?The implementation of the 30% water rate increase was unjustifiable given the dire economic situation of the people who are mostly incapable of supporting their family?s daily and basic consumptions,? said Jeppie Ramada, Bayan Muna's Southern Mindanao regional coordinator.
Activists in Davao City held a demonstration on Tuesday, the International Day Against Torture, denouncing the political killings and abductions in the Philippines. The New York-based Human Rights Watch is expected to release tomorrow, Wednesday, a report on the atrocities allegedly being committed by state security forces against leftists and political dissenters. (Contributed photo)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked and outraged by the murder of yet another journalist in the Philippines, bringing the death toll to 53 journalists murdered under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Demands for the immediate release of political detainees and the end of political repression in the country are on top of today's commemoration of the International Day Against Torture, according to Karapatan Southern Mindanao.