‘Manila Bay is still alive,’ fisher folks opposing reclamations say
A special report by Reynald Denver del Rosario MANILA BAY is alive and still able to provide livelihood for thousands of fisher folk and their families, communities and environmental groups say as they continue their campaign against ongoing and future government reclamation projects on one of the country’s most important body of water. Last year, […]
Cagayan execs urge new Ceza chief: probe Port Irene ‘skeletons’
Report and photo by Melvin Gascon BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—Local leaders in Cagayan recently called on the newly-installed administrator of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza) to launch an “honest-to-goodness” investigation of supposed irregularities in the operations of its freeport in Santa Ana town. Gov. Manuel Mamba urged lawyer Raul Lambino, who took his oath as new Ceza administrator last […]
STREETWISE BY CAROL P. ARAULLO: Unmasking Duterte
These days, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is turning out to be his own worst enemy. He cannot keep himself from rambling on and on, revealing his bloodlust, megalomania, contempt for objectivity and truth, small-mindedness and bigotry, gullibility for the “intelligence” briefings by the AFP and the propensity for using strong-arm techniques to get his way. […]
Laguna de Bay’s fishers and defenders
A multimedia report by Eunice Lei Wu and Gabriel Endona THEIR day starts early, from the small hours of the morning to daybreak. The boats they use are slim and long, shorn on its sides by constant use and time. But the boats are sturdy and more than capable of carrying at least seven people. […]
Police officer killed in clash with NPA
BAGUIO CITY — A police officer was killed and another was wounded in an encounter between the Regional Police Safety Battalion (RPSB) and New People’s Army (NPA) fighters in Pangasinan Friday. According to the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO), Police Officer 2 Aries Tamondong was killed and PO2 Joneilon Marius Bagcal was wounded in a […]
Lumad children vow to continue education despite threat by Duterte to bomb their schools
Hundreds of Lumad including students are in Metro Manila to attend the State of the Nation Address protests this month. While here, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to bomb their schools, accusing these to be teaching Communism to indigenous children. Watch the response of the Lumad children.
Army detains six farmers in Ilocos Sur
BAGUIO CITY–The Solidarity of Peasants against Exploitation (Stop Exploitation) condemned the police and military following the detention of six farmers in Salcedo town, Ilocos Sur Tuesday. In a statement, Stop Exploitation secretary general Zaldy Alfiler said the 81st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army detained Divino Tabucol, Dhanjor Hagacer, Isaias Anganan, Ricardo Foronda, Sr., Ronald […]
Joma to Digong: You do not dictate on me
Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison rebuffed President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge for him to go home and continue his fight in the country. “I do not have to prove again that I have the revolutionary will and courage to wage armed struggle against oppression,” Sison said, adding he surpasses the field […]
Mga batingaw ng Balangiga
Tula ni Jose Maria Sison Sabay sa repike, hudyat na malinaw Ng mga batingaw ng Balangiga, Sa dibdib ng bayan umalingawngaw Ang nasang lumaban at lumaya. Sinugod ang banyagang halimaw Ng taumbayang nagbalikwas Laban sa pananakop at pag-agaw Sa kalayaan ng mahal na bayan. Ang halimaw nagpasyang manira Sa lahat ng pamayanan, Sinunog […]
The Balangiga Massacre (Audio plug)
In his State of the Nation Address Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte demanded from the United States of America the return of the three Balangiga bells taken by the US 9th Infantry during the Filipino-American War in 1901. “Give us back those Balangiga bells,” Duterte told the US. “They are ours. They belong to the Philippines. They […]