OFWs in HK press DMW’s Ople for response to demands
“It is not enough that additional payments (to PhilHealth, SSS and Pag-Ibig) are suspended. We want the total scrapping of the OEC,” the OFWs said.
OFW contract substitutions rising in UAE; migrant groups accusing PH government of ‘slacking’
Migrante Middle East said it is disturbed that Philippine-based manpower services and UAE employers are increasingly substituting and revising master contracts of Filipino cleaning services workers without their consent.
Land Use Bill to worsen hunger, activists say
KMP’s Danilo Ramos said the bill would result in smaller agricultural production, worsening hunger and further reliance on foreign investments if passed into law.
Migrante International to gov’t: Help OFWs sent home by Kuwait
“We condemn the Kuwait government for sending back OFWs because it sees the Philippine government as abetting violations of labor agreements by providing shelters to distressed OFWs,” Migrante International said.
Canadian foreign minister urged to voice rights violations concerns in PH visit
“It is important for Canada to stop offering financial, programmatic, and technical assistance to the Philippine Government as it may lead to the oppression of its own citizens through counter-terrorism measures,” ICHRP Canada said.
We keep the lights on
We pray as the child in us/Once prayed for the best wish/We could ever have./They must find their/Way back to us,/And be soothed with/The beating of our hearts.
Sa gitna ng unos
Ngunit kahit sa siphayo’y di mapakali,/
kahit pa pilit niyayapos ang pangamba,/
kahit pa bangungot ay karimarimarin,/
hiling sa Diyos, matunton ang hininga.
Kodao’s Villanueva wins Lagerwey communication excellence award on peace
“Our awardee continues to strive, to spotlight individuals and initiatives that seek harmonious conditions and to lead constructive public dialogues on issues about justice and equity,” the CFA said.
DC police arrests 4 Fil-Am activists at ‘lavish’ Marcos dinner
“Anakbayan USA condemns the arrests of four, brave Anakbayan members after rightfully disrupting an excessive and lavish dinner between President Marcos, his cabinet secretaries, and some of the Philippines’ richest billionaires,” the group said.
Press Freedom Day ignites with demands for journalist’s liberty
Media groups People’s Alternative Media Network (Altermidya) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) both called for the liberty of Tacloban-based journalist and broadcaster Frenchie Mae Cumpio who has been in jail for more than three years.