By Human Rights Online Philippines on Mar 21, 2013 in:
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Self-Destruction: The Question of Suicide and the Tendency to Harm Oneself by Jose Mario De Vega Why do people kill themselves? According to Wikipedia: “Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, “to kill oneself”) is the act of intent...
DIGITEL Employees Shave Heads in Protest, Motion for Execution Pushed Manila—Shaving their heads to underline their protest, Digitel employees picketed in front of the Department of Labor and Employment Office this morning, demanding that Labor Sec...
Paalam, Ms. Education by Merck Maguddayao March 15, 2013 Nasubukan niyo na bang makulangan ng pamasahe? Yung tipong nagpa-xerox ka ng bulto-bultong readings tapos, shit, ganun pala kakapal yung pina-xerox mo. Yung tipong, nage-expect ka ng sweldo sa...
Taking Action to End Violence against Women [This day,] International Women’s Day, is dedicated to Action to End Violence against Women, and Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) takes this occasion to highlight its continued stance in advocating social just...
By Human Rights Online Philippines on Mar 9, 2013 in:
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Women say YES to Development! Women say NO to Corporate Mining! International Women’s Day. 08 March 2013. Today, we celebrate our hopes, our rights, our voices, our movements as we continue to work towards the elimination of violence and discrimina...
By Human Rights Online Philippines on Feb 22, 2013 in:
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PHILIPPINES: Vendors face forced eviction and food insecurity February 22, 2013 ISSUES: Right to food; inhuman and degrading treatment; hunger, starvation, corruption; impunity; rule of law Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has r...
Semirara Mine Tragedy: A Question of Priorities A collapsed wall left five miners dead and five missing when a landslide hit Semirara mine in Antique just before midnight on Wednesday last week. Two more landslides would smite Semirara in the days to...