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Like father, like son: Marcos Jr. stifles dissent with de facto Martial Law In another show of terror to progressives, a subpoena was served to activists who held a peaceful protest in Quezon City during the illegitimate Pres. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s SONA last July 24.

Read the statement here: facebook.com/share/p/181en8…

The Quad Comm hearing has shed light on the pervasive abuses of the Duterte administration and how Duterte himself have given orders to kill instead of arrest, including the infamous 2021 Bloody Sunday raids in Southern Tagalog, where nine activists were killed. #DuterteIkulong

‘Bloody Sunday’ families file complaint before the UNHRC, continue to call for justice #NeverForgetBloodySunday #DuterteIkulong #DefendSouthernTagalog

Full statement:

We demand Marcos Jr.'s administration to cease its campaign of terror against activists and immediately bring those responsible for these murders to justice.

as well as the political "tokhang" campaign orchestrated by former President Duterte. Defend Southern Tagalog reiterates that the Bloody Sunday Massacre is not an isolated event—it is part of a terrifying pattern of repression in the Southern Tagalog region.

Families and friends of the victims of the Bloody Sunday Massacre are currently staging a protest at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Manila as they continue their pursuit of justice. #NeverForgetBloodySunday #DuterteIkulong #DefendSouthernTagalog

A direct response to Department of Justice’s statement urging activists to drop the “rage rhetoric culture” READ: facebook.com/share/p/CyUjrJ… Reference Charm Maranan Defend ST Spokesperson 0906-544-2512 #DefendST #NeverForgetBloodySunday

When the trumped-up ATA complaints against Hailey were junked along with the implications against me, one thing was made clear: human rights defenders are targeted in a witch hunt disguised as a war on terror by the state. It is high time we bring them to justice.

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Three days before Marcos Jr’s third SONA, four youth human rights defenders filed civil and criminal charges against former 59th Infantry Battalion commander Lt. Col Ernesto Teneza Jr., 16 military officers and 5 other individuals at the Office of the Ombudsman today, July 19.

With another dismissed complaint in favor of human rights defenders, Paul and Fritz, this merely shows that the state's toxic attempts to brand us as terrorists are baseless, because human rights work is not terrorism. Read Statement: facebook.com/share/1Kq1PJj5… #JunkTerrorLaw

BREAKING NEWS: Defend ST through the legal counsel of Paul Tagle and Fritz Labiano has received the court order dismissing the trumped-up Financing Terrorism charges against the two Youth Human Rights Defenders. #JunkTerrorLaw #HandsOffFritzLabiano #HandsOffPaulTagle #DefendST

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DEFEND SOUTHERN TAGALOG PRESS STATEMENT Junked terrorist financing raps vs Gardenia labor leader a sequel of the same old gov't mindset Read full statement: facebook.com/share/p/ztz3gM… #HandsOffRhoelAlconera #JunkTerrorLaw #DefendSouthernTagalog

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📢 Join Our Social Media Rally for Paul and Fritz! Paul Tagle and Fritz Labiano are youth activists and human rights defenders who are facing unjust trumped-up complaints under the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suspension Act.