Migrante Europe staged an online protest last June 6 to join the growing call to junk the draconian, undemocratic and repressive Terror Bill (called Anti-Terrorism Act 2020), broadcasted live at https://www.facebook.com/ENJPPHilippines/videos/393893558159296. The Bill was railroaded in both the Senate and the Congress and it has been transmitted to the Office of the President for signing….
The Duterte administration uses scare tactics to prevent Filipinos from joining protest actions against the anti-terror bill. Over the weekend, netizens who used the hashtag #JunkTerrorBill found fake Facebook accounts using their names. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), without even conducting an investigation, dismissed it as a mere glitch. Sen. Panfilo Lacson, primary author…
The City Government has decided to drop the use of rapid diagnostic kits in the screening of persons entering Davao City, citing its low effectivity in detecting COVID-19 infection.
Advocacy groups here have suggested solutions to the country’s ongoing transport crisis, which was made worse by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
“We, the free artists of the nation, strongly condemn the swift and reckless passing of the Anti- Terrorism Bill. We are this nation’s storytellers. We are watching and we will act. #ArtistsFightBack #JunkTerrorBillNow” The post Ely Buendia: #ArtistsFightBack, #JunkTerrorBillNow appeared first on Kodao Productions.
Reacting to a Philippine National Police (PNP) warning that protesters may be arrested if they join planned Philippine Independence Day protests Friday, June 12, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) said the anti-coronavirus law does not authorize the arrest of citizens exercising their freedom of expression. The post Lawyers group says peaceful protests during…
Critics assert that the anti-terror bill would infringe on the civil and political rights of dissenters and ordinary citizens. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan) Isang tumatagos na makapangyarihang diskursong politikal sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas ang diskurso ng ‘di natatapos na rebolusyon’ ayon sa historyador na si Reynaldo Ileto. Makikita ito sa kasaysayan ng paggigiit ng kalayaan,…
Desaparecidos laments the Court’s decision to deny the motion to transfer the convicted butcher Jovito Palparan from the Directorate for Reception and Diagnostics or DRD to the maximum security cell in the National Penitentiary. “Under the Duterte regime read more