“If they can kill lawyers, then they can practically kill anybody.” Related story: International lawyers’ groups to probe attacks on Filipino counterparts By ALYSSA MAE CLARIN Bulatlat.com MANILA – One lawyer is killed per month. This is how the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) illustrated the escalating attacks against lawyers and judges in the…
Brigadier General Antonio Parlade Jr., deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has consistently red-tagged Karapatan in several interviews and statements. Parlade is among the representatives of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF) which made rounds in diplomatic missions in Europe. Among Parlade and the…
On March 15, 2019, Karapatan and Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) filed complaints with the Joint Monitoring Committeee of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines with regard to the red-tagging and terrorist-labelling of said organizations. The filing was also done a day prior to the 21st year of the signing of the…
It aims to “stifle economic analysis that is inconsistent with its (Duterte administration’s) preferred narrative of growth and development.” By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — Independent think-tank Ibon Foundation slammed Duterte administration’s claim that the group is a front organization of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). In a press conference, March 14,…
“The Duterte administration is exploiting the vulnerability of Metro Manila residents who are justly demanding accessible and efficient water services.” By MARYA SALAMAT MANILA – “There is enough water for all of us. The water “crisis” is just a ruse to push profit-driven projects such as dams and more privatization of natural resources.” This is…
Filipino, foreign lawyers demand a stop to the killings. pic.twitter.com/vUDN8rvbq6 — Bulatlat (@bulatlat) March 14, 2019 “We cannot expect to be able to fight for justice if we cannot protect the peoples’ lawyers.” By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — Alarmed with the attacks on lawyers, judges and prosecutors in the Philippines, nine foreign lawyers…
“As Migrante feared, it is the OFWs who will bear the brunt of paying the monthly contributions and not the employer. How can OFWs have a secure future with SSS if 12% of their monthly income gets robbed by the government that stubbornly refuses to raise pensions?”– Arman Hernando, Migrante Philippines chairperson
Seven administration senatorial candidates and two party-list groups are expected to participate during the Parada Dabawenyo on Saturday, March 16, Acting City Treasurer and 82nd Araw ng Dabaw Parade Head Erwin P. Alparaque said.