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Panawagan sa aming mga kababayan para sa Mayo Uno
Kamusta na kayo, Kabayan? Tulad ng marami ay hikahos at napakabigat ng pasanin natin dahil sa pandemya at krisis sa ekonomiya. Mahigit isang taon na tayong naka-quarantine. Natapos nga ang ECQ at pinalitan ng MECQ, pero parang walang nagbago sa kalagayan natin. Ilan na sa atin ang nawalan ng trabaho at hindi pa rin makabangon?…
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Bayan denounces the PH-US Balikatan war games
De-militarize the South China Sea No to Balikatan war games Bayan denounces the PH-US Balikatan war games that begin amid tension in the West Philippine Sea. We believe that the US is merely taking advantage of our dispute with China in order to reclaim its military presence in the country through the Visiting Forces Agreement.…
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BAYAN honors Ramsey Clark
Long live, Ramsey Clark! Long live International Solidarity! BAYAN honors Ramsey Clark BAYAN (New Patriotic Alliance) mourns the passing of Ramsey Clark, a fierce, compassionate and honorable human rights defender, anti-imperialist and a comrade of the Philippine national liberation struggle. Clark was a former US Attorney General and Senator who saw through US imperialist aggression…
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Press Statement on trumped up charges vs. Karapatan’s Lubi and Apiag
Press Statement March 31, 2021 Trumped up charge vs. Karapatan’s Lubi and Apiag aims to cripple human rights advocacy in the Philippines The ridiculous attempted murder charge against Karapatan National Chairperson Elisa Lubi and its Southern Mindanao region Secretary General Jayvee Apiag is the latest attack on the country’s human rights movement and should not…
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Palayain si Paul Viuya
Sa kasagsagan ng COVID-19 pandemic, tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang pamamasista ng Rehimeng Duterte sa mga progresibong mga organisasyon. Ngayong araw ay iligal na inaresto si Paul Viuya, Tagapangulo ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Gitnang Luson (BAYAN GL) sa Anupul, Bamban, Tarlac. Gamit ang search warrant, ni-raid ng CIDP PNP Tarlac ang kanyang tinuluyang bahay at ayon…
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Napakaliit na Ayuda
Masyadong maliit ang mungkahi ng DBM na P1,000 ayuda in kind, o parang relief goods, para sa mga manggagawa na maapektuhan ng ECQ. Hindi ito sapat, at ni wala pa sa kalahati ng minimum wage para sa isang linggo. Hindi ito magagamit pambayad sa kuryente at tubig. Kung sa minimum wage ang batayan, sa P500…
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BAYAN Condemns Murder of Southern Tagalog Union Leader Dandy Miguel
We condemn in the strongest terms the murder or Southern Tagalog union leader Dandy Miguel. The killing comes three weeks after Bloody Sunday and less than a week after the SC spoke out on rights abuses in the country. The killers appear undeterred by growing domestic and international condemnation against human rights violations in the…
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Bayan to Harry: The problem is government not just the virus
Buong mundo may problema sa new variants oo, pero ang Pilipinas ang pinakamabilis ang pagakyat ng new cases sa ASEAN as of March 28. Kulelat pa rin tayo sa bakuna at nakaasa sa donasyon. Wala o kulang ang ayuda para sa mga walang trabaho. Napakababa ng testing rate natin sa harap ng mataas na positivity…
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CJ Peralta urged to leave legacy of rights safeguards in his last days in office
On his last en banc as Chief Justice, we urge CJ Diosdado Peralta to act on the various appeals to the SC to protect lawyers, petitioners and the people amid the rampant human rights abuses happening in the country today. Let his legacy be that of stopping the tide of extrajudicial killings, trumped-up charges, red-tagging,…
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ISANG TAON NG PALPAK NA TUGON SA PANDEMYA
Sa Marso 17 ang unang taong anibersaryo nang ilagay ang buong Luzon sa Enhanced Community Quarantine lockdown dahil sa paglaganap ng COVID 19. Ang lockdown ay ibinunsod ng kabiguan ng rehimen na pigilan ang local transmission dahil hindi ito agad nagpatupad ng travel ban sa mga bansa tulad ng China. Napilitang magpatupad sa bansa ng…