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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 9) - An opposition lawmaker has called for a halt to the construction of Kaliwa Dam, which is considered to be the administration’s biggest solution to Metro Manila’s water woes.
During the hearing by the House Committee on Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous peoples, the lawmakers revealed that the Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), which serves as the memorandum of agreement between the Dumagat tribe and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, has yet to be signed.
Bayan-Muna Partylist Rep. Carlos Zarate said that without an FPIC, no operations should take place in creating the dam.
Mission in peril: ‘Red-tagging’ the religious sector in the Philippines a photo essay June 1, 2021 | 05:00:00 PM
BY MARK SALUDES
Several church workers involved in the social justice and human rights ministries in the Philippines have been subjected to vilification and “red-tagging” under the Duterte government. The World Council of Churches has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council and the Philippine government to end human rights violations against church workers.
Giving aid to the poor is authentic witnessing to the Christian faith but church workers who dare to ask why many people are mired in poverty face the danger of being called a communist.
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Despedida of Debold Sinas, arrests of 7 activists
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
MANILA – With the retirement of Police Chief Gen. Debold Sinas and with his birthday today, May 8, human rights group Karapatan believes that the recent series of arrests of activists is the general’s despedida.
Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan, made this statement after four individuals were arrested on May 6 in the Southern Tagalog region. The day before, Karapatan alerted the public after receiving information that another series of police and military raids in Southern Tagalog is in the offing.