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Rauf Sissay
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Human rights activist working with trade unions, workers' associations and urban poor groups in Davao, Philippines
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Resistence is justice!
BAYAN on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
November 29, 2025
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Tara na, salmot ta sa People's Protest Against Corruption sa dakbayan sa Davao!

📆 Nobyembre 30, 2025
🕐 1:00 PM
📍 Freedom Park (atbang sa Ateneo de Davao University Roxas Gate), Roxas Avenue

#KurakotManagot #StopKorap
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Panubagon ug silotan ang tanang kurakot!

Sa Adlaw ni Gat Andres Bonifacio, mulihok ang mga mamumuo ug katawhang kabus aron batukan ang tanang porma sa korapsyon ug suklan ang mga pasistang atake sa kalihukang mamumuo ilalom sa rehimeng Marcos Jr.
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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ICC appeals chamber rejects Duterte's interim release bid
ICC appeals chamber rejects Duterte's interim release bid
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected the appeal of detained former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for a conditional release.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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KMU Southern Mindanao, along with other Dabawenyo progressive formations and individuals, staged a Black Friday Protest in Davao City to denounce the systemic corruption under Ferdinand Marcos Jr's regime (21 November 2025). 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Justice still elusive for Leonard Co, the 'People’s Botanist'
Justice still elusive for Leonard Co, the 'People’s Botanist'
Fifteen years after the murder of Leonard Co, the country’s foremost plant taxonomist known as the People’s Botanist, family, friends, and conservation advocates gathered at UP Diliman to honor his life and legacy.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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China is stepping up its legal narratives targeting the Philippines.
China’s Upgraded Lawfare in the South China Sea
China is stepping up its legal narratives targeting the Philippines.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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[F]ormer #BayanMuna Rep. Carlos Zarate said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration must ensure that part of DPWH’s budget will be used for the implementation of... the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act

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Bayan Muna: Part of DPWH funds should be for safe evacuation centers
A woman walks beside tents at an evacuation center as Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-wong) enters the country on Sunday, November 9, 2025 in Quezon City. — Photo by Associated Press
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November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Nanawagan si dating #BayanMuna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate sa administrasyong Marcos na ibuhos ang malaking bahagi ng pondo ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa pagpapagawa ng mga disaster-resilient evacuation center.

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Pondo ng DPWH ibuhos sa permanent evacuation centers - Bayan Muna
Nanawagan si dating Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate sa administrasyong Marcos na ibuhos ang malaking bahagi ng pondo ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa pagpapagawa ng mga disas...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Corruption kills. This bears repeating.
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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The October earthquakes that rocked Central Visayas and Mindanao plus Typhoons Tino and Uwan just proved the Philippine government's ineptitude and corruption even further. The Filipino people should be enraged.
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian to lead America's largest city after a win over Andrew Cuomo.
Zohran Mamdani elected as New York mayor in historic win
Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian to lead America's largest city after a win over Andrew Cuomo.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Former #BayanMuna Rep. Neri Colmenares, a co-counsel for the families of EJK victims, urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants against the accomplices of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

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'Power not a license to kill': Neri Colmenares calls for ICC arrest of Rody Duterte's drug war accomplices
Former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares, a co-counsel for the families of EJK victims, urged the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against the accomplices of former President Rodrig...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs have called for the former president’s immediate trial on charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC).

#DutertePanagutin #BayanMuna

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ICC urged: Start Duterte trial now
Victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs have called for the former president’s immediate trial on charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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LPA outside PAR has high chance of developing into cyclone
LPA outside PAR has high chance of developing into cyclone
It may make landfall over the Eastern Visayas-Caraga area on Tuesday, November 4, and cross Visayas and MIMAROPA through Wednesday.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I am craving stories about civil society, about resistance, about how local groups find ways to make things better for themselves & others. This is happening all over the world, and this interview from @mongpalatino.bsky.social for @globalvoices.org is a great example & offers plenty to learn from.
How civil society groups and activists are planning to reclaim civic space in Vietnam
In the international community, Vietnam's authoritarian status is relatively unknown compared to other places such as China and North Korea.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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IN THE NEWS: KMU-SMR said that these acts posed threats against the freedom of association of workers, including their labor rights advocacies.

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Groups decry surveillance of KMU office in Southern Mindanao
Furthermore, we have reasons to believe that these incidents are part of the systematic state-sponsored campaign.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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IN THE NEWS: Labor rights advocates have condemned alleged surveillance and intimidation targeting the KMU–Southern Mindanao office in Davao City

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KMU-SMR office monitored?
CTUHR condemns alleged surveillance and intimidation of KMU-SMR's Davao office, citing CCTV footage of unidentified men. The incidents follow reported harassment of organizers like Marvin Dacanay and ...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Duterte was arrested in the Philippines in March 2025 and turned over to ICC custody shortly thereafter. He remains detained in The Hague while pre-trial proceedings continue on charges of crimes against humanity.

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October 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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ICC rejects Duterte's jurisdiction challenge
ICC rejects Duterte's jurisdiction challenge
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's challenge regarding the court's jurisdiction.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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ALERT: KMU Southern Mindanao office in Davao surveilled by unidentified individuals anew. 🧵
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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WORKERS' RIGHTS UPDATE: Last 18 September 2025, members and paralegals of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Southern Mindanao went to the Commission on Human Rights Regional Office XI (CHR-XI) to file reports related to the incidents of surveillance, red-tagging and intimidation of labor organizers... 🧵
October 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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#BayanMuna chairperson Neri Colmenares and two former Bayan Muna solons on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court (SC) to resolve petitions challenging the transfer of P89.9 billion in excess funds of the Philhealth to the national treasury...

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Bayan Muna urges SC to rule on petitions vs transfer of Philhealth funds
Bayan Muna chairperson Neri Colmenares and two former Bayan Muna solons on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court (SC) to resolve petitions challenging the transfer of P89.9 billion in excess funds of the ...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Former #BayanMuna representatives have asked the Supreme Court to immediately decide on consolidated petitions questioning the transfer of P89.9 billion in excess funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to the national treasury.

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Supreme Court pressed to act on P89.9-B PhilHealth fund transfer case
Former lawmakers asked the Supreme Court to immediately resolve petitions questioning the transfer of P89.9 billion funds to the treasury.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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IN PHOTOS: Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) Southern Mindanao, together with church people and human rights advocates, held a demonstration on October 21, 2025 in Davao City to denounce the Marcos Jr regime's rampant corruption.
October 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM