DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte wants pushcart educator Efren Peñaflorida to head the Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor (PCUP) and Davao teacher Randy Halasan to sit as one of the commissioners. Duterte made the statement before Davao City-based media Friday night, December 15. The President mentioned that he would want “yung nagtutulak…
Aside from the statements of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and two UN special rapporteurs on the inclusion of the names of UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and of human rights defenders in the Department of Justice petition proscribing the Communist Party…
Jan. 24, 2019 On this day eight years ago, environmentalist, good governance advocate and broadcaster Gerardo “Doc Gerry” Ortega was shot dead in an ukay-ukay shop in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Eight years after, justice remains elusive for Doc Gerry and his family. Doc Gerry’s case is illustrative of nearly all the media killings in…
As Australian missionary Sr. Patricia Fox is compelled to leave today under protest, Karapatan denounces the nearly seven-month ordeal of Fox as one that illustrates the Duterte regime’s contempt for those who promote genuine peace and social justice in the Philippines. read more
Suspension of classes sans transport strike met with confusion, skepticism Philippine Star Palace suspends classes in Manila due to ‘actual, imminent threats’ Sun.Star Malacañang suspends classes in Metro Manila Manila Bulletin Full coverage
Esensyal ang tungkulin ng malayang pamamahayag sa panahong hinaharap ng buong mundo ang pandemya. Gumagampan ng malaking tungkulin ang mga journalist at media organizations sa mas malawak na dissemination ng mahahalagang impormasyong dapat na makatawid sa mamamayan. Nagiging bukas na daluyan rin ito upang punahin ang mga pagkakamali at kalabisang maaaring gawin ng mga nasa…