TAMBAYAN Episode 2: Kumusta na ang Wyeth Workers?
Sa ikalawang episode ng Tambayan, pinuntahan natin ang mga manggagawa ng Wyeth na kamakailan ay kumaharap sa biglang tanggalan. Para sa mga manggagawa, naging matagumpay pa rin ang paggiit nila sa kanilang karapatan. Kumusta na nga ba sila?
A closer look into the urban resistance in Myanmar
he opposition government, ethnic armed groups, urban activists, and exiled media are all demanding the end of the military dictatorship, restoring civilian leadership, and reviving the nation’s transition to democratic rule.
Threats to Truth-telling, Free Expression Worsen During Marcos Jr.’s First Year in Office
One year into the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the state of free expression has not improved. In fact, it has further deteriorated in the Philippines.
Autopsy: Ericson Acosta injured way before fatal shots, after he already died
Forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun underscored that Acosta’s wound from the left side of the torso was probably fired when he was already dead. “It seemed the shots were fired on different times…On his hand, that was way before the fatal shots,” she said.
Tondo 3 must hold accountable those who arrested them–Karapatan
Former Philippine National Police chief Debold Sinas, under whose leadership many activists were arrested and killed, should be among those held accountable for the three’s wrongful arrested and imprisonment, Karapatan said.
Hong Kong cases expose shortcomings of gov’t interventions to protect OFWs from debt burden
Many Filipinos working in Hong Kong are hounded by their lenders from the Philippines, who even hire debt collectors to threaten and harass their employers.
OFWs are harassed — Jessica got jail time — over loans they’re forced to make to get jobs abroad
A comprehensive government solution is needed to address why Filipino overseas workers are forced into debt in the first place.
Reds dismiss Marcos offer of amnesty as ‘treachery’
“Marcos’ offer of amnesty for those who will surrender is duplicitous, considering that close to 800 political prisoners remain in jails, and every day, people are being arrested and persecuted for their political beliefs and social commitment,” CPP information officer Marco Valbuena said.
Filipino groups in US hold People’s SONA protest
Calling for wage increases and decreases in the prices of commodities in their home country, the protesters criticized deplorable economic condition of Filipinos both in US and in the Philippines.
NDFP vows continuation of agrarian reform campaigns, ‘with or without peace talks’
De Lima pointed out that agriculture remains a major base of the Philippine economy, one that remains afflicted by “traditional feudal relations of production, by backward, non-mechanized, non-irrigated, and with low output.”