Agri workers worst paid in PH; join clamor for living wage
“Agri-workers are like third-class citizen in their own country,” observed UMA national chairperson Ariel Casilao. “No land of their own, no food to eat and, based on how government treats them, no dignity.”
Duterte’s legal team undermines international justice
“The Duterte legal team’s argument that the ICC lost jurisdiction after the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute holds no water. Ang sinasabi ng Rome Statute ay may hurisdiksyon ang ICC sa mga kaso o issue na naumpisahan na bago pa man naging epektibo ang withdrawal. Hindi ito maitatanggi ng kampo ni Duterte.”
‘Not for sale’: Reds call out Apayao gov’s ‘bribe’
The NPA’s sacrifices made in the struggle for democracy and freedom are priceless, CPP information officer Marco Valbuena said.
Delulu on rice
The Marcos Jr. administration is twisting itself into knots for thinking that selling the nearly 400,000 metric tons (MT) of rice stowed in the warehouses of the National Food Authority (NFA) for only P20 per kilo would force retailers and wholesalers to slash their prices in order to compete with the “Bente Bigas Mo” (BBM) rice.
Red-tagging is top campaign violation in 2025 polls, groups report
“Overwhelmingly, it (red-tagging) comprises 78.7 percent of the violations monitored by election watchdog and 2025 IOM partner Vote Report PH as of April 30,” ICHRP revealed.
The Quiet Rebels: What Lolo Kiko and Ate Guy Can Teach Us This Election
Both stood for something deeper. In their own quiet ways, they pushed back against injustice, pride, and indifference. The recent deaths of these icons hit differently as we prepare for the May 12 elections (yes, we need to prepare).
Press freedom is shackled
Cumpio is a local journalist whose case has been taken up by the One Free Press Coalition as one of the 10 worst cases of the trampling of press freedom. The list was released coinciding with the celebration of World Press Freedom Day on Saturday, May 3, and the international campaign to free those who have been imprisoned for seeking to tell the truth. Local and international media organizations have urged the Marcos Jr. government to drop the “trumped-up” charges against Cumpio and her fellow accused.
Kontra Daya urges poll body to fix online voting problems
Kontra Daya said it received numerous reports about problems with the ongoing online voting system mostly brought about by inadequate information to overseas Filipinos by both the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and other concerned government agencies.
Scrap Villar’s water monopoly
Did PW build septage facilities, new distribution systems and water purification facilities to ensure that the water they supply is potable? Judging by the kind of water that is crepuscular, the color of takipsilim when night meets day, PW simply didn’t bother building them.
Global press coalition presses PH gov’t to free Frenchie Mae Cumpio
Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio’s imprisonment is included in this year’s “10 Most Urgent List” of press freedom violations in the world by global media outlets.