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On International Workers’ Day, multisectoral formations marched alongside workers from España Blvd to Mendiola, demanding higher wages, the removal of value added tax, justice for recent state-perpetrated killings, and an end to US imperialism.
It is still under the dark orange category, which implies a “difficult” state of press freedom.
Concerned groups denounced the killing of three civilians, calling for an impartial investigation that is independent of the involved units.
“What happened in Toboso is a massacre."
“We are here to show the Philippine armed forces and government that we will continue to struggle in the footsteps of those they stole from us."
The materials are part of reporting on a matter of public interest, specifically the handling of government scholarship funds and student benefits.
The union was able to clinch wage increase, signing bonus, back pay, and adjustments in their work hours.
“This case of surveillance and harassment is a violation of my right to life, liberty, and security. I am worrying for my safety and mental health after the incident,” Desposado wrote in the affidavit.
"That is why we are here—because the Court issued a ruling affirming that Jonas was indeed a victim of enforced disappearance, ordering the Armed Forces of the Philippines to surface my son.”
“The snake, no matter how it changes its skin, is still a snake.”
The judges are selected in consideration of the overall judicial workload of the Court, the workload and individual concerns of respective judges, their previous involvement in cases, experience and expertise.
It linked these operations to sustained military support from the United States, particularly through Foreign Military Financing (FMF), which has risen from about $40 million annually from prior 2024 to a $500-million package announced in July 2024, alongside expanded joint exercises such as Balikatan.
The growing militancy among workers reflects the severity of the crisis gripping their livelihoods.
“The root of decades-long suffering on the island of Negros is the exploitation of sugar workers by powerful haciendas, heightened by counter-insurgency military operations that seek to suppress dissent and organization through manifold killings and human rights violations throughout history."
“It cannot simply be that the military’s account is accepted at face value when there are witnesses and evidence pointing to a different truth. What happened in Toboso must be investigated clearly and impartially."
"They can cut all the flowers, but they cannot stop spring from coming. They cannot stop the reckoning of the people they have starved, displaced, and killed."
MAD said “disinformation thrives when claims are amplified faster than facts, when doubt is dismissed rather than examined, and when scrutiny is framed as hostility.”
“I saw it with my own two eyes. What happened was a massacre."
Felix admitted that the case affected his mental health and physical well-being,
"We are looking forward not only to a trial, but also for Duterte’s conviction."
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