“The plight of the farm workers in Hacienda Luisita reflects the picture of the whole Philippine society under the BS Aquino presidency,” Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said. “The inhuman PhP9.50 daily wage of workers’, the use of all state machineries such as the military and paramilitary against the farm workers, the use of law …
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Davao City—Contingents from Southern Mindanao, Cotabato, and Socksargen kicked off Manilakbayan ng Mindanao 2014 with a protest action in front of Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Headquarters in Panacan, Davao City today.
Karapatan and members of the Unyon ng mga Mangagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) held a protest action today at the Aquino residence in Times Street, Quezon City as part of the 10th year observance of the bloody Hacienda Luisita massacre.
“Obviously, the AFP would not admit that it is in Talaingod, Davao del Norte for combat operations. It needs to cover up the abuses it has committed, especially the elements of the 68th IB-PA, against the Lumad schools, the teachers and pupils,” said Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay.
HLMX “The case of Hacienda Luisita reflects the hypocrisy of the Aquino government—all these talks about land reform, ‘kayo ang boss ko’ and righteous path. If there’s one thing that succinctly describes the government’s double talk, it’s Hacienda Luisita,” said Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay.
"Special treatment for someone responsible for 1,206 extrajudicial killings and 206 enforced disappearances is unacceptable," Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan said.
"The Lumad children from schools of indigenous peoples in Mindanao are confronting bullies who are stronger, bigger and more powerful—the soldiers encamped in their classrooms," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said. Some 13 Manobo children whose schools were forced to close due to intense military operations in Talaingod, Davao del Norte today launched a …
On October 27, six armed men set on fire a corn sheller and a school at Kabulohan, Brgy. Buhisan, San Agustin, Surigao del Sur. The corn sheller was a donation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the community. The men also set on fire a UNICEF tarpaulin with a sign, “All …
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From a “glimmer of hope to extreme disappointment, if not righteous indignation” is how human rights victims and their families, UCCP Bishops, human rights groups, artists and writers, and members of the academe described their feelings over the “slow progress of many human rights cases” handled by the Department of Justice under Sec. Leila de …
“We call on the Philippine Government to immediately release NDFP peace consultant Wilma Austria-Tiamzon on just and humanitarian grounds as the inhuman jail condition has worsened her health situation,” Cristina Palabay secretary general of Karapatan said.
