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Bishop Joel “Bong” Baylon (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Bishop Joel Baylon, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, said PDLs should be included because they are vulnerable to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to the situation in the country’s jails. “It goes without saying that even PDLs deserve to receive assistance just like any other ordinary citizen, especially because their situation (in many congested jai...

2 Northern Mindanao areas positive for red tide THE latest shellfish bulletin from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) includes Murcielagos Bay and Ozamiz City in Misamis Occidental, and Taguines Lagoon in Camiguin among the areas positive for red tide contamination. Shellfish harvested in these areas, both located in the Northern Mindanao Region, are unfit for human consumption. Several sites that are still contaminated for red tide include Inner Malampaya Sound, Palawan; Sors...

(Unsplash / FILE PHOTO) Kapatid, a support group for families and friends of political prisoners, said 41-year-old Elizabeth Estilon was arrested on “trumped-up cases” of violation of the Anti-Terror Law, and illegal possession of firearms and explosives. “Elizabeth Estilon is about to give birth at the end of the month or the first week of March. We ask the government to give her immediate medical attention and free her from prison now,” said Kapatid spokesperson Fides Lim in a stateme...

Group asks CHR to probe death of detainees newborn child in Negros Oriental enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 18) -- The Commission on Human Rights is being urged to look into the death of a detainees barely month-old child, and probe the governments possible non-compliance with international rules on the treatment of imprisoned mothers. Kapatid, a support group for families and friends of political prisoners, made the appeal to CHR on Thursday following...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → February → 17 → Police files kidnapping raps against 7 Lumad students, teachers Police files kidnapping raps against 7 Lumad students, teachers By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL MANILA – Police filed kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges against seven individuals arrested in a raid at the University of San Carlos-Talamban campus in Cebu City on Feb. 15, according to Save our Schools Network (SOS)-Cebu. Three adult Lumad students, two t...

(Photo courtesy of Free Lady Ann Salem Network) “No less than the trial court said that the instant cases ‘have no leg to stand on.’ With this, we express concern why DOJ prosecutors are barring the release of the two whose rights were clearly violated when they were illegally arrested by government forces,” Kapatid spokesperson Fides Lim said in a statement. Salem and Esparago were charged with illegal possession of firearms and explosives after their arrest at their respective homes o...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → February → 11 → Rights defenders urge SC to reprimand Calida for ‘unethical actions’ Rights defenders urge SC to reprimand Calida for ‘unethical actions’ A nun joins a protest action against the Anti-Terror Law last Feb. 2, 2021. (photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat)“The Solicitor General’s allegation is nothing but a desperate attempt to discredit groups that stand firm in opposing the Anti-Terrorism Act, a law that is broadl...

(Photo courtesy of Free Amanda Echanis Network) Prisoners’ rights group Kapatid reiterated its call for the release of the female activist, citing the reported 17 prisoners who tested postive for COVID-19 at the Cagayan Provincial Jail. It is concerned that Echanis and her baby are staying with nine of these infected prisoners in prison. “While we call on the local government to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among prisoners and jail personnel, we assert that Echanis should be released wit...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → January → 8 → Groups call for release of Amanda Echanis, baby as COVID-19 cases reported in jail Groups call for release of Amanda Echanis, baby as COVID-19 cases reported in jail Amanda Echanis holds her newborn son while being escorted to the vehicle during her arrest on Dec. 2. (Photo courtesy of Anakpawis)“The government should act immediately as the health of Echanis and her baby is at high risk, especially in overly congested, po...

The New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa (Jonathan Hicap / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a letter sent to Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag on Saturday, Dec. 19, Kapatid raised “concerns about restrictions on ‘ paabot’ or delivery of basic food items as well as essential toiletries.” Kapatid spokesperson Fides Lim noted the Medium Security Compound at the NBP still does not accept food or essentials. “As we have pointed out, it is already the Christmas season...