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Proposed amendments to Human Security Act violates human rights – progressive groups
The proposed amendments to the Human Security Act (HSA) of 2007 is tantamount to “undeclared but legislated” nationwide martial law, Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago warned on Monday as she denounced the Duterte administration’s “draconian and over-broad counterinsurgency legislation.”
Speak Truth to Power, Keep Power in Check
RODRIGO R. Duterte’s presidency has altered and controlled the public discourse so radically in its favor in ways rude and bold. One tragic result: it has restricted and narrowed the celebrated freedom of the Philippine press and the people’s cherished right to know. In his first 22 months in power, Mr. Duterte has earned the…
Filipinos warned of fake online sellers of Martial Law-related books
By Jeline Malasig – May 30, 2022 Filipinos were advised to be vigilant in buying Martial Law-related books and reading materials online following the reported surge of fake sellers claiming to have such copies. This came after GMA News reporter Joseph Morong tweeted that he was scammed by a Shopee seller claiming to have a…
On the National Humanitarian Mission in Talaingod, Davao del Norte
Karapatan demands the immediate release of members of the National Humanitarian Mission and the Lumad students and teachers who were fleeing from military operations in Talaingod, Davao del Norte from custody at the Talaingod Police Station. read more
Bulatlat.com | Features | Nation | NewsLabor malpractices, campus repression at Valenzuela city school criticized
Screenshots have been circulating around social media concerning instances when teachers were threatened with losing their jobs due to their Facebook posts expressing views that are critical of the government. By ROGENE A. GONZALES Bulatlat.com MANILA — In less than 24 hours, a manifesto circulating online has gathered hundreds of signatures from teachers, students, and…
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Gov’t body to probe killings; can it ever deliver justice?
The Department of Justice has announced that an interagency body will investigate the extrajudicial killings, carried out one week apart this month, of peasant leader and peace consultant Randall Echanis, 71, and human rights cum health worker Zara Alvarez, 39, single mother of an 11-year-old girl. Echanis was murdered along with his neighbor inside his…