“As long as there are many beautiful women, there is rape…Nobody agrees to do it on the first try. That is rape. Even when they’re inside the cinema, she will push him away. ‘No, don’t’…But if you happen to sit beside someone toothless, would you still want to do that?” ~Pres. Rodrigo Duterte I…
Philstar.com, September 25, 2022 MANILA, Philippines (Updated 8 p.m.) — Threats against a judge made by a former Palace official who disagrees with a Manila court’s dismissal of a government petition to declare communist rebels as terrorists could cause “lasting damage” to the institution, an organization of judges said Saturday night. In a statement, trial…
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said they could no longer negotiate with a government headed by President Rodrigo Duterte. In his strongest statement condemning Duterte’s repeated cancellation of formal talks yet, Sison said the Filipino people, especially the oppressed and exploited, cannot expect any benefit from negotiating…
The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA), Karapatan, Hustisya and Desaparecidos join the human rights community and peace advocates in mourning the untimely demise of Fidel Agcaoili on July 23, 2020. When we first heard the news of his passing, the first response was stunned silence. Then came the tears — soft…
Isinagawa ngayong umaga sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Metro Manila ang Busina para sa Balik-Pasada ng mga dyipni sa pangunguna ng Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide o PISTON. Matapos ang dalawa’t-kalahating buwan na hindi nakapaghanap-buhay dahil sa COVID-19 lockdown, tinututulan ng mga tsuper ang desisyon ng pamahalaan na ipagbawal ang pamamasada ng mga…
By Catalina Ricci S. Madarang – December 21, 2020, Philstar.com/Interaksyon Calls to end police brutality dominated conversations online on Monday after a cop was caught in a viral video killing an unarmed mother and son in Paniqui, Tarlac. Police officer later identified as Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca on Sunday shot 52-year-old Sonya Gregorio and her…