City councilor, lawyer, activists included in Negros town police’s poster of Reds
BACOLOD CITY — A councilor of the northern Negros Occidental city of Escalante, a lawyer who has longed worked with peasant and human rights groups, and a number of current and former leaders of activist groups were among more than 60 supposed communist rebels whose faces were printed on a police poster. The National Federation […]
Kodao’s ‘Itanong mo kay Prof’ to resume podcasting
“Itanong mo kay Prof’, Kodao’s groundbreaking podcast featuring Professors Jose Maria Sison and Sarah Raymundo will soon resume broadcasting. The podcast presents commentary and analyses by Sison, considered by followers as the country’s top social scientist and intellectual. University of the Philippines sociologist Raymundo conducts the interview. “Itanong mo kay Prof’ was a popular source […]
Compressed Work Week Bill: Pasado o Palyado?
Kasalukuyang dinidinig pa rin sa Senado ang bill hinggil sa “compressed work week”, isang iskema ng pleksibleng paggawa. Anila, pabor daw ito sa mga manggagawa dahil mas magiging produktibo kung mas mahaba ang oras ng paggawa kada araw. Dapat ba silang sumang-ayon dito? Ano ba ang epekto nito sa kanilang sahod at kalusugan? Isa ito […]
Marvia Malik, Pakistan’s First Transgender Newscaster, Wants to Change Societal Attitudes Toward Her Community
By Anas Saleem Marvia Malik has made history in Pakistan’s media industry by purportedly becoming the country’s first transgender news anchor. The 21-year-old from Lahore, who has a bachelor’s degree in journalism, applied to work at Kohenoor News, a private news channel. The chief executive officer of Kohenoor News, a private news channel, says Malik was hired on […]
‘Independent justice’
Saan? (Where?)
Video by JL Burgos/Red Ants “During these times, we would be together and have some fun, playing the guitar while we drink bottles of beers. We let the laughter, alcohol, memories drown us until the wee hours of the morning. Almost 11 years ago, they took those moments away from us. “We miss him so […]
NDFP to file complaint on disappearance of consultant
The negotiating panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) said it will file a complaint against the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) on the reported involuntary disappearance of one of its peace consultants. NDFP chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili said the disappearance of Lora T. Manipis and her husband Jeruel […]
Group lauds possible resumption of GRP-NDFP talks
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Mindanao peace advocates lauded the possible resumption of peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) following an exchange of positive statements from their respective leaders. Independent peace talks observer and Sowing the Seeds of Peace in Mindanao main convenor Bishop […]
What You Need to Know About Charter Change and its Possible Effects on the Education Sector
By Jose Lorenzo Lim (In a series of articles, IBON tackles proposals to amend the 1987 Philippine Constitution*, focusing on social and economic provisions. These touch on agrarian reform for industrialization, and full foreign ownership and control of Philippine lands and natural resources including agricultural lands, public utilities, labor rights, educational institutions and mass media. […]
Duterte orders negotiators to work on resuming talks with Reds
The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have stepped closer to resuming formal peace negotiations. In a tweet Wednesday night, Presidential peace process adviser Jesus Dureza announced that GRP President Rodrigo Duterte has directed his peace negotiators to work on resuming formal talks with […]