Bundoc delivers her valedictory speech during the AIJC graduation on June 7, 2019 (Photo courtesy of author) By LORIE LYNN BENDIOLA-BUNDOC Bulatlat.com Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, Supreme Court of the Philippines, AIJC Board of Trustees chairman Mel Velarde, AIJC President Emeritus, Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid, members of the AIJC Board of Trustees present today, Dr….
Human rights watchdog Karapatan called on the Supreme Court anew to grant the petition for review of the petition for the writs of amparo and habeas data as they filed a manifestation today on the assassination of human rights and health worker Zara Alvarez, who was supposed to stand as a witness in the petition,…
As activists celebrate the 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx, the University of the Philippines played The Internationale. The event was part of the global celebration of Marx’s theoretical contributions to the emancipation of the working class that will last an entire year. This is the first time after a long while that the Carillon…
Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer /September 24, 2021 The ironically named House committee on good government and accountability has slammed as “political” the Senate probe into the Pharmally deal, which has so far revealed how, among other anomalies, a small favored foreign supplier cornered a multibillion government contract for face masks, personal protective equipment, and test…
The rich literature on political upheavals and collective behavior points to historic mass movements as motor of radical social and political transformations. The world is yet to witness the kind of strength unleashed by mass movements that overthrew dictators like Marcos being spawned by a mindset shaped by anti-communist meritocratic credentialism. In the book “The…
Kristine Joy Patag (Philstar.com) – March 22, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — More than 100 lawyers on Monday wrote to the Supreme Court to propose amendments to rules on the issuance and service of search warrants in response to the killing of nine activists in bloody raids this month. Led by National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers…