Former Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares, who has represented the families of drug war victims and a counsel of complainants before the International Criminal Court (ICC), said that the testimony of Duterte exposes the narrative of “nanlaban” as false, rendering the police’s claim of self-defense obsolete.
“The victims, families, have to rely on their own resources. They did not receive any sort of help from the government, especially from the police,” said Ephraim Cortez, president of National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL).
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Labor rights activists from Southern Tagalog-based labor center Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan (PAMANTIK-KMU) held a protest action in front of the Department of National Defense (DND) in Quezon City, demanding the release of labor organizers Gavino Panganiban and Maritess David. Both were unjustly arrested on Oct. 27 in Makati. The groups also denounced…
“As artists, we’ve always believed in the power of music to tell stories that transcend our boundaries,” said Josh Cullen Santos, SB19 member.
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The group said that the government’s counter-insurgency operations are falsely portrayed as successes through the detention of activists and community leaders.
The group said that Duterte is not only responsible for the thousands of drug-related killings but also for the summary execution of 422 political activists and the frustrated extrajudicial killing of 544 others.
Sa ngalan ng bilyon-bilyong kita, nagiging manhid na ang mga mayaman at makapangyarihan sa hinaing ng mga nasalanta.
De Lima said that the arbitrary detention of their consultants is part of a string of “blatant violations” by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) of the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) it signed with the NDFP in 1995.
“This must serve as a lesson to all administrations. They should not be negligent if the safety of the students is at stake. They must be proactive in taking additional steps to ensure students’ safety,” Cabajes urged.