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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Letter to the Editor

‘Hands off our Migrante members in Negros!’

IN A FORUM conducted at the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos and University of St. La Salle by the 303rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army in...

Tragedy of errors: Persecution of activists, release of rapists-murderers, plunderers

THEY ARE SO preposterous that they become tragically and illogically comedic: persecuting human rights activists yet, letting plunderers, rapists, and murderers remain scot-free. What’s happening now defy...

On the murder of Atty. Anthony Trinidad

“Where will the people turn to when public officers tasked to give them protection are the very suspects in these attacks?” THE National Union of People’s Lawyers...

Release Filipino babies, toddlers from Malaysian detention centers

MIGRANTE International is appalled at the tormenting conditions of babies and toddlers who are continually incarcerated at the Bukit Jalil Immigration Detention Centre in Kuala Lumpur,...

Affront to indigenous knowledge and culture

INDIGENOUS knowledge is a result of indigenous peoples’ interrelationship with their territories and resources and a product of thousands of years of collective innovation adapted to...

Offensive to honor and virtue

I WRITE on behalf of my client, Mr. Ernesto Eco of Supa, San Jose, Antique, anent his complaint about what you published in an article entitled...

Take genuine steps towards addressing the violence

THE Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Front Line Defenders strongly condemn the unabated killings and violence against activists, human rights defenders, and...

Stop discriminating ACT members in election service

OVER THE LAST few weeks, teacher-unionists under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) have reported alarming cases of disinformation in various regions, where some...

Catriona Gray standing with Filipino children

SALINLAHI Alliance for Children’s Concerns commends Miss Universe 2019 Catriona Gray’s statement against the lowering of minimum age of criminal responsibility. Catriona Gray’s statement against...

Teachers’ defense vs state attacks

THE Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), in partnership with Education International, launches Teachers’ CHALK, a teacher' defense system against state attacks. Teachers’ CHALK or Complaint...