Sereno says other SC Justices lack SALNs as well
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“The advancement of broad, vague and overly abrasive definition and legislation relating to terrorism can have the opposite of the intended effect which is that by silencing voices, by cracking down on civil society, by weakening the due process and protections offered by the criminal justice system that doesn’t strengthen the States by rather weakening…
Farmers hold protest calling for genuine agrarian reform (Photo by A. Macaraeg / Bulatlat) The demand of peasants and agricultural workers for land for peasants, agricultural workers, and national minorities, and not for landlords. By JOHN AARON MARK MACARAEG Bulatlat.com MANILA – Farmers and land reform advocates trooped to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte warned anew that the government will go after organizations believed to be supporting the Communist Party of the Philippines. Duterte made the statement as he reiterated that there will be no more talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. “Itong NPA (New…
View from the top of the Laiban Dam Gate in Tanay, Rizal. All these to be wrested away from the people? This dam project has been repeatedly stopped by protests, but the Duterte Govt, with China loans, still wants to proceed with the project. (Photo by M. Salamat / Bulatlat) By MARYA SALAMAT This is…
By: Kurt Dela Peña – Content Researcher Writer / @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net /August 15, 2022 MANILA, Philippines—When the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) was still a bill, the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) said there’s a danger with how the government can construe legitimate dissent within the “overbroad” definition of terrorism. The NUPL had said: “The bill…
April 10, 2017 Ms. Agnes Callamard Special Rapporteur Extrajudicial/Summary or Arbitrary Executions Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palais Wilson, 52 Rue des Pâquis CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland Dear Ms. Callamard, Greetings of peace! On behalf of Karapatan Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights, a non-government organization working for…