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IN PHOTOS: Martsa laban sa pampulitikang panunupil

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Mga larawan nina Akira Liwanag at Erika Cruz

Nagkasa ng isang kilos-protesta ang mga progresibong grupo sa UST patungong Mendiola upang patuloy na kundinahin ang pampulitikang panunupil at atake ng rehimeng Duterte laban sa mga mamamayan nito at ang lumalalang extrajudicial killings na kumikitil sa libo-libong mahihirap.

Kamakailan lamang ay sinampahan ng kasong murder ang “Makabayan 4” na sina Satur Ocampo, Teddy Casino, Rafael Mariano at ang kasalukuyang NAPC Secretary na si Liza Maza ngunit agad ding ibinasura ng korte ng Nueva Ecija ang gawa-gawang kaso dahil sa kakulangan ng mga ebidensya.

Ayon sa Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, konektado ang pampulitikang panunupil na ito sa hindi pagkatuloy ng usaping pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng GRP at NDFP. Patuloy din ang pagkundina ng mga mamamayan sa iba’t ibang porma ng panunupil ni Duterte sa mga mamamayan nito, halimbawa na lamang ng tumitinding tiraniya at ang nakaambang Cha-Cha at Federalismo na inihahain ni Duterte bilang sagot sa kahirapan.

Matatandaang muling nagbitiw ng pahayag si Duterte na bababa sa pwesto kung papalitan siya ni Bongbong Marcos sa pagkakapangulo kung kaya’t inaalmahan ito ng libo-libong mamamayan. Kasabay ng patuloy na pagkundina sa pampulitikang panunupil ng rehimeng Duterte ay inaalala rin ngayon ang isang taong pagkamatay ni Kian Delos Santos na biktima ng EJKs.

Bukod pa sa EJK ay naririyan din ang Oplan-Tokhang at Oplan-Tambay na kasalukuyang ipinapatupad at kumikitil ng mga mahihirap. Maaalala ang una nitong biktima na si Tisoy Argoncillo na namatay matapos bumili ng load sa tindahan.

Nagsisilbing ang protestang ito upang dagundungin ang Malacanang sa patuloy nitong pagpapahirap sa masa at sa panunupil lalo na sa mga kritiko ni Duterte .

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Normin transport groups want P5 PUJ fare hike

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Fueled by the rising cost of commodities and their shrinking take-home pay, drivers and operators in the region have asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for an increase in fare of public utility jeepney (PUJ) by as much as P5.

Duterte’s latest announcement of talks termination ‘nonnews’–Joma

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National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison dismissed government’s latest declaration terminating the peace talks, saying President Rodrigo Duterte has already done so last year. “It is a nonnews,” Sison said when asked to react to Duterte’s speech Tuesday saying peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of […]

IACoLA arrests, charges more activists with trumped-up cases–Karapatan

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Human rights group Karapatan Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights revealed two more farmers were arrested in Southern Tagalog last week, accusing the Rodrigo Duterte government of continuing repression against activists. Karapatan said farmer Arnold Albarillo was arrested by the Philippine National Police in San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro last Saturday,  August 11, while former […]

Duterte’s drug war caused irreparable damage to communities and families – Karapatan

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“Today, we remember and commemorate the killing of 17-year-old Kian Delos Santos. We likewise remember all the victims of the Duterte regime’s brutal war on drugs. The estimates point to more than 20,000 casualties while no significant and fundamental change has been observed in the government’s anti-narcotics drive. The Duterte regime is stuck in a rut. It does not know how to end the “war” that it has confidently started. As we are confronted with thousands of dead Filipinos in the wake of this campaign, Duterte will have to deal with thousands more of each victims’ families who are out to seek justice,” said Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay on the first year commemoration of Kian Delos Santos’ killing.
 
 

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Two peasant leaders arrested in Southern Tagalog

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Karapatan condemns the illegal arrest of two farmers, Arnold Albarillo and Mylene Santua, in two separate incidents in the Southern Tagalog Region. The arrests came days after spouses Rowena and Oliver Rosales, former organizers of public sector union Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE), were abducted by operatives in Bulacan and taken to Camp Crame, Quezon City. All four are now facing trumped-up charges filed against them.
 

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PDEA warns of dangers of Ecstasy drug, now in Davao City

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Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) XI head disclosed to the public that they are closely monitoring a suspect over the entry of party drugs called ‘ecstasy’ here targeting students as its market.

Makabayan 4 blame military and police for ‘trumped-up charge’

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After the dismissal of the double murder charge against them by a Nueva Ecija court, four former Makabayan Coalition representatives condemned government’s security cluster for what they call a mere case of political persecution against dissenters. National Anti-Poverty Commission lead convenor Liza Maza and fellow former Makabayan representatives Rafael Mariano, Teddy Casiño and Satur Ocampo […]