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Karapatan and Bayan raise alarm on attacks vs activists via series of robberies, surveillance

On February 22, 2013   /   News, Statements   /   Leave a comment

News Release
February 22, 2013

Reference:
Cristina Palabay, Secretary General, Karapatan
Renato Reyes Jr., Secretary General, Bayan

Human rights group Karapatan and umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN), together with members and leaders of several organizations today condemned in strongest terms the series of attacks against people’s organizations and partylist groups, disguised as break-ins and robberies. The groups decried what they described as the “rising and systematic forms of state repression and harassment of government critics”. They said that the recent incidents were made to appear as common crimes but were actually targeted attacks on activists and their organizations.

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Philippines: US military outpost with nuclear capabilities?

On June 10, 2012   /   Multimedia, News, Videos   /   Leave a comment

Source: RT news

The bulk of America’s warships will be permanently deployed in the Asia-Pacific region by 2020. US cooperation will turn the Philippines into an “outpost” serving the purpose of containing China, believes political activist Renato Reyes.

­Philippine President Benigno Aquino is committed to developing a “minimum credible deterrent capacity,” and the US has pledged to help the country step up its defenses in the face of a Chinese threat. The Philippines’ cooperation with the US comes amid very tense relations with China, over territorial disputes in strategic waters. It remains unknown, though, how much military hardware the US will provide to the country.

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US offers empty promises to justify increased troop presence in PH

On June 10, 2012   /   Statements   /   Leave a comment

News Release
June 9, 2012

The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today scored the meeting between Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and United States Barrack Obama, saying that the Philippine sovereignty would be trampled on by the deployment of more US troops and ships in the country. Bayan also said that all Aquino got from the visit to Obama were “empty promises of modernization which have been made by past US presidents”.

“Aquino is single-handedly reversing the gains from the removal of the US military bases 20 years ago. His foreign policy allows the permanent and continuing presence of US troops all over the country, on a scale unprecedented since the time of the US bases.

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BAYAN Europe discussed pressing issues in the Philippines

On June 9, 2012   /   Events, Multimedia, Photos   /   Leave a comment

BAYAN Europe in cooperation with several Filipino organizations in the Netherlands organized a public forum on the Philippine national situation and on the country’s human rights situation. BAYAN secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. gave an input on the national situation as well as encouraged organizations which participated in the forum to be part of the BAYAN Europe formation. Members of the Philippine UPR Watch provided information on the deteriorating human rights record of Pres. Benigno Aquino III.

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A discussion on the Philippines

On May 28, 2012   /   Events   /   Leave a comment
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