Journalist Atom Araullo, others gain landmark victories vs red taggers
- Published: 21 December 2024 21 December 2024
Broadcast journalist Atom Araullo and his legal counsels from the Movement Against Disinformation (MAD) said that their legal victory may be used as a reference for future cases against red-tagging, especially for activists and journalists.
In a 27-page court decision dated Dec. 12, 2024, Judge Dolly Rose Bolante-Prado of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 306 said that the right to free speech was abused by the defendants, Lorraine Marie T. Badoy-Partosa and Jeffrey Celiz, by red-tagging the plaintiff, Araullo.
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On int’l human rights day, groups hold Duterte, Marcos Jr. accountable
- Published: 21 December 2024 21 December 2024
Progressive mass organizations and parties all over the Philippines commemorated the 75th International Human Rights Day on 10 December, 2024, by staging demonstrations and rallies in various cities nationwide. The carried the call “Bring Duterte to justice, hold Marcos accountable,” to highlight the extensive violations of human rights under the two consecutive regimes.
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NPA military victories belie US-Marcos claims of ‘weakening armed struggle’
- Published: 06 December 2024 06 December 2024
Successive military victories carried out by various New People’s Army (NPA) units across the country in October and November belie the US-Marcos regime’s propaganda of supposedly ‘weakening the armed struggle’ of the revolutionary forces in the countryside.
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CPP, NDFP condemn ‘fishy’ US military presence in Ayungin
- Published: 06 December 2024 06 December 2024
On 21 November 2024, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) through its Chief Information Officer Marco Valbuena, strongly condemned the US government and military for outright intervention in Philippine affairs in the South China Sea by directing naval operations in the Ayungin Shoal through the Command and Control Fusion Center (US Task Force Ayungin).
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NDFP: Oppose US intervention in Venezuela
- Published: 06 December 2024 06 December 2024
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines International Relations Office (NDFP-IRO) condemns the recent US proclamation of Edmundo Gonzales as Venezuelan president months after Maduro won the July elections, which flagrantly disregards the fresh mandate given to Maduro by the Venezuelan people and represents a direct assault on their sovereignty and independence.
Ex-GRP president Duterte admits role in mass murder of drug war suspects
- Published: 21 November 2024 21 November 2024
Former GRP president Rodrigo Duterte incriminated himself and admitted his direct role and policy in the mass murder of thousands under his so-called war on drugs during his bloody and repressive regime. Human rights groups have estimated the number of those killed to have reached 30,000, mostly poor and small-time drug users.
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Filipinos demand Marcos Jr. accountability, justice for victims of successive disasters in PH
- Published: 21 November 2024 21 November 2024
On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of Super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last November 8, progressive groups and survivors of calamities led by People Surge National Alliance of Disaster Survivors marched in protest in front of Malacanang (Presidential Palace). This was a timely commemoration amidst the series of typhoons that devastated the Philippines in the past two months.