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Activists protest outside the office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday, May 19, 2017. (Photo by Karapatan)

Karapatan: Only ‘tyrants’ will call HR group, defenders as enemy of the state

A human rights group hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that human rights groups are enemies of the state, saying such view is held only by a tyrant leader.

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Read more about the article Davao City public school teachers join outcry on police profiling of their ranks
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Davao City public school teachers join outcry on police profiling of their ranks

Public school teachers in the city joined the outcry to stop the harassment and vilification against teachers following the supposed profiling of Philippine National Police (PNP) of members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) nationwide.

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Teachers from Alliance of Concerned Teachers for Peace in Metro Manila held an alternative classroom at the Manilakbayan Kampuhan at Liwasan Bonifacio. They discuss the issues affecting lumad schools in Mindanao. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

ACT fears PNP employs ‘tokhang’ on teachers

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) has likened the Philippine National Police (PNP) profiling of its members and feared the police may just knock and force its members to admit a crime anytime.

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Deployment of soldiers, police in the hinterlands of Negros Occidental hit as killing spree continues

A group of sugarcane workers hit out the continued deployment of soldiers and police in the remote communities of Negros Occidental in what they feared as a systematic crackdown against activists in the province.

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Read more about the article Catholic shrine,activist organizations report police,military “harassment”
PNP personnel visit Erythrina Building after news on presence of armed men broke out last December 20. (Photo by Jinky Mendoza-Aguilar/Kodao)

Catholic shrine,activist organizations report police,military “harassment”

A revered Catholic Church shrine in Parañaque and a building housing activist organizations in Quezon City complained of harassments Thursday, reporting those police officers and suspected military agents are out to further intimidate institutions and organizations critical of the Rodrigo Duterte regime.

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