Pahayag ng Pakikiisa sa Welgang Bayan at Pandaigdigang Araw ng Paggawa
Kaisa ng masang anakpawis ang mga abogado ng bayan sa panawagang wakasan ang mga programa ng administrasyong Marcos Jr. na lalong mambubusabos sa taumbayan ngayong Pandaigdigang Araw ng Paggawa, Mayo Uno 2024.
May 1, 2024
NUPL
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers is a nationwide voluntary association of human rights lawyers in the Philippines, committed to the defense, protection, and promotion of human rights, especially of the poor and the oppressed.

Kaisa ng masang anakpawis ang mga abogado ng bayan sa panawagang wakasan ang mga programa ng administrasyong Marcos Jr. na lalong mambubusabos sa taumbayan ngayong Pandaigdigang Araw ng Paggawa, Mayo Uno 2024.

Kabilang sa mga ito ang huwad na Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) kung saan sapilitang pinabubuklod ang mga maliliit na jeepney operator sa mga kooperatiba at korporasyon. Bukod sa nilalabag nito ang kanilang kalayaan sa pagtatatag ng sariling organisasyon, tiyak din itong kikitil sa kanilang kabuhayan at magiging dagdag na pasanin sa mga komyuter. Hindi rin pinansin ang kanilang panawagan para sa rehabilitasyon dahil mas matimbang ang interes ng mga dayuhang kapitalistang may kakayanang mamuhunan sa mga modernong PUV.

Laganap ang red-tagging, panggigipit, at pananakot sa mga lider at miyembro ng mga unyon sa parehong pribado’t pampublikong sektor upang pigilan ang kanilang pakikibaka para sa nakabubuhay na sahod at benepisyo at makataong mga kalagayan sa trabaho. Matingkad din ang papel ng National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) sa pagbuwag ng mga progresibong unyon at sa mga tangkang pahinain ang unyonismo, kabilang na ang lantarang paglahok sa mga gawaing union-busting ng mga pribadong kompanya.

Habang nanatiling mataas ang presyo ng mga bilihin at kapos ang serbisyong panlipunan, hindi pa rin umuusad ang mga panukalang batas para sa dagdag sahod. Inuuna pang atupagin ang Charter Change gamit ang tatlong moda ng pag-aamyenda sa Saligang Batas (people’s initiative, Constitutional Convention at Constitutional Assembly) para mapalabnaw ang mga patriyotikong probisyon into. Samantala, sa ilalim ng ehersisyong militar o Balikatan, inihihahanda ang mga tereyn, karagatan at himpapawid ng Pilipinas bilang lunsaran ng gera ng US laban sa China kasabay ng pagpapatuloy ng mga agresibong aksiyon ng China sa West Philippine Sea.

Karapat-dapat lamang na manindigan para sa ating mga karapatang pang-ekonomiko, pambansang soberanya at teritoryal na integridad. Palakasin natin ang dagundong at lagablab ng ating mga panawagan sa lahat ng kampuhan, martsa-protesta, tigil-pasada, at welgang bayan.#

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DEFEND WOMEN’S DIGNITY, FIGHT MISOGYNY, AND RESIST ALL FORMS OF ABUSE AND OPPRESSION

DEFEND WOMEN’S DIGNITY, FIGHT MISOGYNY, AND RESIST ALL FORMS OF ABUSE AND OPPRESSION

There can be no genuine equality while women remain targets of abuse, exploitation, and contempt, and while poor and working women continue to suffer the combined violence of patriarchy and economic oppression. To defend women’s rights is to fight misogyny in all its forms, demand accountability from those who perpetuate it, and challenge the social order that keeps women vulnerable, silenced, and exploited.

NUPL seeks amparo and habeas data protection for Negros people’s lawyer and PDG members; flags continuing threats vs. Isabela people’s lawyer despite existing protective writs

NUPL seeks amparo and habeas data protection for Negros people’s lawyer and PDG members; flags continuing threats vs. Isabela people’s lawyer despite existing protective writs

NUPL urged the Supreme Court to consider safeguards that protect lawyers and litigants and keep court processes safe, including convening a dialogue on effective protective mechanisms, issuing guidance when red-tagging and guilt-by-association narratives surface in court proceedings, and adopting clear protocols for responding to credible threats against counsel.

DEFEND WOMEN’S DIGNITY, FIGHT MISOGYNY, AND RESIST ALL FORMS OF ABUSE AND OPPRESSION

EDSA at 40: The People’s Forum

The enduring significance of EDSA rests on a simple truth: public spaces belong to the people. They must remain open as platforms for public discourse—robust, uninhibited, and free from the chilling effect of threats of dispersal or prosecution under a statute born of martial rule. EDSA stands as the people’s forum when they demand accountability and seek the fulfillment of the promise of People Power.

PROSECUTION IS TRIAL-READY, ICC SHOULD CONFIRM CHARGES AGAINST DUTERTE

PROSECUTION IS TRIAL-READY, ICC SHOULD CONFIRM CHARGES AGAINST DUTERTE

The hearings this week and the eventual trial are important for all Filipinos, as a way of composing a true and correct collective memory, and preserving a historical record of what should not be repeated again. The confirmation hearing is so important that victims and their lawyers, supporters, and advocates have travelled all the way to The Hague to be present during the hearings. We remain committed to seeking truth and justice for victims and for all people.

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