Category Archives: Bayan

Delayed relief and slow testing abet domestic violence against women and children

By admin | December 27, 2020

Published by Bayan Metro Manila The government’s failure to provide adequate assistance and its delayed decision to conduct massive COVID-19 testing could worsen domestic violence in the country. Violence against women and children (VAWC) is a silent killer that is seldom reported or noticed. In many communities, women bear the brunt of household work and […]

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Duterte’s ‘tokhang’ approach in containing COVID-19 will worsen rights abuses

By admin | November 9, 2020

Published by Bayan Metro Manila President Rodrigo Duterte’s late night spiel clarifying what he meant by the infamous ‘shoot them dead’ order confirmed our fears that he is applying ‘tokhang’ methods in addressing the COVID-19 health crisis. This is both alarming and infuriating since it could enable law enforces to commit rights abuses with impunity. […]

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Shooting people dead is the brutal legacy of the Duterte government

By admin | October 5, 2020

Published by Bayan Metro Manila It’s not the first time that President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered law enforcers and state troops to shoot people dead but to hear him give the same directive during his press conference last night was extremely jarring, to say the least. He was reacting to the protest of some residents […]

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Stop using the emergency law to silence criticism and stifle innovation

By admin | September 4, 2020

Published by Bayan Metro Manila After filing charges against so-called ‘quarantine and curfew violators’ authorities are now summoning innovative leaders like Vico Sotto. It confirms our suspicion that Republic Act 11469, which gives additional special powers to President Rodrigo Duterte in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, is drafted to undermine the independence of LGUs. The […]

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Fast track delivery of social welfare programs, not mass arrests

By admin | August 12, 2020

Published by Bayan Metro Manila We condemn the police for violently dispersing the peaceful protest of Sitio San Roque residents in Quezon City. We are outraged that the state response to the appeals for relief is terror and brutal detention. This is insensitive, repressive, and inhuman. This is the result of the national government’s ill-conceived […]

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Bayan Metro Manila to telcos, power, and water firms: #WalangSingilan

By admin | July 22, 2020

Published by Bayan Metro Manila We are asking utility companies to waive the collection of bills from customers whose lives have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The enhanced community quarantine has prevented many from going out to work and earn a living. The hardest hit are those who belong to the informal sector. Minimum […]

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Decongest jails, release political prisoners

By admin | June 11, 2020

Published by Bayan Metro Manila Bayan Metro Manila calls for the urgent release of political prisoners as a humane response to save lives and contain the spread of COVID-19. The country’s jails are notorious for being congested which makes social and physical distancing difficult to implement. The conditions in city jails have deteriorated over the […]

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Duterte’s ‘special powers’ law threatens free speech, innovation of LGUs in response to COVID-19

By admin | May 21, 2020

Published by Bayan Metro Manila Bayan Metro Manila deplores the passage of Republic Act 11469 which gives additional special powers to President Rodrigo Duterte in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. We reiterate that granting more powers to the president is unnecessary. What we urgently need today is a comprehensive emergency action by the government and not […]

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Bayan Metro Manila to PNP: Listen to people’s demands, respect the right to protest

By admin | May 6, 2020

To protest from our homes is justified amid the glaring negligence of the government in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. The leadership of the Philippine National Police should listen to the valid demands of residents who are suffering under the enhanced community quarantine. It should respect the people’s right to express grievance over the slow […]

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Bayan Metro Manila on giving emergency powers to Duterte: ‘When in doubt, no!’

By admin | April 15, 2020

Published by Bayan Metro Manila Congress will reap a whirlwind public backlash as it approved a carte blanche package of special powers to President Rodrigo Duterte in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of using the special session to ensure that realigned funds will be used in the fight against COVID-19, Congress chose to abdicate its […]

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