"The manner by which the two UP Clark students were abducted—without any warrant of arrest, blindfolded and denied access to their relatives and lawyers—bear all the signs of an illegal arrest, " Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan said today on the cases of Guiller Cadano, 22, and Gerald Salonga, 24, last August 8, 2014. …
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Karapatan welcomes the long overdue arrest of The Butcher Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. Those who harbored and kept Palparan from arrest in the past years should be accountable as well. (Photo courtesy of SolarTVNews)
"Those who exercised the right to express the people’s grievances to the Aquino administration were met with repression," Cristina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general said as the group, along with leaders of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) and other progressive organizations, today filed complaints at the Commission on Human Rights against the Philippine National Police (PNP) for …
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A detained peace consultant of the NDFP said the DAP is one of Aquino’s “dictatorial means” to control the bureaucracy. Roy Erecre, one of the 15 currently detained JASIG-protected peace consultants, wryly asked, “What meaningful development has Aquino started when all he wanted is to control everything through dictatorial means, specifically in the form of …
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“We welcome the release of the four prisoners of war by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. We view the release as a gesture of goodwill in the peace negotiation with the Philippine government. It is about time the Aquino administration releases political prisoners to reciprocate the NDFP’s act and to honor its commitment …
The political prisoners ended their four-day fast that started in July 25 to July 28, the day BS Aquino delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). The political prisoners lauded the “People’s SONA” saying it was a “meaningful show of people’s unity against the presidential pork, the Disbursement Acceleration Program, and all that …
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"The web of lies woven by BS Aquino during his SONA on the alleviation of poverty in the country, job creation, and immediate response to disasters reflects his disconnect with the real world. By all indications, the lives of the majority of Filipinos have deteriorated immensely under his watch. Shedding crocodile tears to gain the …
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The political detainees at the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa joined other political prisoners in the country in holding a fast from July 25 until July 28, in time for BS Aquino’s 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA). The fast intends to highlight the call to “Jail the plunderers, free all political prisoners”.
"Money and terror, terror and money—that’s what the promotion of Maj. Gen. Eduardo Año and Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang is all about. Essentially, this also describes BS Aquino’s brand of governance," Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan said a day before Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Pres. BS Aquino faces the nation on Monday, July 28, with three impeachment cases slapped against him—two for his presidential pork called Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) and one for entering into the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States government. All the impeachment cases boil down to BS Aquino’s betrayal of public trust …
