On the 12th of July, community health worker Miguela Peniero and Anakbayan Southern Tagalog Secretary-General Rowena Dasig were subjected to an unlawful arrest by the 85th Infantry Battalion on trumped-up charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. This distressing incident occurred during
On January 26, 2023, human rights group Karapatan – Southern Tagalog received a subpoena from Antipolo City against Ken Rementilla (Anakbayan Southern Tagalog coordinator), Jasmin Rubia (Mothers and Children for the Protection of Human Rights Secretary-General), and Hailey Pecayo. According to the charges
Barely two weeks after the unjust use of the Anti-Terrorism Act against three human rights defenders in Southern Tagalog, the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) demonstrated anew how the “terror law” can be used to reduce the legitimate struggle of the Filipino people as mere
A few weeks before Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enters his first year in office, the barbaric and brutal massacre of the Filipino people continues. On the night June 14, alleged state forces ransacked the home of Fausto family in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros