Progressive partylist groups under the Makabayan bloc advised Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio legitimate issues being raised by various sectors instead of resorting to red-tagging.
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By April Burcer Various human rights groups are calling for the investigation of the reported strip search of a female drug suspect in a police station in Makati City that went viral last week. Gabriela and Karapatan released separate statements condemning the act as despicable, cruel and degrading. “What the Makati Police did to the arrested drug suspects was…
Several workers under Nagkahiusang mga Mag-uuma sa Suyafa Farms (NAMASUFA) of Sumifro Philippines Company were wounded in a commotion on Thursday morning after some unidentified men accompanied by the members of Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines attempted to disperse the strike camp.
Other presidential candidates have ‘fake followers’ too. By Mario Alvaro Limos, esquiremag.ph Nearly half of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos’ Twitter followers are “fake,” according to data from analytics tool SparkToro. Facebook user Marvin Terce posted screenshots from SparkToro’s Fake Followers Audit tool, where people can input the social media pages of anyone for auditing. Based…
The resignation of the head of the ceasefire committee of the government negotiating panel with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) exposes how President Rodrigo Duterte and the military have made the peace talks impossible, Prof. Jose Maria Sison said. Responding to Francisco “Pancho” Lara’s announcement of his resignation as chairperson of the…