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
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.
(Pastoral statement of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines dated 30 January 2017, at the end of their three-day 114th Plenary Assembly in Manila, and read nationwide in all masses on Sunday, 05 February 2017) Beloved People of God
PAHAYAG NG NUJP: “Di po laro ang pagbabalita, Mr. President!” December 30, 2016 Mawalang-galang po, mahal na Pangulo. Sinasadya ng National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) na gamitin ang pambansang wika sa pahayag na ito upang bigyang sapat
National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Statement December 20, 2016 The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines condemns the murder of Larry Que, publisher of Catanduanes News Now, and challenge authorities, particularly the Presidential Task Force on Violations
Press Statement December 10, 2016 On International Human Rights Day: “We say, enough!” Human Rights have taken a serious beating the past few months. The sneaky burial of the dictator Marcos was an assault on the thousands
NDFP Media Office Statement from NDFP Peace Panel Chair Fidel Agcaoili December 9, 2016 President Rodrigo Duterte’s allusion to the peace negotiations as a high-stakes poker game is deplorable, as it tragically leads to the inhumane treatment of close to
The worsening human rights violations in Mindanao have been disregarded by the Duterte government despite the unilateral ceasefire of the GRP and his declaration of support to the peace talks. The relentless military operations of government troops in the rural
BAYAN Press Statement December 8, 2016 President Duterte’s recent statements on the killing of Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa, that he will not allow the policemen involved to go to jail, encourages impunity and the blatant violation of the law. It is
The truth can never be silenced, online and off The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines deplores the blocking by Facebook of the account of our former chairperson, respected journalist and blogger Inday Espina-Varona, at the behest of
NUJP Statement on the 7th Year of the Ampatuan Massacre November 23, 2016 November 23, 2009 is a day that will forever live in infamy, not only for the Philippine media community, which lost 32 of its own in what
There has been an epidemic of summary killings and extrajudicial executions across the Philippines for decades now. From 1998 to December 2015, a total of 1,424 were documented to have been killed by the so-called Davao Death Squad in Davao
As we have written way back in 2012, we need to be reminded time and again “Lest we have, in the busyness of our work and our lives, shuffled the memory into the backs of our mind.” Today, the 23rd of November
Marcos Burial is Historical Injustice Rewritten (APILA’S Public Statement on the Marcos Burial) The Ateneo Public Interest and Legal Advocacy (APILA) Center of the Ateneo de Davao University expresses its indignation and dismay for the burial of former President Ferdinand
Letter to the Editor On Children’s Month November 21, 2016 On children’s month and children’s right to participation November 20 was the anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which mandates and
STATEMENT Young Moro Professionals 18 November 2016 There is no darker period in our recent history than the Martial Law era. There is hardly any Bangsamoro family that was left untouched by death and grief during the Marcos dictatorship. To
STATEMENT Konsyensya Dabaw 18 November 2016 Konsyensya Dabaw condemns the burial of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) today for being done in bad faith. The burial is in breach of the law
Konsyensya Dabaw joins other Filipinos in lighting candles and praying for a just decision of the Supreme Court (SC) concerning petitions on the burial of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). We thank
Statement of Indignation Cagayan de Oro Press Club, Inc. 14 February 2016 Respect the local press community We, members of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club Inc., express our serious concerns over what appears to be an attempt to bar
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has always said that we do not see any pattern that would lead us to conclude that the continued murder of journalists in the country is part of any official government program,
Our Christmas Call: Resume GPH-NDFP Formal Peace Talks Statement of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform As Christendom celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), calls on the Government of the Philippines
STATEMENT Continuing Our Defense for Human Rights and Human Dignity and Affirming our Call to End Impunity “When justice is done, good people are happy, but evil people are brought to despair.” Proverbs 21:15 During the 23rd General Convention, the
November 30, 2015 PRESS STATEMENT Kabataan Partylist Northern Mindanao Region BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE! CONTINUE BONIFACIO’S LEGACY! “Is there any love that is nobler, purer and more sublime, than the love of our native land? What
Statement of the Institute for Autonomy and Governance (IAG) on the Legislation of the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (H.B. 5811 and S.B. 2894) The Institute for Autonomy and Governance (IAG), an independent public policy center devoted to
Press Statement 24 September 2015 FORTY-THREE years since the imposition of the Marcos martial law in the Philippines, and two years after President Noynoy Aquino signed RA 10368 into law, the victims of human rights violations have yet to hear
PRESS RELEASE Human Rights Watch (Manila, September 24, 2015) – The Philippine military has repeatedly stood aside while paramilitary forces have attacked indigenous villages and schools in the southern region of Mindanao, Human Rights Watch said today. These forces have committed killings,
STATEMENT We have long been alarmed at the situation of the Lumad – the indigenous peoples in Mindanao. The past years have seen a rise in attacks against Lumad communities and killings of their leaders, reportedly by military and paramilitary
STATEMENT On the Lianga and Pangantucan Lumad Massacres in Mindanao by the National Council of Churches in the Philippines “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.” Psalm 82:3 NIV The National Council
STATEMENT Attacks on Mindanao Lumad schools and communities intensify as Aquino’s military goes berserk for Oplan Bayanihan by Save Our Schools Network The last year of the Benigno S. Aquino presidency has meant a bloodbath for indigenous peoples and for Lumad
STATEMENT We, the Traditional Leaders and Royal Ladies of the Bangsamoro, representing the various sultanates such as the Sultanate of Buayan, Sultanate of Kabuntalan, Sultanate of Dikaya, Sultanate of Linatangan Dar us-Salam, Paramount Sultanate of Linantangan Buayan Dar us-Salam, Society
Press Statement Panalipdan Southern Mindanao April 11, 2015 US, CHINA, STOP MAKING PH YOUR PLAYGROUND! Panalipdan-SMR condemns the reported incursion and reclamation activities of Chinese ships in Mischief Reef and the upcoming massive US-PH Balikatan military exercises in Palawan, Panay,
Statement on the Murder of Tagbilaran Broadcaster Maurito Lim 15 February 2015We have run out of words of condemnation in the face of the murder of yet another colleague. Maurito Lim was about to alight from his car in front
In the wake of the recent deaths in Mamasapano, Maguindanao involving officers and members of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Force and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, I and my colleagues in the Supreme Court express our deepest
Grieving with the families of the fallen valiant SAF Praying Mercy And Compassion Bring Justice and Peace Statement of Cardinal Orlando B. Quevedo, OMI, Archbishop of Cotabato Here in Rome I grieve most deeply with the families of the valiant
Statement of the Institute for Autonomy and Governance (IAG) on the Mamasapano, Maguindanao Incident The Institute for Autonomy and Governance (IAG) shares the collective shock and grief of the nation in the wake of the deadly confrontation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao
Statement of the Initiatives for International Dialogue It is with profound shock and sorrow that we view the events as yet unfolding in the surrounds of Mamasapano in Maguindanao. Our hearts bleed at the carnage wrought and the needless loss
27 January 2015 The Mindanao Coalition of Development NGO Networks (MINCODE) strongly condemns the shooting incident in Mamapasano in Maguindanao Province in Mindanao that resulted in the death of more than 40 policemen last Sunday, January 25, 2015. As there
We have come to you, we Indigenous Peoples of Mindanao. We have been thrown into these mountain places where we now dwell because of the cruel onslaught of history. We who are the descendants of the First Inhabitants— the Indigenous
Liberte, égalité, fraternité. Liberty equality, brotherhood- these were the rallying cries of the French revolutionaries which have resounded beyond the streets of Paris and reverberated the world over, sparking independence movements across continents. The Paris barricades and the French
The Al Qalam Institute together with our partners, CONDEMN and DENOUNCE, in the strongest terms, the deadly shooting attack on the office of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. This brutal attack has no place in Islam. The proliferation of uneducated, self-taught and self-righteous followers
PASTORAL LETTER 21 November 2001 THOU SHALL NOT KILL (Exodus 20:13) Dear People of God in the Archdiocese of Davao: This is a strong and stern commandment from the author of life – God. To Jews and Christians this is
