Hydroelectric plants running below capacity due to El Niño, group reports
The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) reported that Luzon already suffered a 22% decrease in power output from its hydroelectric plants in the first quarter of the year and expected to experience even tighter power supply in the coming months.
US reveals military nature of trilateral summit; NDFP denounces BBM’s sellout of PH sovereignty
“Marcos Jr. is willingly offering the Philippine archipelago to serve as a ‘theater of war’ by allowing the US to position its military arsenal on land, sea, and air. The Philippines is a crucial piece in the ‘US Island Chain strategy’ to contain China,” NDFP International said.
BAYAN leads rallies vs. foreign military buildup in PH, trilateral summit in DC
BAYAN said it continues to call for the demilitarization of the West Philippine Sea, saying Philippine resistance against Chinese aggression should not lead to foreign military buildup and the “recolonization” of the Philippines through the installation of American military facilities across the country.
Hinggil sa pagbabalik sa lumang iskedyul ng mga klase
Sa sobrang taas ng heat index ngayong panahon ng climate change, hindi talaga ligtas para sa mga teacher at estudyante ang mag-klase sa mga mala-pugon nilang classroom.
UAE: Filipina expat among those killed in Sharjah tower fire
A Filipina expat was confirmed dead and her husband is in intensive care following a devastating fire that happened in Sharjah’s Al Nadha area on Thursday night, the Philippine Consulate-General (PCG) in Dubai said on Saturday.
Sa pagtindi ng kahirapan, patindihin ang paglaban
Siklo ang daranasin nating natural na delubyo subalit permanente ang kahayukan sa kapangyarihan, katiwalian at kainutilan ng mga papet na rehimen. Kaya dapat tuluy-tuloy na kumiklos ang mga magsasaka at manggagawa at ang iba pang sektor para baguhin ang sistematikong pagsasamantala at pang-aaping ito sa mamamayang Pilipino.
Rise Up founder receives global peace award
A Filipina deaconess has won the 2024 Peace Award given by the World Methodist Council (WMC) for her courageous work on human rights and justice in the Philippines. United Methodist Church (UMC) deaconess Norma Dollaga, Kapatirang Simbahan Para sa Bayan (Church Brother/Sisterhood for the People) secretary general, has been honored for her decades of heroic […]
Groups condemn AFP bombings in Abra, Ilocos Sur
Kaammoyo Ti Kappia (KTK), a human rights organization in the region, said the indiscriminate bombings on April 2 near the communities at Pila, Abra province and Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur province occurred during firefights between the New People’s Army and the 501st Infantry Brigade of the AFP.
CPP rejects AFP’s call to surrender
“Only by having the (NPA) can the peasant masses effectively fight back against the onslaught of foreign and big business economic aggressors. In the interest of the broad toiling masses, the armed struggle can never be abandoned,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said.
Poetry as therapy: Hong Kong’s domestic workers muse about love and sacrifice
Established in 2021, Migrant Writers of Hong Kong unites domestic workers with a common love for the written word. The group partners with universities to organize writing workshops, poetry exhibitions and arts events on Sundays, the sole day off for most domestic workers.