Philippine Labor Day 2026: Worst under Marcos Jr.
Instead of responding to demands for salary increases amid the inflationary effects of the war in West Asia on the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. chose to issue a superficial homage to workers while remaining silent on their main demand of wage adjustments.
Suppressing May Day
The Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration and the police under its command staged a badly-contrived provocation against thousands of workers celebrating International Labor Day by using fire engines and attacking participants who were winding down their annual protest action.
Parangal kay RJ Ledesma
Ang marapat tanungin: Bakit hindi lahat ng mamamahayag ay tulad ni RJ na may puso para sa karaniwan? Hindi ba ang lahat ng mamamahayag ay dapat may taglay na aktibismo upang maging tunay silang tagapag-balita ng bayan?
Panganib sa mamamayan ang deployment ng missile sa Batanes
“The deployment of US precision strike and anti-ship missile systems on our northern islands is a blatant escalation. This is no longer ‘training’—this is positioning the Philippines in the front line of a potential regional war.”
Sara sets her own impeachment trial
Sara wasted the hearings of April 14, April 22 and April 29 by giving the floor to Ramil Madriaga, executive director Ronel Buenaventura of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Melvin Matibag.
Navotas landfill fire causes worst air quality in 3 decades
Metro Manila residents had been coughing and wheezing in the last 20 days from the thick and smelly haze that now blankets the city and surrounding areas. The government cannot say when will their ordeal end.
House panel determines probable cause in impeach complaints vs Sara
The Philippine House of Representatives (Hor) has determined the existence of probable cause in both impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte by unanimous vote on Wednesday.
Misbehaving Israeli tourists ruin island vibe in Siargao
They are tourists who are looking to unwind after completing their compulsory military service in places like Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Lebanon. Used to getting their way in occupied Arab territories, some of them have been displaying arrogant behavior that rubs locals and other foreign tourists the wrong way.
At the barricade: A mother’s stand against mining in Dupax del Norte
Without concrete confirmation that Woggle will not return, Bitnong’s barricade will continue to stand, and Analiza will continue to guard it.
10 NPA fighters, 9 civilians: CPP reveals list of Toboso casualties
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) revealed that only 10 of the 19 casualties in the April 19 Toboso, Negros Occidental carnage were New People’s Army (NPA) fighters while the rest were civilians.