Migrants call for an end to oppression and exploitation of seafarers
“Filipino seafarers suffer from precarious work since they are perpetually considered as contractual workers — employed for 11 months or less — who do not attain regular status despite many years of service under the same employer,” Migrante International said.
Mission reports AFP responsible for Fausto massacre, other killings
In a press conference Friday, the mission said it found a “similar pattern” in the killing of four members of the Fausto family last June 14 and the killing of farmer Crispin Tingal last May 3.
Negros Bishop pleads for justice for Faustos; NDFP accuses AFP as child killers
“The killing of the Fausto children and their parents exposes the AFP once more as lawless and mindless child killers. As commander-in-chief of the criminal, corrupt and brutal AFP, Marcos II is directly responsible for its war crimes against the Filipino people,” NDFP’s Coni Ledesma said.
NPA: Military massacred civilian family in retaliation for camp raid
The NPA’s Mt. Cansermon Command (MCC) said Rolly and Emelda Fausto and their two minor children were killed by the soldiers and the paramilitary the day after a “harassment operation” was conducted against the local CAFGU camp last June 13.
IFI Bishop, groups denounce massacre in Negros
Bishop Rhee Timbang said the brutal murder of Roly Fausto (55), his wife Emelda Fausto (50) and their two children Ben Fausto (15) and Ravin Fausto (12) is “horrendous beyond measure,” adding the massacre must be condemned and the perpetrators be brought to justice.
STATEMENTS ON THE LISTING OF MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS AS ‘FRONT ORGANIZATIONS’
We cannot help but ask: Is the military threatened by Northern Dispatch? Does the Armed Forces of the Philippines, with their guns, tanks, and bombs, find it difficult to face critical reporting that it must resort to malicious and covert labeling of our outfit, other media groups, and organizations?
Reds to try killers of NDFP peace consultant Posadas
Legislador said the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict are the respondents in the case.
UAE: How Filipina nanny, who started on a Dh750 monthly salary, educated her 7 children and gave them a good life
It is the type of success story that many – if not all – overseas Filipino workers (OFW) aspire for. Back home, they are called ‘mga bagong bayani’ or modern-day heroes because they had to leave their homes to secure their family’s future. For them, working abroad was not a matter of choice but a necessity for the welfare of their family.
Despite persecution, seasoned missioners serve rural poor in Philippines
The rural missionaries will move on with grit and determination. God’s grace transformed them into extraordinary missioners. And they take heart from St. Oscar Romero’s testimonial: “Even when they call us mad, when they call us subversives and communists and all the epithets they put on us, we know we only preach the subversive witness of the Beatitudes, which have turned everything upside down.”
TAMBAYAN: Kumusta ang mga magsasaka ng Hacienda Tinang isang taon matapos ang pag-aresto sa #Tinang83
Kumusta na nga ba ang mga magsasaka sa Hacienda Tinang isang taon matapos ang marahas na pag-aresto sa #Tinang83 at ang inaasahang installation nila sa lupa?