Countless times in the past, has it been proven that even death cannot kill a beautiful mind and a compassionate heart? Witnesses to the truth of this are not a few among people who have been touched by the fine leadership qualities filled with kindness and simplicity of Joel Virador (JV as he was fondly…
by E. SAN JUAN, Jr. Philippines Studies Center, Washington DC, USA Less augury than symptom, the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic betokens a profound crisis of the neoliberal capitalist global order. Over four million people worldwide have died, 609 thousand in the U.S., 539 in Brazil, and 413 in India (as of July 15, 2021). Variants are…
MAALAB NA PAGBATI, PILIPINAS! Narito na ang nag-aalab na mga balita mula sa AlterMidya Network: – Malaking protesta laban sa kontraktwalisasyon, kasado na para sa Mayo Uno – Desisyon ng Bureau of Immigration laban kay Sr. Pat, kinundena – Petisyon laban sa pagsasara ng Boracay, sinampa sa Korte Suprema – Rescue operations ng OFWs sa…
A United Nations (UN) official slammed countries like the Philippines where law enforcement has been acting beyond international law in the use of force while implementing quarantine measures.
Mayor Oscar Moreno warned private clinics conducting rapid diagnostic tests, especially to persons returning to their workplaces, that they will be facing legal action if they continue to do so without coordination from government health authorities.
Mass arrests, illegal seizures, harassment of activists, and other human rights violations marked the conduct of government response to #SONAgKAISA protests all throughout the country as President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address, (SONA) according to reports and documentation compiled by Karapatan and the Concerned Lawyers and Civil Liberties (CLCL), following…