EDSA PEOPLE POWER 1: Paggunita sa tagumpay ng mamamayan
Sa komemorasyon ng ika-35 anibersaryo ng EDSA People Power I, ipinaalala ng mga progresibong grupo ang mahabang paglaban ng mamamayan kontra tiraniya at diktadurya. Sa programa sa harap ng Department of National Defense at martsa patungong People Power Monument, hinimok nila ang sambayanan na muling tumindig para sa demokrasya.
Canadian parliament asked to probe role of mining companies in PH killings
“Canada is implicated in the rights abuses through its security assistance to the Philippines and the role that Canadian mining companies play in the country,” MiningWatch Canada and ICHRP-Canada said.
DILG, NTF-ELCAC afraid of peace, NDFP consultant says
NDFP consultant Rafael Baylosis in a statement Friday said those opposing attempts to resume the negotiations are afraid that the peace talks would eventually lead to a genuine just and lasting peace in the Philippines.
‘Nagpapatuloy ang pakikibaka para sa kalayaan at hustisya’
“Talumpu’t limang taon ang nakalipas, kasama sa martsa ng mamamayang Pilipino ang uring manggagawa para ibagsak ang isang diktador. Subalit ang inisyal na tagumpay na magtutulak sana ng mga ekonomiko at pampulitikang reporma ay tuloy-tuloy na nilustay ng mga sumunod na rehimen. Pero isa ang tiyak: Nananatiling buhay ang militansya ng pagkakaisa ng mamamayang Pilipino. Nagpapatuloy ang pakikibaka para sa kalayaan at hustisya ng ating bayan.”
Philippines’ ‘Paradis Island’ has a message for ‘Attack on Titan’ fans
Paradis Island PH is a vacation resort in the Philippines and it has no connection with the Paradis Island in the popular manga and anime series “Attack on Titan” (進撃の巨人). To make that clear, Paradis Island PH created a Facebook post assuring readers and potential visitors that there were no “titans” at the resort—and the tongue-in-cheek post quickly went viral.
#EDSA35: Bayan Ko
Sa paggunita ng ika-35 anibersaryo ng EDSA People Power, inihahandog ng Kodao Productions, People’s Chorale, mga lider mula sa Simbahan, Makabayan, Bayan, Magsasaka, Kabataan, organisasyong masa at mga aktibista ang awiting Bayan Ko.
Tone deaf and ironic: BAYAN slams ‘Run Sara Run’ motorcade
BAYAN secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. said it is strangely ironic that some groups would use the uprising’s anniversary to call for the perpetuation of one family in power that is both “a dictatorship and a dynasty.”
Marilao’s poultry processing plants fail lab tests
Reporting fellows of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) collected water samples from the waste pipes of plants along the Marilao River. Laboratory tests show they failed to meet DENR standards.
IN SUPPORT OF CONG CORRALES AND LADY ANN SALEM
When social injustices reign, critical voices like Cong and Icy’s could only spark hope. There should be more voices like theirs, not less.
Marilao River polluters get away with small fines
The Clean Water Act of 2004 orders plants to pay discharge fees based on the volume of wastewater and pollutants that they release into water bodies. A self-monitoring mechanism in place allows polluters to report unreliable laboratory results, however.