Photo from the Leila de Lima's Facebook page
Groups welcome release of ex-senator, ‘drug war’ critic de Lima
Progressive groups hailed the release of former Senator Leila de Lima who had been in prison for almost seven years.
What presidential and VP bets say about red-tagging
On May 2, 2021, about 4:00 a.m., Justine Mesias, 22, was supposed to go to their sari-sari (variety) store when his mother’s partner stopped him. Apparently, 20 to 40 state agents raided their house and allegedly found explosives.
BIR urged to sue Marcoses over P203-B estate tax
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and her mother Imelda can be held criminally liable by the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Internal Revenue for willful refusal to pay estate tax.
Presidential candidates’ stand on resuming peace talks, addressing roots of armed conflict
This unilateral termination of the peace talks has since halted negotiations on the social and economic reforms, the second agenda in the talks between the Philippine government and the NDFP. This would have included free land distribution to farmers, just pay and better working conditions for the ordinary folk, to name a few.
Health workers call for the release of Dr. Naty Castro (Photo from Council for Health and Development Facebook page)
Doctors, health workers, colleagues press for Doc Naty Castro’s freedom
Doctors, health workers, development workers and colleagues of community doctor Naty Castro reiterated their call for her release as they gathered Monday, Feb. 21 in University of the Philippines Manila.