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Etta Rosales
Loretta Ann P. "Etta" Rosales (born August 17, 1939) is a Filipina activist, teacher and politician who has served three terms as the party-list representative of the Akbayan Citizens' Action Party to the Philippines' House of Representatives from the 11th- 14th Congress (1998-2007). She was the Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights of the Republic of the Philippines from 2010 to 2015. She is a well-known defender of human rights and was instrumental in instituting a class action suit in the Hawaii District Court which resulted in the only judgment holding the former dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos liable for gross human rights violations committed during his incumbency, which judgment was partially executed in 2011. She herself is a victim of human rights violations by the Marcos regime. As an activist, she founded the leftist and now party-list Alliance of Concerned Teacher (ACT). She was also the chairperson of Partido ng Bayan. She joined Akbayan in 1998, formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission On Human Rights (Philippines)
The Commission on Human Rights ( fil, Komisyon ng Karapatang Pantao) (CHR) is an independent constitutional office created under the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil rights, civil and rights, political rights in the Philippines. The commission was first founded and led by Chairperson Jose Diokno, Jose W. Diokno, a prominent lawyer and the father of human rights in the country, whom the surrounding park of the headquarters now known as the ''Liwasang Diokno'' (Diokno Freedom Park) was named after. Diokno also founded the premier human rights network called the Free Legal Assistance Group, Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG). Furthermore, the hall inside the compound is called ''Bulwagang Ka Pepe'' or the Ka Pepe Hall, which features a sculpted bust and large mural of the late senator. The CHR is composed of a Chairperson and four members. Commissioners hold a term of office of seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partido Ng Bayan
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan () or Bayan is an alliance of left-wing Philippine organizations. It was founded on International Workers' Day, May 1, 1985 as part of the opposition during the Marcos dictatorship. Politics Ideology The principle of Bayan is National Democracy, which is based on Marxism–Leninism–Maoism, similar to CPP- NPA- NDFP. It believes that: *The Philippines is rich in natural resources but the Filipino people are deprived of it; *The history of the Philippines is the history of class struggle; *Imperialism, Feudalism and Bureaucratic Capitalism is the root of poverty; and *A National-Democratic Revolution is the solution to end the roots of poverty However, unlike underground revolutionary organizations such as the Communist Party of the Philippines, its armed wing the New People's Army and its united front the National Democratic Front (Philippines), National Democratic Front, members of Bayan do not take up arms. They participate in the urban ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
