President Rodrigo Duterte, his alter-egos and paid trolls have been blaming Filipinos for being “pasaway” (stubborn) amid the pandemic. When medical frontliners complained about the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country and the health system nearing collapse, Duterte scolded them and even dared them to stage “a revolution.” While the Duterte administration has implemented…
WASHINGTON, DC – Filipino-American activists and solidarity allies throughout the metropolitan area staged a protest and program in front of the Philippine Embassy on Tuesday to counter Ambassador Jose Romualdez’s reception dinner celebrating 75 years of “thriving Philippine-United States relations”. The protest was held to emphasize the unequal and exploitative relations of the U.S. and…
Ariel “Ayik” Casilao, Anakpawis Party-list National Vice-President and Former House Representative urged the people to oppose the Charter Change (ChaCha) saying that ChaCha is anti-Filipino and detrimental to the interests of the Filipino people.
The International Coalition of Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) condemns the Philippine military for the killing of two youths in Uson, Masbate, Bicol Region on December 27, 2024. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families. Click here to read our full statement on the killing. Together with the Foundation for Filipino Children and Children’s…
By: Krixia Subingsubing, Maricar Cinco -Philippine Daily Inquirer / August 23, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — To agents of the state, Kerima Lorena Tariman was a “terrorist” — as the military described the two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels, one of them later identified as Tariman, who were killed in an encounter with government troops on…
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter / INQUIRER.net / October 19, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Alfonso Cusi, Udenna chief executive officer Dennis Uy, and other personalities are facing graft complaints for their role in the sale of majority shares in the Malampaya gas field, which was approved by the Department of Energy (DOE). In…