Nation

Relatives, friends and supporters gathered at the University of the Philippines College of Science in Diliman January 19 to launch the Free Rey Casambre Movement. The group is calling for the freedom of NDF peace consultant and director of Philippine Peace Center Rey Casambre. Among those who attended the activity are Bishop Deogracias Yniguez, Pastor…

Putragis amang! Kami’y namamalimos lamang ng kapirasong lupaBakit pinaputok ang kanilang sandata?Hayup nga ba kaming, hayup sa turing Bakit kaming gutom, bala ang pinakain! Putragis amang! ang palasyo pala ay hindi dulugan ng awa Ang kongreso pala’y kongreso ng panginoong may lupaSaan namin hahanapin Ang pangakong pag-laya? Putragis amang! huwag nila kaming itulak sa dingding Mabangis sumalakay ang mga ginutomSa tagisan…

Before attendees of the Free Rey Casambre Campaign at the University of the Philippines last Saturday, Public Interest Law Center managing counsel Rachel Pastores said the judges and prosecutors who handle the cases of incarcerated National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace consultants must be encouraged to do what is right. (Image by Carlo Francisco/Kodao)

A day after his release from nearly a year of imprisonment, National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace consultant Rafael Baylosis attended an event for his fellow peace advocate Rey Claro Casambre at the University of the Philippines in Diliman last January 18. Baylosis thanked his lawyers from the Public Interest Law Center, human rights…

Government agencies, children’s rights advocates and international organizations are up in arms over efforts at the House of Representative to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) of children from 15 to nine years old. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) object to the…