Panayam kay Cristina Palabay ng Kodao Productions
Panayam kay Cristina Palabay ng Karapatan ni Jola Diones-Mamangun ng Kodao Productions hinggil sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema na ipinagbabawal na ang paglabas ng mga warrant of arrests mula sa mga husgado ng Quezon City at Manila na walang kinalaman sa kanilang nasasakupan.
‘DOE has become a mere announcer of oil price hikes’
“Oil price hikes have direct and lasting effects on agricultural and fishing production cost, cost of farm inputs, and overall cost of living for Filipinos. Throughout the deregulation era, the Department of Energy (DOE) has become a mere announcer of oil price hikes. Deregulation under Duterte also caused much damage to the livelihood and economic status of Filipinos.”
CPP slams CHR for ‘echoing AFP lies’ on landmines
“By condemning wholesale the use of landmines, the CHR mouthpiece is not helping educate the public with regard the Ottawa Treaty. He should understand that the treaty specifically bans the use of landmines that are ‘designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person’ and does not prohibit the use of command-detonated landmines,” CPP public information officer Marco Valbuena said.
Gov’t freeze of Casambre bank accounts ‘pathetic’
Xandra Liza Biseño, daughter of jailed NDFP consultant Rey Claro Casambre, said their family’s real assets and their most valued possessions cannot be found in her father’s modest bank accounts the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) recently ordered frozen.
China wipes out LGBTQ channels on WeChat with no explanation
At least 14 LGBTQ public channels on WeChat, the most popular Chinese social media platform, were permanently blocked on July 6, 2021. All their content vanished without a trace.
Jobs crisis continues, informal work worsens
The latest labor force figures show that the 3.7 million unemployed in May 2021 remains higher by 1.3 million than in January 2020 before the pandemic. The 2.2 million increase in employment is not enough to accommodate the additional 3.5 million Filipinos in the labor force, still leaving over a million unemployed.
Joma looks past the ‘treacherous’ Duterte for peace talks resumption
“I assure these fascists (in the GRP) that the CPP, NPA and NDFP have enough brains to think that even peace negotiations in a foreign neutral venue have become too risky and costly for the NDFP after the murder of so many NDFP peace consultants,” NDFP chief political consultant Jose Ma. Sison said.
Ang araw, ang gabi ni JV
“May pinulot siyang barya, tapos, ayon, nahagip na siya ng truck,” ang sabi ng nagbalita sa akin. Dahil sa barya, dahil sa hirap ng buhay.
For banks that backed PH coal boom, the path to renewable energy comes with roadblocks
The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) accused the IFC of contributing to the climate crisis as it had funded 19 coal power plants across the Philippines through a local bank, the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), the ninth largest bank in the country in terms of assets.
Para kay Karen at Sherlyn
“Para na rin silang nag-graduate,” sabi ng dalawang masayang nanay sa akin. Walang kasing-tingkad ang sunflowers nang araw na iyon sa University Avenue, gayundin ang mga larawan nina Karen at Sherlyn na nakangiti.