“Clearly, there was no criminal act was and has been committed by Perez and Colabres for the police to ‘arrest’ them in the first place.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA — Lawyers group denounced what they called a “malicious imputation of a crime and web of lies” against their colleague who merely performs…
Late on August 10, the police took back the remains of slain peasant activist Randall Echanis. Anakpawis legal counsel Atty. Luchi Perez said that the police who took away Echanis’ remains were asking for a ‘release order.’ The Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) required a release order to be…
By REIN TARINAY As the country continues to face economic difficulties in the time of pandemic, online platforms have become increasingly useful for those who work from home while online selling has become an alternative way of earning for many Filipinos. Recently, the House committee on ways and means has approved a bill that will…
STATEMENT ALTERMIDYA NETWORK condemns the brazen assault on press freedom against local community radio Radyo Natin Guimba (RNG) in Nueva Ecija, which faces charges of cyberlibel and alleged violations of the Bayanihan Act. The mayor’s charges against RNG, filed in the middle of a raging pandemic, is a form of censorship meant to intimidate the…
What is naggingly wrong with the picture? This is the question posed by National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL) President Atty. Edre Olalia on how the killing of peasant activist Randall Echanis could have transpired with on August 10 while Metro Manila has checkpoints and strict curfew due to the modified enhanced community quarantine imposed…
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Last of a two-part series The government can alleviate huge suffering and save the economy if it wanted to. Contrary to government claims, the Philippines has the fiscal capacity to take the action needed to address the health crisis, household distress, and economic damage from COVID-19. The last six months since the first confirmed COVID-19…
Malaki ang pagkabahala ng mga kawani ng gobyerno, hindi lang dahil sa pandemyang coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19), kundi ang epekto na rin nito sa kanilang pangunahing kabuhayan at kasiguruhan sa empleyo. At malaki ang kanilang pagkabahala sa ulat ng Civil Service Commission (CSC) na isasara ang ahensiya ng gobyerno dahil sa pagtama ng Covid-19 sa mga…