PAHAYAG NG SUPORTA PARA KAY DR. NATY CASTRO MULA SA U.P. COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CLASS 1986 “…Humayo’t itanghal, giting at tapangMabuhay ang pag-asa ng bayan….” (UP Naming Mahal) Kalakip ng pagtatapos sa Universidad ng Pilipinas ang panawagan ng pagsisimulang maging
DADITAMA PASTORAL STATEMENT BAHIN SA ELEKSIYON 2022(Ecclesiastical Province of Davao) “Tudloan ug Tultulan Ko Ikaw”(Psalm 32:8) Mainiton nga pagtimbaya sa Kalinaw! “Tudloan ug tultulan ko ikaw sa dalan nga angay mong subayon. Bantayan ug tambagan ko ikaw” (cf. Psalm 32:8).
“The Truth Will Set You Free” (John 8:32)A Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Dear Brothers and Sisters, May the peace of Jesus be ours, He who said: “If you hold to my teaching, you
The Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID) is one with the peoples of the Philippines in commemorating the 36th anniversary of the EDSA people Power Revolution that sparked the historic people -to- people solidarity ending the 21-year dictatorial regime of Ferdinand
Sa pagdiriwang ng ika-36 na anibersaryo ng 1986 People Power Revolution, nakikiisa kami sa buong sambayanan sa pagsasadiwa ng mga prinsipyo at aral na ating natutunan sa EDSA noon. Napakahalaga ngayong taon na sariwain ng mamamayan ang nangyari 36 taon
Balay Mindanaw joins the Filipino nation in celebrating the people power revolution that toppled the Marcos Dictatorship. We also join the growing Filipino peoples’ movement that strongly resists the assault on truth and justice by revising history. We join the
Today, the Filipino people commemorate the 36th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Uprising in time for the upcoming May 9, 2022 national and local elections. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.–the namesake son of the ousted fascist dictator, the late Ferdinand Marcos, Sr.–is
February 07, 2022 Freedom for Media Freedom for All, a coalition of press freedom advocates, calls on aspirants to elective positions to help the public make informed decisions when they vote on May 9, 2021 by appearing at forums and
The Insider Mediators (IM), together with the Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI), lauds both Houses of Congress for moving forward the bills on the proposed extension of the transition period of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from
(Vice President Leni Robredo’s report to the nation, aired at 11:30 a.m. on 27 July 2021, in Filipino. English translation was provided by the Office of the Vice President). Tapos na ang SONA (State of the Nation Address) ng Pangulo.
Presidential Communications Operations Office Presidential News Desk STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES SESSION HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [Delivered at the Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 26, 2021]
EVERY ELECTION is a reckoning for democracy. As journalists reporting on another critical moment for our country, we have a duty to provide accurate, reliable and essential information that will empower voters and encourage public discussion and debate. Affirming
Public Statement 22 MAY 2021 WE WANT TO GO HOME! A call for the immediate, safe and dignified return of IDPs and just compensation for Marawi Siege victims We, Maranao leaders and members of various civil society organizations along
The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) sounds its alarm over the inclusion of peace consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in the Resolution Number 17 (2021) by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC). The said resolution designated the
(Presented by Ms Melinda Quintos de Jesus, Executive Director of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, at the online forum on ‘The State of Meda Freedom in the Philippines: Breaking Barriers to Bring Information to the Public” on World
They have healed the brokenness of my people superficially, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace. (Jeremiah 6:14) We join in One Voice to express our deep concern over the brazen killings of human rights defenders, community activists, labor
By the Right to Know, Right Now Coalition The Big Picture EXACTLY 47 years ago on February 2, the 1987 Philippine Constitution was ratified at a plebiscite conducted on the same day. Of the 21,785,216 Filipinos who voted from 83,288
The Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) reiterates its strong condemnation of the continued killings with impunity, including casualties in the legal profession. The recent murder of Baby Maria Concepcion Landero-Ole in Danao City, the 54th lawyer killed under
STATEMENT of Konsyensa Dabaw and other Dabawenyas We, the women of Konsyensya Dabaw, together with other Dabawenyas, speak collectively to denounce verbal abuse and all forms of violence against women and girls that have seemingly become normalized in recent times.
The Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) is troubled of and outraged by the public statements of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, using the country’s highest office to again red tag Carlos Isagani T. Zarate and other progressive representatives and
We are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of a great revolutionary and freedom fighter of our time. Our hearts mourn the death of MNLF Chairman Yusoph Jikiri, and his untimely departure will be felt across the lands of the
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. Verily we belong to Allah, and verily to Him do we return. Just an hour before midnight yesterday, we all lost a beacon of peace in the Bangsamoro — Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)
We are the Marawi Reconstruction Conflict Watch. We formed ourselves as an autonomous monitoring group three years ago to help our people ensure that the reconstruction and redevelopment of Marawi is inclusive, context-responsive, and sustainable. Our aim was not to
Alarmed by the supposed UNESCO classification of the Ampatuan massacre case as “resolved” from news reports that were based on a press release of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS), a broad group of organizations and individuals signed
28 August 2020 GOVERNOR ABDUSAKUR M. TAN Sulu Provincial Government Capitol Site, Patikul, Sulu Dear Gov. Sakur: Assalamu alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa baarakatuhu! We respectfully submit to your propitious attention the herein petition. A CALL FOR AN INDEPENDENT PROBE COMMISSION
(Official transcript of Vice President Leni Robredo’s Report and Suggestions 24 August 2020. Translation to English included here) Nitong mga nakaraang linggo, nakasama natin sa ilang pagpupulong ang mga researchers, analysts, propesor, at iba pang eksperto sa ekonomiya. Gaya ng
(Pahayag ni VP Leni Robredo: Ulat, Mungkahi Ukol sa Pandemya, at Mensahe ng Pag-asa, ika-29 ng Hulyo 2020) Sa puntong ito, halos isang buwan na na mahigit isang libo bawat araw ang dagdag sa mga COVID positive cases ng bansa.
Noong SONA 2019, BAGSAK ang grado namin kay Duterte. Ngayong SONA 2020, BOKYA. Sa ingles, ZERO. Walang nagawa, walang ginawa. Lahat ng pangako ng mga nakaraang SONA, puro napako. Tatlong taon na kaming bakwit. Hindi pa rin kami nakaka Balik Marawi.
The President elucidated plans for national recovery and resilience that he wants to pursue for all Filipinos. But what about the Maranao who have been waiting for three fruitless years—way before the pandemic and its consequent economic crisis? He proposed
Today, as President Duterte delivers his fifth and penultimate State of the Nation Address to a nation in a state of disarray, we the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines join the Filipino people in demanding the respect and
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), which controls the government’s vast communications apparatus, owes the people an explanation for why President Rodrigo Duterte’s July 13 speech to troops in Jolo, Sulu was sanitized. Enterprising colleagues have dug up an unedited
We, the undersigned journalists, editors and workers from different media organizations, express our solidarity with thousands of our colleagues in ABS-CBN who risk losing their jobs after the House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Franchises denied the network a fresh
STATEMENT ON THE DENIAL OF THE ABS-CBN FRANCHISE Concerned Artists of the Philippines July 10, 2020 KUNG WALA NANG KATOTOHANAN SA ATING BAYAN MAGHAHARI ANG MGA BERDUGO’T GAHAMAN. Today Congress’ denial of the ABS-CBN franchise is an attack that brings
(National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon sent this piece to MindaNews via e-mail on 17 June 2020, referring to it as “Personal statement on the Anti-Terrorism Bill of 2020”) The “Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020” is simply a matter of necessity, as
Ang Probinsya ng Maguindanao bilang isang lalawigan na malubhang biktima ng terorismo ay marapat na sumang-ayon sa panukalang batas na ito upang matuldukan na ang takot at pangamba ng ating mga kababayan sa matagal na panahon. Hindi lingid sa
June 16, 2020 We in the Sisters’ Association in Mindanao join the growing cry of the churches and the people to scrap the new Anti-Terror Bill or the impending Revised Human Security Act. We are one with the stance of
June 12, 2020 Dear President Duterte: Warm greetings from Mindanao! Please accept our hopes and prayers for your continued good health, especially at this time when you decide on matters critical to the country’s present and future well-being. We write
The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines is extremely alarmed over the conviction of journalist Maria Ressa and former Rappler reporter Reynaldo Santos Jr. It’s a menacing blow to press freedom in the Philippines and adds a new weapon in
June 15, 2020 will ever be remembered as a dark day, not only for independent Philippine media, but for all Filipinos. The conviction of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. has implications far beyond the case
We, the undersigned Muslim lawyers of Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi (zambasulta), strongly condemn terrorist individuals, organizations and their acts of terror, and fully support the counter-terrorism measures of the Philippine government. However, we express our strong opposition to the
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Assalum Alaykum Wa Rahmahtullahi Taala Wa Barakatuh The Bangsamoro Government joins the entire country in celebrating this year’s 122nd Philippine Independence Day. Unlike the previous anniversaries of our country’s declaration of independence, this year, the entire archipelago
Konsyensya Dabaw joins other civil society groups in strongly opposing the Anti-Terrorism Bill or ATB (House Bill 6875 and Senate Bill 1803), which infringes on human rights and could be detrimental to the durability of peace in Mindanao.[] The government’s
12 June 2020 On this day, a century, two decades and two years ago, the Philippine flag – in vibrant blue, red, yellow, and white – was raised with great pride and honor as the national anthem was being played
In the middle of a pandemic that the country is facing, President Rodrigo R. Duterte, certified the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Bill amending the 2007 Human Security Act, or RA 9372 as urgent. Congress was quick to enact the said
Assalamu alaykum warahmatulahi wabarakatuh. We, concerned Moro lawyers and law students express our strongest dissent to the Anti-Terror Bill. Let it be said, we condemn terrorism. As Moros we know its ill effects too well. We have suffered from them.
We, in the Sowing the Seeds of Peace, reject the almost-certain signing of the Revised Human Security Act. In the light of today’s commemoration of Philippine Independence, it is a reversal of what our nation’s founders have fought for. The
[A joint media statement against the Terror Bill] We are the community of independent Filipino journalists. We are the descendants of Lopez Jaena, of Del Pilar, of Rizal, of Leona Florentino, the sons and daughters of Don Chino, Joe Burgos,
