The Philippine National Police (PNP) arbitrarily filed charges against 10 Makabayan Coalition senatorial candidates and other mass leaders for illegal assembly in connection with the protest action on November 30, 2024, Bonifacio Day, in Mendiola, Manila. The police used the Public Assembly Act or Batas Pambansa 880 to suppress the candidates and leaders. Among those […]
Arbitraryong sinampahan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang 10 kandidato sa pagkasenador ng Koalisyong Makabayan at iba pang mga lider-masa sa kasong iligal na asembliya kaugnay ng kilos protesta noong Nobyembre 30, 2024, Araw ni Bonifacio, sa Mendiola sa Maynila. Ginamit ng pulis ang Public Assembly Act o Batas Pambansa 880 para gipitin ang mga […]
The 94th IB soldiers threatened to shoot the Tasi couple, and their neighbors in Sitio Kambudlis, Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on January 3. The 94th IB unit encamped in the said barangay has been operating in the area since the latter part of December 2024. Residents reported that the 94th IB threatened and […]
Pinagbantaan ng mga sundalo ng 94th IB na babarilin ang mag-asawang Tasi at kanilang mga kapitbahay sa Sityo Kambudlis, Barangay Mahalang, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental noong Enero 3. Ang yunit ng 94th IB na nasa naturang barangay ay nakahimpil at nag-ooperasyon sa erya mula pa huling bahagi ng Disyembre 2024. Ayon sa ulat ng mga […]
Karapatan condemned the National Task Force (NTF)-Elcac for its continued judicial harassment against its officials, as well as leaders of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) and Gabriela. This is in relation to the renewed attempt of Ret. Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. and the NTF-Elcac to ask the Court of Appeals in December 2024 […]
Tinuligsa ng Karapatan ang patuloy na tinawag nitong “judicial harassment” ng National Task Force (NTF)-Elcac laban sa kanilang mga upisyal at sa mga lider ng Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) at Gabriela. Kaugnay ito ng panibagong tangka ni Ret. Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr at ng NTF-Elcac na mag-apela sa Court of Appeals noong Disyembre […]
Human rights groups and advocates recognized the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding the constitutional right against illegal searches and seizures. The decision requires the search warrant to specify the exact location to be searched. Unless this information is provided, the warrant is considered a “general warrant” and is therefore unconstitutional. “This ruling is especially significant […]
Kinilala ng mga grupo at abugado sa karapatang-tao ang desisyon kamakailan ng Korte Suprema na nagpatibay sa konstitusyunal na karapatan laban sa iligal na pangrerekisa at pagkumpiska (unlawful search and seizure). Ayon sa desisyon, dapat nakalagay sa search warrant ang eksaktong lugar na hahalughugin. Kung wala ang impormasyong ito, maituturing na “general warrant” ang isang […]
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Panay officials filed administrative cases on December 20, 2024 against two soldiers assigned in Panay. Bayan secretary-general Elmer Forro and Bayan-Aklan spokesperson Kim-Sin Tugna filed a case of “grave misconduct” against Staff Sergeants Nathan dela Cruz and Ernel Mallan of the 3rd ID-3rd Civil-Military Operations Battalion. The case filed stems from the soldiers’ […]
Dalawang sundalo na nakatalaga sa Panay ang sinampahan ng administratibong kaso ng mga upisyal ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Panay noong Disyembre 20, 2024. Nagsampa ng kasong “grave misconduct” sina Bayan secretary-general Elmer Forro at Bayan-Aklan spokesperson Kim-Sin Tugna laban kina Staff Sergeants Nathan dela Cruz at Ernel Mallan ng 3rd ID-3rd Civil-Military Operations Battalion. Ang isinampang […]