The harassment, threat, and intimidation of development workers never stop in the time of Duterte. On July 18, April Rose Avila, administrative staff of the Disaster Response Center (DIRECT), a non-government organization (NGO) for community-based disaster management (CBDM) that operates in SOCCKSARGEN, was accosted by a man named Jerson Gallego, who introduced himself as part … Continue reading ASCENT Calls for a Stop to the Harassment of Disaster Response Center (DIRECT) Staff Member
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Crystal clear
“What is crystal clear to us is that martial law is not answering the supposed purpose of ending terrorism but is actually intensifying it, but with no less than State security forces as the agents of terrorism.”
Martial law in Mindanao
Martial law has severe negative impacts on the lives and rights of ordinary people.
