Authorities officially dismissed the complaint of “terrorism financing” or violation of the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act (TFPSA) of 2012, which state forces filed against Myrna Zapanta, a church figure and a farmers’ rights advocate in Ilocos. The Department of Justice (DoJ) resolution dated May 29 stated that the evidence was insufficient and the […]
Upisyal na ibinasura ang reklamong “terrorism financing” o paglabag sa Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act (TFPSA) of 2012 na isinampa ng mga pwersa ng estado laban kay Myrna Zapanta, taong-simbahan at tagapagtaguyod ng karapatan ng mga magsasaka sa Ilocos. Ayon sa resolusyon ng Department of Justice (DoJ) na may petsang Mayo 29, walang sapat […]
A group of lawyers called the removal of the Philippines from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list a “pyrrhic victory”. This list includes countries where money laundering and alleged “terrorism financing” are rampant. According to the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL), the removal from the said list is not a victory for the […]
Tinawag na isang “hungkag na tagumpay” ng isang grupo ng mga abugado ang pagkakatanggal sa Pilipinas sa listahan ng Financial Action Task Force (FATF) sa mga bansa kung saan lipana ang money laundering at kunwa’y “terrorism financing.” Ayon sa National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL), hindi tagumpay ng mamamayang Pilipino ang pagkakatanggal ng naturang listahan, […]
Karapatan and other progressive groups denounced the recent filing of trumped-up charges of terrorism financing against five activists from Cagayan Valley. The five are the most recent victims of the Marcos regime’s repressive Republic Act 10168 or the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act. They are victims of a series of harassments related to the […]
Binatikos ng Karapatan at iba pang progresibong grupo ang kamakailang pagsasampa ng mga gawa-gawang kaso ng pagpopondo sa terorismo laban sa limang aktibista mula sa Cagayan Valley. Sila ang huling mga biktima ng panggigipit ng rehimeng Marcos gamit ang Republic Act 10168 o Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act. Bahagi sila ng serye ng mga […]
Lawyers from the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) condemned the state for its campaign of repression against activists and development workers in its bid to remove the Philippines from the “grey list” or countries where money laundering and “terrorism financing are rampant.” “In a disturbing pattern, the DOJ has been filing baseless cases of […]
Kinundena ng mga abugado mula sa National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) ang panggigipit ng estado sa mga aktibista at manggagawang pangkaunlaran para matanggal ang Pilipinas sa “grey list” o mga bansang laganap ang money laundering at “pagpinansya sa terorismo.” “Sa isang nakababahalang padron, nagsasampa ang DOJ ng walang batayang mga kaso ng terrorism financing […]
The Leyte prosecutor dismissed the “terrorism financing” case filed by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Region 8 against Jazmin Jerusalem and her colleagues Fena Joyce Moscare and Mary Grace Laureno. Jerusalem is executive director of the Leyte Center for Development Inc (LCDe), a development NGO that has been operating for 36 years. Moscare and […]
Ibinasura ng prosekyutor ng Leyte ang kasong “terrorism financing” na isinampa ng Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Region 8 laban kay Jazmin Jerusalem at kanyang mga kasamang sina Fena Joyce Moscare and Mary Grace Laureno. Si Jerusalem ay executive director ng Leyte Center for Development Inc (LCDe), isang development NGO na 36 nang nag-ooperasyon. Sina […]