All nations and peoples around the world praise and uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR was drafted by “representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world.” The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217…
WHEREAS, it has come to our attention that 35 members of the legal profession have been killed in the Philippines since Mr. Rodrigo Duterte became President 29 months ago; WHEREAS, 4 of those killed are judges, 9 are public prosecutors, and 22 are lawyers; WHEREAS, the killings of our colleagues appear to be work-related and…
Pagkilos Taun-taon, ginugunita ng mga manggagawa at iba pang sektor na nakapaloob sa mga progresibong organisasyon ang kaarawan ng pangulong tagapagtatag ng Katipunan at ng unang rebolusyunaryong gobyerno sa bansa–si Andres Bonifacio. Panawagan Ang kaarawan ni Bonifacio ay itinuring na rin ng mga progresibong organisasyon na “Araw ng Anakpawis”, kung kaya’t sa araw na ito…
The arrest of former Bayan Muna representative Ka Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro, Pastors Edgar Ugal, Ryan Magpayo and Jurie Jaime of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, and Eller Ordeza of the United Methodist Church and 12 other participants of the National Solidarity Mission has “probable cause” according to…
“Bayad po, isang Monumento,” sabi ng mamang katabi ko sa bus noong isang araw. Ngayon na lang, habang isinusulat ito, lubos kong naiisip ang konteksto at kasaysayan ng Monumento na natatagpuan sa dulo ng Edsa sa Caloocan. Ang Andres Bonifacio Monument, idinisenyo ng National Artist na si Guillermo Tolentino at pinasinayaan noong 1933, ay pananda…
“Impyerno sa Langit Nila” by Ugatlahi UP Fine Arts chairperson Luigi Almuena depicts President Rodrigo Duterte as a god holding a gun aimed at the people. The post Impyerno sa Langit Nila appeared first on Manila Today.
(Photo by Kathy Yamzon) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Workers and activists marched in the streets of Manila today, Nov. 30, as they commemorate the 155th birth anniversary of Filipino revolutionary Andres Bonifacio, with a fiery battlecry to put a stop to the creeping autocratic rule in the country. In a statement,…