CARTOON: The need for vigilance
(Cartoon by Amel Sabangan) The campaign period for the 2016 National Elections has wound down. Various groups and parties are now calling for vigilance against what they suspect is an impending massive fraud to be perpetuated by the ruling Liberal Party and the Commission on Elections. Poll watch groups rue the fact that there have […]
Women survivors talk about Martial Law
Four elderly women Martial Law victims in Central Luzon talk about the dictatorship and Senator Ferdinand Marcos’ run for the vice presidency.
CARMMA holds own sortie vs Marcos
Volunteers of the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses to Malacañang (CARMMA) held a caravan around Quezon City today to convince voters against voting for Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr as vice president in Monday’s national elections.
Anti-Bongbong campaigners get helping hand from ‘Voltes V’
The Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses in Malacañang (CARMMA) received a helping hand from popular 1970s mecha Voltes V. At a gathering yesterday at the Araneta Center, “Voltes V” slashed and stabbed a photo of Senator and vice-presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos dressed as the cartoon show’s evil Prince Zardoz. CARMMA members distributed leaflets […]
“Voltes V” campaigns against Bongbong Marcos
Volunteers of the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses in Malacañang (CARMMA) sought the help of popular 70s mecha, or Japanese cartoon giant robot, Voltes V in convincing pedestrians not to vote for Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr as vice president on Monday’s national elections. CARMMA members distributed leaflets in Cubao, Quezon City this afternoon listing […]
Julia Mallari: Malupit ang Martial Law
Eighty-three year old peasant Julia Mallari of Tarlac recalls her family’s painful experience under Martial Law. She urges “millenials” listen to actual experiences of the people’s sufferings under Martial Law before believing stories about the so-called good governance of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Election watchdog accuses Comelec of undermining credibility of polls
Election watchdog Kontra Daya accused the Commission on Elections of failing to address issues that may lead to massive fraud in the May 9 elections. In a press conference in Quezon City, the group enumerated issues that “pose great danger to the security and accuracy of the counting of…votes.” “It has opened avenues for cheating […]
Workers successfully hold rally at US Consulate on Labor Day
Thousands of workers and their supporters overpowered phalanxes of Philippine National Police personnel to reach Roxas Boulevard in front of the United States Consulate on May 1. Wanting to close their Labor Day activities by holding a rally in front of the consulate to denounce increased US military presence in the Philippines, the protesters used […]
PHOTOS: Manila workers commemorate Labor Day 2016
Kilusang Mayo Uno led the biggest gathering commemorating International Labor Day in Manila yesterday. From five converging points around the city, thousands of workers marched to Mendiola to denounce the Benigno Aquino government for its “atrocious record” in attacking workers’ economic well-being and political rights. To dramatize their condemnation of the outgoing administration, the workers […]
PHOTOS: “Hesu Kristo Magsasaka”
(Photos by Amel Sabangan) The group “Artists for Kidapawan” performed around downtown Manila last April 30 to dramatize their support for the victims of the violent dispersal of protesting farmers in North Cotabato four weeks ago. The artists performed dances and tableaux at Plaza Miranda, Recto, Bustillos, Morayta and España. In preparation for Labor Day […]