It’s the Year of the Snake. Make the crocodiles pay.
Greetings for accountability
Month: January 2025
Proposed deployment ban in Kuwait will not stop abuses vs OFWs – migrant group
The Migrante Middle East said that without providing an alternative to the rising unemployment and lack of living wage in the Philippines, the government will only be putting the lives and livelihood of Filipino migrant workers even more at risk.
Returning
The Palestinians’ collective will to survive is stronger than concrete and steel.
Phl now open to ICC probe on ‘war on drugs’
The Marcos Jr. administration now says it’s willing to sit down with the International Criminal Court to discuss “certain areas” of cooperation on the latter’s investigation, started in 2018, on former president Duterte’s “war on drugs.” The timeline goes back to the time he was Davao City mayor.
Balik-Tanaw | Good news
I was walking with a colleague to the Surigao house we share and came to talk about her first foray into the city. A development worker, she had come from Iligan and had just been onboarded into a response team here in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Odette in 2021. Her work then must have been challenging, made even more difficult by the prevailing Covid. Being new here myself and getting a lot of help settling in, I was immediately reminded that I arrived at a better time.
Christian churches recommit to unite against social evils
The churches assert, “we live our faith by being responsible to every created being and thing.” For this it commits “to act now to protect our environment and the lives of every person, especially the unborn and the vulnerable.”
UP Cebu student leaders decry P2.08-billion budget cut
The youngest constituent university of the University of the Philippines System is experiencing the effects of the reduced budget.
Land, justice still elusive for farmers, 38 years after Mendiola massacre
Victims’ families, peasant groups, and advocates gathered in a forum to honor the 13 slain farmers and call attention to the persistent landlessness, political dynasties, and rural poverty that continue to plague the Philippines.
“Overdue Gaza ceasefire not enough, occupation should end”
“Unless the root causes of this conflict are addressed, Palestinians and Israelis cannot even begin to hope for a brighter future built on rights, equality and justice. Israel must dismantle the brutal system of apartheid it imposes to dominate and oppress Palestinians and end its unlawful occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory once and for all.”
Students in Rizal province lambast Army’s red-tagging in schools
“Is this where the people’s budget goes?” asked KPL Rizal Chairperson Edz Pascual. “Instead of addressing the youth’s problems such as high tuition fees, inadequate facilities, teachers, and a lack of budget for education, [schools] are prioritizing partnerships with the 80th IBPA, who wastes our money in spreading misinformation, threats, and intimidation.”
Ayala-led guards revive fencing operations vs. Cavite farmers
Tartaria residents and supporters defended their community but were met with violence, with Jarton guards forcibly entering the outpost erected by locals and burning it down.