Tag: Human rights

"The Philippine electorate must decide if we will return to the evil of tyranny or choose to turn away from it and do good"

The People Power Revolution was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines from February 22 to 25, 1986

“In the face of unbridled killings ... let us choose leaders who will truly promote fullness of life”

The story did not end there. They are back again with stronger power reinforced by the Duterte oligarchs and other plunderers.

Tortured and gang-raped by the troops under martial law in the 1970s, the former history professor said she fears history will repeat itself

Things cannot remain this way. They cannot come back to power. We cannot survive to experience impunity and plunder twice or thrice over.

“It was pretty confronting and really troubling to see the liturgy being stopped by several officials,” said the archbishop of Hanoi

The prelate was arrested on May 21, 2021, a day after seven priests and ten seminarians were also taken by the police

The bishops said the arrest is an attack against human rights defenders and is a travesty of justice

Palace spokesman Karlo Nograles said “detractors” of the government are trying to “color the perceptions of Filipino voters"