We view with great alarm the threat against the life of Fr. Amado Picardal. We call on credible authorities to ensure the safety of the Redemptorist priest and investigate the matter. The motive of those attempting to kill him was clear. He has been an outspoken critic of extrajudicial killings in Davao City when President […]
Tag Archives: Partido Liberal Vice President on External Affairs
Press Release
Statement of Erin Tanada, Partido Liberal vice president on external affairs on alleged link between drug lords and human rights groups
27
Mar
Mar
The plot gets crazier by the day. The statement of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque that drug lords are using human rights group to criticize and undermine the government is absurd and baseless. At the same time, it is patently dangerous because it makes human rights groups possible targets […]
Press Release
Statement of former Quezon Rep. Erin Tanada, Partido Liberal Vice President on External Affairs, On Benham Rise
15
Feb
Feb
We have the right to name our children because we have duties toward them, including protecting them. That’s why, similarly, we can’t simply be dismissive about China’s naming of five seamounts within the Philippine Rise. Philippine Rise is within our territory and we should be the one to label it and parts of it. If […]