“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…
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on June 9 that it has delivered checks to the families of healthcare workers who perished due to COVID-19, or those who contracted a severe form of the disease, pursuant to the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act (Bayanihan Act). President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the immediate release of the…
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
“The vagueness of the definition of the crime of terrorism in this bill is prone to abuse. Some provisions of the bill will prevent us artists from performing our roles as mirrors of society, as truth tellers, as thought provokers. Our art is a powerful tool to provoke reflection and action. Tutol kami sa Anti-Terrorism…
Gaspar Davao, 55, an organizer among sugar workers in northern Negros Occidental in Escalante City, was arrested at around 7pm on June 9 in Barangay Caduhaan, Cadiz City. Gaspar and his companion, Ernie Militar of the Northern Negros Human Rights Alliance, was riding in a passenger van going to Escalante City when they were halted…
Farmers, land reform advocates, and peasant groups trooped to the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Quezon City for a lightning protest on the 32nd year of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law. “After 32 years of CARP, 7 out of 10 farmers remain landless. Many have joined our ranks of agriworkers and farmworkers who continue to…