Karapatan: SEC order to shut down Rappler, attacks on independent medialay groundwork for digital martial law KARAPATAN Press Statement 29 June 2022 Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent admission that he used hispowers to target ABS-CBN and the blocking of the websites of Bulatlatand Pinoy Weekly, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s June 28, 2022order to shut… Continue reading SEC order to shut down Rappler, attacks on independent media lay groundwork for digital martial law
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Nobel laureate Maria Ressa vows to fight Philippines order shutting Rappler site
Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent, The Guardian, Wed 29 Jun 2022 04.37 BST ‘Kill’ order to revoke news website’s certificates of incorporation made in final days of Rodrigo Duterte’s rule The Nobel prize winner Maria Ressa has said she will challenge an order shutting down Rappler, the news website she co-founded, vowing the outlet will not… Continue reading Nobel laureate Maria Ressa vows to fight Philippines order shutting Rappler site
Massive Fraud Observed in Philippine Elections
Press ReleaseJune 28, 2022 The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) has completed its independent monitoring and assessment of the Philippine elections that took place on May 9, 2022. The main finding is that the election was not free, honest, or fair by international standards. It was a classic ‘guns, goons, and gold’ contest and marked by… Continue reading Massive Fraud Observed in Philippine Elections
STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF BULALACAO, MANKAYAN!
Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionSTAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF BULALACAO, MANKAYAN!Barangay officials and elders of Bulalacao, Mankayan, Benguet led the setting up of a barricade to block the drilling activities of the Crescent Mining and Development Corporation (CMDC). (Photo and caption from Northern Dispatch) NO TO CORPORATE PLUNDER OF OUR RESOURCES! NO TO LARGE-SCALE MINING! The… Continue reading STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF BULALACAO, MANKAYAN!
IPMSDL strongly condemns the censorship by the Philippine’s Duterte government against over 20 independent media and people’s organizations websites.
Keep Filipino Indigenous Peoples Online. Stop the Attacks on Free Expression. The International Indigenous People’s Movement for Self Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) strongly condemns the censorship by the Philippine’s Duterte government against over 20 independent media and people’s organizations websites. Using the draconian Anti-Terrorism Law, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the National Security Commission (NSC) ordered to block… Continue reading IPMSDL strongly condemns the censorship by the Philippine’s Duterte government against over 20 independent media and people’s organizations websites.
NUJP Statement on suppression of news sites
[Statement] Coverage is not terrorism, journalism is not a crime Jun 22, 2022 | Statement | 0 comments The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines denounces the arbitrary inclusion of Bulatlat, Pinoy Weekly and other alternative news sites in a list that the National Telecommunications Commission ordered blocked for allegedly being “affiliated to and are supporting” the Communist… Continue reading NUJP Statement on suppression of news sites
Rights group calls for release of environmental defender in Quezon province
Rights group calls for release of environmental defender in Quezon province Karapatan Press Release –https://groups.google.com/g/karapatan-updates/c/L2y24ytj0IM?pli=1 15 June 2022 Rights group Karapatan condemned the arrest of Daisy Macapanpan lastweek, and called for the immediate release of the environmentaldefender, calling her “a victim of the state’s crackdown againstactivists, which continues towards the end of the Duterte regime.”… Continue reading Rights group calls for release of environmental defender in Quezon province
Lessons from the Philippine Elections
Subject: Lessons from the Philippine Elections Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 13:00:13 +0800 From: Romeo Jara <romeo.jara@ipmsdl.org> Weeks after the May 2022 Presidential Elections in the Philippines, activists, people-led political parties, communities, and people’s organizations have gathered lessons from their victories and the battles that are yet to be won. For Indigenous Peoples (IP), in the Philippines, the… Continue reading Lessons from the Philippine Elections
The Guardian view on the Marcos family’s return
The Guardian view on the Marcos family’s return: bad news for the Philippines Editorial The late dictator’s son didn’t have to rig the polls as his father did. But his electoral victory is still bad news for democracy Tue 17 May 2022 18.51 BST Thirty-six years after the people of the Philippines swept the Marcos… Continue reading The Guardian view on the Marcos family’s return
Reuters Analysis
Analysis: Marcos as Philippine president a boon for China, awkward for U.S. By Tom Allard Supporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. gesture and celebrate as partial results of the 2022 national elections show him with a wide lead over rivals, outside the candidate’s headquarters in Mandaluyong City, Philippines, May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan –… Continue reading Reuters Analysis