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Progressive groups in Cavite holds “mañanita” on Independence Day
Despite the warnings against outdoor protests by the authorities due to COVID-19 pandemic, progressive organizations held the grand “mañanita” on Independence Day at Pala-Pala, Cavite as a satirical reenactment of Major Gen. Debold Sinas’ birthday celebration. The protest was against the controversial Anti-Terrorism Bill Act of 2020. The protesters continued their program even there was…
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Cuba and COVID-19 pandemic: a small island nation has lessons for the world
Latin America is the world’s worst-hit region by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. Brazil, the region’s biggest economy, overtook UK in the number of deaths, now coming in second after the US. But while cases continue to soar in countries like Brazil (reporting 25,982 new infections on June 12), the island…
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Activism is not terrorism, rebellion is also not terrorism
Activism is not terrorism, yes—but it is also important to counter state propaganda that equates rebellion with terrorism. This dangerous and malicious assertion is what ultimately lays the groundwork for the government to railroad the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Bill. For example, the New People’s Army (NPA), as the armed wing of the Communist Party…
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More fresh than late cases for one week, 22 deaths reported on June 13 is highest in a month
The Department of Health (DOH) on June 13 reported 504 fresh cases, almost 4x as many as the late cases, 103. The health agency also reported 22 deaths, the highest since May 12. The DOH made the distinction between fresh and late when a record-breaking 539 cases was reported on May 28 (when the 77-day…
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PH Debt: All’s well that swells
Lenders have offered to defer debt payments for those severely affected by the lockdown. The World Bank has encouraged the Group of 20 nations to postpone repayment of official bilateral credit, although has not yet considered suspending debt payments owed it. The International Monetary Fund has approved debt relief to its 25 poorest member countries….
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Lacson is dead wrong that Anti-Terrorism Council under the new terror bill does not have authority to issue warrants of arrest – lawyers
Concerned Lawyers for Civil Liberties (CLCL) said Senator Panfilo M. Lacson is dead wrong in his assertion that the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) under the new terror bill does not have judicial authority to issue warrants of arrest, and questioning the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) who said otherwise. They mentioned how Lacson even alluded…
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IN PHOTOS: Grand mañanita to junk ‘terror bill’
A protest against the anti-terrorism bill was held on the 122nd Philippine Independence Day inside the University of the Philippines Diliman. The bill has been in President Rodrigo Duterte’s desk for signing since June 9. He skipped his weekly speech this week – usually Thursday in the last few times he addressed the public. He…
