Teen activist sails across Atlantic to go to climate meeting

08/29/2019

NEW YORK  – Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York City to chants and cheers Wednesday after a trans-Atlantic trip on a sailboat to attend a global warming conference. Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish…

Mabinay 6 devastated by activist-lawyer’s slay

Ador Vincent Mayol 11/08/2018

A LEGACY OF COMPASSION The mother of one of the six persons who were tagged as communist rebels and arrested by the military in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental last March expressed sorrow over the slay of activist-lawyer…

Family of slain activist cry for justice

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 08/09/2018

Punta Engaño Barangay Councilman Lito Pagobo, the uncle of the slain activist Butch Rosales, said that he could not think of any person that would want his nephew killed. Rosales was shot dead by an unidentified gunman…

Militants denounce deportation of activist

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/15/2018

A MILITANT leftist group denounced yesterday’s deportation of a European activist whom they invited to their event scheduled at the Capitol Social Hall today. Akbayan International Secretary Rafaela David said Giacomo Filibeck, deputy secretary general of the…

Slain activist’s children’s call: We want justice; arrest her killers

Benjie Talisic 12/01/2017

  The children of the slain human rights activist, 59-year-old Elisa Badayos, has appealed to authorities to help identify and arrest their mother’s killers. “It’s not easy to lose a mother. All we want is justice for…

Signature drive is on against death penalty

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/24/2017

ACTIVIST groups in Cebu on Friday launched a signature drive to protest the administration’s plan to bring back the death penalty and to lower the criminal age of liability from 15 years old to nine. The activity…

NCS

Gerard Pareja 12/11/2016

Ang simpling taho: Senate committees on justice and human rights report no state-sponsored killings. Expected reaction 01: Ang kusog mobasol sa kagamhanan sa mga patay nga nahitabo mopiyaet og moingong midapig sa gobyerno ang gahimo sa report.…

Triumph of the will

Radel Paredes 11/19/2016

It was in August this year when I last joined a protest rally. Back in college, joining a rally or “mob” (short for mobilization) as we called it, was part of our regular schedule being student activists.…

The raid

Radel Paredes 07/09/2016

  I woke up to a sudden blast of light beamed on my face. A gloved hand then tapped my arm as the man standing before me said: “Wake up. This is a raid.” His flashlight scanning…

HK activist beaten by police sentenced to prison

05/30/2016

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong activist whose beating by police was caught on video was sentenced yesterday to five weeks in prison on charges related to the confrontation, stirring outrage among pro-democracy supporters. Local broadcaster RTHK…

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