Kodao

Kodao Productions is an award-winning multi-media production outfit. It produces videos on burning social issues in the Philippines, such as environmental destruction, human rights, and other civil liberties. Aside from videos, Kodao also produces radio programs for national radio networks and community radio stations throughout the country. Both its video and radio productions have been awarded and cited by private and government institutions.

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Don’t pressure journalists to sign drug inventories

Although the Dangerous Drugs Act requires that the inventory and documentation of suspected narcotics that authorities seize in operations is done in the presence of witnesses this should not be taken to mean that law enforcement personnel have the authority to force

March 18, 2023

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Farmers protest sugar mill closure, abrupt loss of livelihood

Planters bring rotting sugarcane to posh Bonifacio Global City to dramatize plight Farmers’ groups asked the authorities to take over operations of a Batangas sugar mill they say closed down due to the government non-stop importation policies as well as failure to

March 17, 2023

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Rights network to gov’t: Sovereignty does not mean running away from ICC

A network of human rights and church groups said the Philippine government must stop playing the sovereignty card in trying to shield government officials involved in the mass murder of suspected drug personalities from ongoing investigations by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

March 17, 2023

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Strike immobilizes jeepney routes in Metro Manila, regional centers nationwide

The ongoing jeepney strike immobilized jeepney routes in Metro Manila and several regions nationwide by as much as 100 percent, the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) reported. Despite threats of punishment by the government, the nationwide protest

March 16, 2023

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Akala mo’y libre…

ito ay isang busina ng permanente pagpaparada/sa garahe ng kabangkaroteha’t kawalan…/ biktimang paharurot na sinunggaban/sa monopolistang pakanang/mas malupit pa sa hit and run. The post Akala mo’y libre… appeared first on Kodao Productions. Source link

March 16, 2023

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Groups welcome conviction of policeman in teeners’ killing

‘ICC investigations on Duterte’s responsibility must continue’ Activist groups welcomed the conviction of the Caloocan City policemen for the killing of two teenagers in 2017, but said there is no reason to rejoice yet as thousands of other victims are still denied

March 16, 2023

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On more US troops deployment in the Philippines

“The US is becoming more aggressive now in sending cadres to oversee the military of its allies and neo-colonies is no accident. What we are seeing is both an aggressive economic thrust in the form of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP),

March 16, 2023

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Transport strike over; Palace promises to review jeepney phaseout program

Public utility drivers suspended their transport strike on the third day following a dialogue with Malacanang officials Tuesday night. In a press conference at the University of the Philippines in Diliman Wednesday morning, the No to PUV (public utility vehicles) Phaseout Coalition

March 15, 2023

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Groups protest in US and HK on Women’s Day

Women’s organizations held a protest march against “imperialism, militarism and exploitation” at the World Bank and the White House in Washington DC days before International Women’s Day last Saturday, March 4. Led by the International Women’s Alliance (IWA) and grassroots Filipino group

March 15, 2023

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UN slams PH gov’t for failing to protect ‘comfort women’

The Philippines failed to redress continuous discrimination and suffering of sexual slavery victims perpetrated by Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, the United Nations (UN) women’s rights committee reported on international women’s day, March 8. The Committee on the Elimination of

March 15, 2023