Nearly seven years after their arrest, a court in Taguig City acquitted five political prisoners known as the Sta. Cruz 5 on charges of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The court decided in favor of the detainees on August 6. The five are National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant Adelberto Silva, 78; […]
Halos pitong taon mula nang sila’y inaresto, ipinawalang-sala ng isang korte sa Taguig City ang kaso ng illegal possession of firearms and ammunition laban sa limang bilanggong pulitikal na tinaguriang Sta. Cruz 5. Nagdesisyon ang korte pabor sa mga detenido noong Agosto 6. Ang lima ay kinabibilangan ng konsultant ng National Democratic Front of the […]
On August 6, the 5th Municipal Circuit Trial Court in Don Carlos, Bukidnon issued a decision for the provisional dismissal of the charges of attempted murder and murder against Charisse “Chaba” Bañez and Arjie Dadizon, two of the Agusan 6. The case stemmed from a fabricated encounter between the New People’s Army and the Armed […]
Naglabas ng desisyon noong Agosto 6 ang 5th Municipal Circuit Trial Court sa Don Carlos, Bukidnon para sa “provisional dismissal” ng kasong tangkang pagpatay at pagpatay laban kay Charisse “Chaba” Bañez at Arjie Dadizon, dalawa sa Agusan 6. Kaugnay ang kaso sa isang gawa-gawang engkwentro sa pagitan ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan at Armed Forces of […]
Human rights groups and the Free Tacloban 5 Network welcomed the news that the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 8 have begun investigating the complaint of abuse filed against Tacloban City Jail personnel on July 16. The government agencies responded two weeks after the complaint […]
Ikinalugod ng mga grupo sa karapatang-tao at ng Free Tacloban 5 Network ang balita na sinimulan na ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR) at ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Region 8 ang imbestigasyon kaugnay ng naisampang reklamo ng pang-aabuso laban sa mga tauhan ng Tacloban City Jail noong Hulyo 16. Dalawang linggo […]
People worldwide commemorate July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day, honoring an anti-apartheid activist and former political prisoner who was incarcerated for 27 years under inhumane prison conditions. Mandela was the first Black to become president of South Africa. On this day, Kabataan Party-list’s Renee Co and Act Teachers Party-list’s Antonio Tinio filed House Bill […]
Sa buong mundo, ginugunita ang Hulyo 18 bilang pandaigdigang araw ni Nelson Mandela, isang anti-apartheid na aktibista at dating bilanggong pulitikal na nakulong ng 27 taon sa bilangguang may di-makataong kundisyon. Siya rin ang pinakaunang Itim na presidente ng South Africa. Sa araw na ito, naghain ng panukalang batas ang mga kinatawan ng Kabataan Party-list […]
Altermidya Network filed a formal complaint on July 16 against Tacloban City Jail warden J/Insp Eva Naputo, and chief intelligence officer SJ01 Dalmacio C. Canayog Jr, at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) National Headquarters for their abusive treatment of prisoners, specifically political prisoners Frenchie Mae Cumpio and Mariel Domequil. The complaint stated […]
Nagsampa ng pornal na reklamo ang grupong Altermidya Network noong Hulyo 16 laban sa warden ng Tacloban City Jail na si J/Insp Eva Naputo at kay SJ01 Dalmacio C. Canayog Jr., punong upisyal sa paniktik, sa Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) National Headquarters dahil sa mapang-abusong pagtrato sa mga bilanggo, partikular kina Frenchie […]