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Duterte task force behind red-tagging is part of COVID-19 'strategic communications'
Task force spokesman Major General Antonio Parlade Jr says their job is to counter 'communist propaganda' supposedly exploiting government lapses in dealing with the pandemic
Zarate to Ombudsman: Fire Parlade for red-tagging
(UPDATED) The affidavit-complaint of Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate also seeks the immediate preventive suspension of Southern Luzon military chief Major General Antonio Parlade Jr
Group slams gov't official for 'hysterical red-tagging' of activist nun
The Movement Against Tyranny is demanding a public apology from NTF-ELCAC Spokesperson and PCOO Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy for making 'condemnable' allegations against Sister Mary John Mananzan that has put the nun's 'life and liberty in peril'
[OPINION] Who’s afraid of the new anti-terrorism law?
'They can tap my phone, record my conversations, read my emails, hack my internet accounts, take photos and videos of anything I do for 30-60 days'
Police take down post red-tagging youth journalist
But Youth Act Now Against Tyranny Baguio says the takedown is 'too late'
UPLB alliance calls on school officials to protect students from red-tagging
(UPDATED) UPLB Chancellor Fernando Sanchez Jr defends the students who participated in a demonstration in campus and were implicated in military propaganda against progressive organizations
Former NUJP chair red-tagged in social media post
The post tries to link former NUJP chair Rowena 'Weng' Carranza-Paraan to the New People’s Army using a photo at a media safety training in 2013
PH coronavirus watch: Confirmed cases per hospital, as of March 20, 2020
Based on the Department of Health's monitoring as of March 20, 2020
[OPINION] Pens and placards: On campus journalists as student activists
'To be an activist does not require one to be physically present in rallies and street protests. It can be done through the formidable power of the written word.'
[OPINION] Lorraine Badoy's world
'Using Lorraine’s logic, practically any organization critical of the government and the status quo can be considered a terrorist front'
[OPINION] Campus militarization: Imagined or real?
'It was disturbing how the army made the extreme argument that when you criticize your government, you are against it'
[OPINION] Activists take care of our rights, but who takes care of our activists?
Activists want to be reassured that their physical, emotional, and mental well-being also matters
[OPINION] Confessions of a former rah-rah activist
'I realized being an activist never really dies even when you leave the movement'
[OPINION] The truth in placards: Why activists are not a nuisance
'You know it’s right to junk rice liberalization when you've encountered a farmer who won't eat with you, for fear that she might get used to eating 3 times a day'
Lives in danger as red-tagging campaign intensifies
Ibon Foundation says the red-tagging by the Duterte government is the 'first step in a much larger and more sinister agenda'
Mountain Province police apologize for flyers red-tagging people's orgs
Police Major Jerry Haduca of the Mountain Province Police office extends the apology to members of people's organizations after a dialogue at the Sagada Municipal Hall also attended by local officials, military officers, and civic leaders
LIST: 10 Philippine adaptations of famous K-dramas
Which adaptation is your favorite?
Ibon Foundation: Duterte gov't 'red-tagging' meant to silence dissent
Ibon Foundation, a policy research group formed in 1978, says 'the public deserves the truth and to be informed about the issues that matter to them the most'
[EDITORIAL] Ang anino ng backhoe sa Ampatuan massacre
The sad truth is this: the trial of the decade does not reform, overhaul, or even change the injustice that's still prevalent in our society today
[OPINION] My fight is their fight: Stand with human rights defenders under attack
'The attempt on my life did not succeed, nor has it scared me off, as was the intention'
[OPINION] The irony of National Students' Day
Threats and intimidation against progressives continue to exist. The state's guns are still trained on social activists.
Balay Mindanaw mulls suing CDO police over 'illegal search'
'We will soon formally file a report to appropriate bodies,' says Balay Mindanaw's Kaloy Manlupig days after policemen barged into their compound and 'illegally' checked guests' belongings
Military seeks dialogue after lawmakers slammed crackdown on progressive groups
The military deny that they are cracking down on progressive groups, whom they call 'communist terrorists' and whose offices they have raided in recent weeks
64 lawmakers cross party lines to 'demand' end to crackdown on progressive groups
Among those who signed the petition are House deputy speakers Rosemarie Arenas, Evelina Escudero, and Eduardo Villanueva, as well as House Minority Leader Bienvenido Abante Jr
Baguio students challenge CHED-backed army 'info campaign' in schools
A Commission on Higher Education regional memorandum endorses security forces' Sulat-Kamay information campaign inside universities in the Cordillera Administrative Region
CJ Peralta defends QC judge who issued search warrants vs activists
'From what we have gathered she followed all the rules,' Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta says of Quezon City Judge Cecilyn Burgos Villavert
The Philippines, a killing field
Duterte’s kill mentality has emboldened every angry person with a gun
Red-tagged Oxfam, NCCP slam military for 'malicious, careless' attack
The Farmers Development Center also says their inclusion in the red list was meant to 'silence our advocacy' for farmers rights
[OPINION] If Duterte thinks 62 arrests can stop us, then he's wrong
'Duterte’s culture of fear ultimately comes from his own fears. If Duterte wasn’t afraid then he should have no problem with dissent.'
Progressive lawmakers slam PNA, PCOO for 'vilification,' 'red-tagging'
The PCOO, part of a national task force to 'end local communist armed conflict,' denies red-tagging progressive groups
Kin of slain lawyer in Negros Oriental condemns red-tagging
'Anthony or any member of our family is not a communist sympathizer as portrayed by the people who want to harm and kill us,' says the lawyer's sister Andrea Trinidad
NUPL blasts 'ineffective' writ of amparo after CA junks protection plea
Is the writ of amparo still an effective remedy in the time of President Rodrigo Duterte?
10 dead after jeepney falls into ravine in Albay
(UPDATED) Among those killed are a school principal and a teacher who had just participated at Brigida Eskuwela at Apud Elementary School
Edu Manzano stands his ground: San Juan can still vote for me
'The Supreme Court has already said that Edu Manzano is a Filipino,' says San Juan congressional bet Edu Manzano in a Rappler Talk
Local campaigns start: Duterte, ex-mayor, sets the tone for 2019 polls
Around 43,000 candidates are vying for nearly 18,000 local positions across the country
Calayan Island, known for pristine white beaches, opens airport
The opening of the airport is a dream come true for locals of the island
NBI, BIR agents seize P60M worth fake cigarettes in CDO
Law enforcers say the bogus cigarettes had markings of known brands
Xavier University slams red-tagging of its faculty, immersion program
University president Fr. Roberto C. Yap, SJ, denounces the red-tagging incident as an orchestrated effort to intimidate faculty members and undermine its programs.
Human Rights Watch expresses 'deep concern' over red-tagging in Cagayan de Oro
'Dozens of individuals have been targeted for extrajudicial or summary killing in the Philippines after they were labeled as communist,' says Human Rights Watch
Twitter tests 'original tweeter' tag to help users see who started a thread
The tag should make it easier to determine which posts are from the thread-starter, as well as help weed out copycat posters trying to usurp a thread
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Make 2019 a game-changer
The outlook is grim, even dire, for 2019. But there's hope, and we are the game-changers
Dr Willie Ong runs for senator, banks on '10M FB followers'
Dr Willie Ong is one of the bets banking on their huge social media following as they file their certificates of candidacy for the 2019 elections
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Kung ipagpipilitang radikal ang mga millennial
Warning sa AFP at kay Presidente Duterte: may kasabihan sa Ingles na, 'Be careful what you wish for, it might just come true'
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Umamin na si Duterte. Uwian na ba?
Going past the debate of whether this is an 'admission' or a 'joke,' what are we going to do about this? What democratic institutions are left to pursue this?
Superheroes: Teachers of the Alternative Learning System
Consolacion Tag would not have been a teacher if not for the Alternative Learning System
Fariñas, Alvarez deny ‘parking’ money for lawmakers in 2019 budget
The denial comes after House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez tells reporters about an alleged 'parking' scheme in the proposed 2019 budget for favored lawmakers
Here's the Filipino team behind Kris Aquino's 'Crazy Rich Asians' looks
Designers, makeup artists, hair and fashion stylists from all over the country come together to help the 'Queen Of All Media' transform into 'Princess Intan'
Manila court clears 4 in DOJ’s terror tag request
(UPDATED) Branch 19 does not throw out the main petition seeking to declare the CPP-NPA as a terrorist group
DOJ didn’t verify before seeking terrorist tag for 649 people
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra says: 'The DOJ itself did not have any personal verification of any connection by these individuals with the CPP or the NPA'
Search on for two dozen inmates after Indonesia prison break
While 6 inmates were quickly apprehended after the Sunday escape, another 25 are still on the run from Doyo prison, an institution for drug offenders in easternmost Papua province, authorities say
