enacted in his presidency. Republic Act 11934 entails all subscribers to give their names and addresses to their service providers, raising concerns on security and data privacy. Agencies will still have to…
by E. San Juan, Jr. Philippines Studies Center, Washington DC IN his classic “The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte,” Karl Marx amends Hegel’s quip on history repeating itself, first as tragedy and then as farce (1986 97). With the former Philippine dictator Marcos’s son in office, will farcical acts be the spectacle for the next…
INQUIRER.net /October 01, 2022 MANILA, Philippines — The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) supported the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) rejection of the government’s appeal to end the investigation on the supposed drug war abuses under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. This was after ICC prosecutor Karim Khan released a…