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Wanton shooting from soldiers of the 74th IB killed farmer Pido Mendes in Barangay San Jose, Mapanas, Northern Samar on November 22. This military unit, under the command of BGen Noel Vestuir of 802nd Bde, was then at the midst of a focused military operation. From 2013, Mendes, 60, has been pursued by soldiers after […]

Democratic groups in Metro Manila commemorated through protest the International Human Rights Day, in connection with the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on December 10. Similar protests where held in the cities of Baguio, Legazpi, Naga, Bacolod, Cebu, Iloilo, Roxas, Davao and the town of Kalibo in Aklan. Karapatan and Bagong […]

Families have been given a hard time in recovering the remains of those killed in an encounter between a unit of the New People’s Army, and elements of the 59th IB, at the border of barangays Dilao and Malalay, Balayan, Batangas on December 17. At the last report, six bodies were tracked down by human […]

  KM lightning rally. Kabataang Makabayan (KM) boldly launched a lightning protest along Recto Avenue in Manila on December 10. KM-Southern Tagalog also staged a lightning protest in UP-Los Baños on December 19. They did so amid the US-Marcos regime’s inclusion of the organization on its list of “terrorist organizations.” The rally was part of […]

Health workers and their union led by the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) have launched intensive protests and mass actions this December. The AHW have taken weekly actions in hospitals and government agencies. From December 5 to December 12, protests have been held by unions from the Philippine Orthopedic Center, National Children’s Hospital, Philippine General […]