(Photo by J. Ellao / Bulatlat) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO bulatlat.com MANILA — Tribal school children who are seeking refuge at the University of the Philippines threw a humble surprise birthday party for former lawmaker and staunch rights activist Satur Ocampo, who turned 80 over the weekend. “He does not look like his age,…
“The horrific nature and extent of the victims’ wounds belie any claim that the force used against them was – by any stretch of the imagination – reasonable, and erodes the Philippine National Police’s credibility as to its claim that the killings were carried out under justifiable circumstances.”
Photo from www.article19.org “The recent circus tour of the NTF in diplomatic missions in Europe is a mere frantic attempt by the Duterte government to discredit organizations such as Karapatan, Ibon and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines, which are exposing the issues and crimes that this regime wants buried in this cycle of…
(Photo courtesy of Michael Beltran) By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Candles are lit for 14 peasants killed in Negros earlier this evening, Apr. 8, in Quezon City. In a statement, Kadamay said they feel “deep kinship” towards farmers as many of them hailed from provinces, earning a living by tilling the land…
A 7-year old boy (identity withheld), son of one of the #Negros14 farmers killed last March 30, relates to Altermidya what he witnessed:(English translation) “I saw Papa being carried by his hands and feet by 4 policemen. When they reached a rocky area, they let go of his hands and dragged him towards their small…
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) responded on President Rodrigo Duterte’s “broadsides” against the investigative report on the wealth of his family, clarifying that their report was based on official government records.
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) called on the Philippine military to immediately cease and desist its red-tagging against the lawyers’ organization National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL)
The BJMP (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology) administrator reportedly tried to give a positive impression during Casambre’s family’s first visit but Patricia was broken-hearted to note of the “intolerable noise and the oppressive heat that she would not wish on others.”