DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday, December 19 warned all taxi drivers here against refusing passengers with destinations away from downtown areas. “If that is how you act then you will meet the sanctions you deserve. We will direct our enforcers to monitor all of you,” lawyer…
“This shows that the Pandi 4 didn’t do anything wrong in the first place. But the police who perpetrated this suppression of civil liberties should be held accountable. BY AARON MACARAEG Bulatlat.com MANILA – Four women members of urban poor group Kadamay were freed today, August 5, following the dismissal of charges against them. Janet…
On June 28, 2019, the 14th Division of the Court of Appeals dismissed the petitions for the writ of amparo and habeas data filed by Karapatan, Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), and Gabriela. Karapatan assailed the decision and referred to it as “a gross disservice to the human rights defenders who continue to experience…
By Visayas Today BACOLOD CITY — The decision to approve a “certificate of successful negotiation” for ongoing talks between the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) and Prime Water Infrastructure Corp. for a controversial 25-year joint venture agreement was “hurried” and done “without proper study,” the general manager of the water utility said. “Naga-ugtas ako (I…
The recent admission made by President Rodrigo Duterte saying that the country would never achieve rice self-sufficiency is a clear admission that attainment of rice self-sufficiency and food security is not in the economic agenda of the present administration.
Filipino American activists and allies representing various community and grassroots organizations joined protest caravans in solidarity with the Black community demanding justice for George Floyd and other victims of police racism and brutality. The post Filipino-American activists join protest caravans in US appeared first on Kodao Productions.