Vicente Ladlad (third from the left) confers with their lawyers before the hearing starts at the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32, Aug. 6. (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat.com) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Human rights group Karapatan warned that the arrest of peace consultant Vicente Ladlad is a grave…
The open-pit mines of OceanaGold in Nueva Vizcaya. The military has accused anti-mining groups opposing the open-pit mining operations as fronts of communist rebels. (Photo credit to Amianan Salakniban) The more disturbing issue, however, is the ever-increasing human rights violations and extrajudicial killings of human rights activists who advocate for ordinary people and local communities…
Ni JHIO JHAN NAVARRO Apat na pirasong tanso ang tinanggap niyang kabayaran matapos masugid na ipaglaban karapatan ng mga nasa sakahan Apat na pirasong tanso na di inabot sa kanyang palad bagkus itinarak sa laman dagling ibinaon sa awang katawan Apat na pirasong tanso na putok ang kilingling puot, hinagpis at dalamhati ang ugong at…
Flordeliza Cabahug, mom of child survivor of Sagay Massacre. She is showing the turn-over agreement she signed with legal counsel Kathy Panguban, Sagay City Social Welfare Officer Harold D. Mission. The child’s biological father, Vic Pedaso, also signed the turn-over agreement. Pedaso has been separated from Flordeliza and his son for 10 years now. (Photo…
Sagay survivors and supporters [L to R: Atty Josa Deinla, NUPL; Flordeliza Cabahug, mom of rescued minor;Rene Manlangit, NFSW Barbara Sagay chair; John Lozande, NFSW secretary-general (Bulatat Photo) “We are the victims and survivors yet we are the ones being accused and slapped with cases.” – Rene Manlangit, chairperson of NFSW in Barbara, Sagay By…
As expected, the Philippine National Police claimed that National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Vicente Ladlad was in possession of an assortment of guns and grenades when arrested in Barangay San Bartolome at around midnight last Thursday. At their inquest proceedings at the Quezon City Hall of Justice Friday, however, Ladlad asserted the guns…
“Paglabag sa mga provision ng Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) ang pag-aresto sa akin at pagkukulong. Ang provision ng JASIG sa safety and immunity ay perpetual. “Planted, itinanim, ang mga firearm at explosives na, diumano, ay nakuha sa bahay na tinatirahan namin. Nakita naming nang ipasok ng mga operatiba ng Quezon City…
The family of a male minor who was shot by armed men in Barangay Kawayan, San Fernando, Bukidnon on Monday morning will file criminal a complaint against the gunmen, a tribal leader said.