Government employees oppose ‘mass layoff circular’ amid pandemic
COURAGE national president Santiago Dasmariñas Jr. said as many as 600,000 government employees all over the country, especially job-order and contractual employees, are worried.
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Duterte administration’s recovery plans help the rich more than the poor
The finance department’s Philippine Program for Recovery with Equity and Solidarity (PH-PROGRESO) and stimulus bills in Congress give considerable support to businesses while millions of affected families get token support at best.
Video shows unidentified man intimidating household of Cebu engineer arrested for joining #JunkTerrorBill rally
“He was just arrested now, but next time, he might be exchanging fire with government troops, and that’s when you’ll say it’s too late, when he’s already in a coffin,” the man can be heard saying in Cebuano in the video obtained by FYT.
Duterte’s anti-terrorism bill earns immediate condemnation
Wearing masks and keeping some distance between each other, the activity was among the first and the biggest rally against what they call President Rodrigo Duterte’s increasing tyranny. They accuse Duterte of using the coronavirus pandemic lockdown to push for this militaristic agenda that endangers human rights and freedoms.
Kung said na ang luha mo Bagong Bayani
Iluha mo ang sambuntong kasawiang nagtalakop / Na sa iyo’y pampahirap, sa Gobyerno’y pampalusog: / Ang lahat ng kayamana’y kamal-kamal na naubos, / Ang lahat mong kalayaa’y sa Terror Bill ay natapos; / Masdan mo ang iyong luha, sa Philhealth ay pantubos, / Masdan mo ang yong sahod, sa sobrang buwis itinustos.
Frankie Pangilinan: #JunkTerrorBillNow
“Silencing Filipinos was more urgent to them than saving Filipinos. They would rather live under the illusion of their perfection than be held accountable for their incompetency. TAMA NA. #JunkTerrorBillNow”
Pahayag ng UP-Diliman Student Council hinggil sa mga fake account sa social media
Ani UP-USC Councilor Froilan Cariaga, ang mga fake account ay isang patunay na ibayong tititindi ang panggigipit sa mga kritiko ng gubyerno kapag ganap na naging batas ang Anti-Terrorism Bill of 2020.
Official unemployment figures understate historic jobs crisis
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported 7.3 million unemployed and 6.4 million underemployed in April 2020. As it is, this is the worst government-recorded unemployment (7.3 million) and combined unemployment and underemployment (13.7 million) in the country’s history.
Anti-terrorism measure fuels Duterte’s tyranny, Catholic Church says
“We cannot let this happen. This not only intolerable, this is inhuman, unjust and unlawful. Thus we urge everyone to register opposition against the bill which to our firm belief will further re-enforce tyranny and totalitarianism,” Caritas said.
Ang pighati ng maralita sa pagpaslang kay ‘Karletz’
Pighati ang nadarama ng mga maralitang lungsod sa pagpanaw ng pangkalahatang kalihim ng Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap o KADAMAY. Nananawagan sila ng katarungan para sa pagpaslang kay Carlito Badion na anila’y mga ahente ng estado ang malamang na may kagagawan. Bago ang kanyang kamatayan, napilitan si ‘Karletz’ na umuwi sa Silangang Bisayas dahil sa sunod-sunod na banta sa kanyang buhay mula sa militar at pulisya. Ani ng kanyang mga kapwa maralita, martir si Karletz sa kanilang pakikibaka para sa pabahay at katarungang panlipunan.