Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) party-list representative Antonio Tinio slammed the appointment of former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno as the new governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Sa umano’y pananakit ng ilang fraternity sa UP… “Ang panawagan ng Engineering Student Council, kung tayo ay natatakot, dapat mas matakot ang mga dapat managot!” —Ralph Baguinon, Engineering Student Council, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Windel Bolinget, Chairman of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) “With the fast-tracking of the bill, graver human rights violations among IPs and farmers are expected, especially for groups who are known for their valiant opposition of destructive projects like Chico River dams back in the ‘70s. For so long, Cordillera has been…
The New People’s Army (NPA) hit at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for parading “thousands of fake surrenderees” nationwide. In a video message, NPA National Operations Command spokesperson Jorge Madlos said many of those paraded by the AFP before President Rodrigo Duterte are in fact members of their own paramilitary forces or innocent…
The conviction of Rappler’s Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos Jr. on cyber-libel charges has dire implications on the state of press freedom and the people’s right to information and freedom of expression in the Philippines. read more
By: Zacarian Sarao – INQUIRER.net / December 12, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Despite welcoming the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling that two portions the Anti-Terror Law are unconstitutional, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Sunday expressed hope that the High Court will clarify other “contentious” provisions in the said controversial law. “We see the Supreme…