Victims ask if Parola fire was just accidental, or connected to various projects in the area
“Amid all these so-called development projects, why do we remain poor? Are these fires really accidental?” Pagkakaisa ng Mamamayan ng Tundo asks.
Pax Silica will drag RP to the frontlines of US-China rivalry
“Pax Silica threatens to reorganize the Philippine economy around the demands of US semiconductor, artificial intelligence and strategic mineral supply chains while intensifying neocolonial subordination, land dispossession, ecological destruction, and militarization. Amid escalating US-China rivalry, the Philippines is being drawn further into imperialist conflict—not as an equal partner, but as a forward operating platform for Washington’s global ambitions.”
Philippines faces water supply shortage; less rains, supply privatization blamed
The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) has initiated a 15 per cent reduction in raw water allocation for the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to preserve the remaining supply in Angat Dam, Manila’s main supplier.
Subplots of the Sara trial drama
Surely, the old rich want to get Sara out of the way since they would not relish being led by a President who cannot string her thoughts in three sentences and express them in intelligible English.
Hinggil sa hirit na rekonsiderasyon sa Korte Suprema ni Sen. Bato
“Nakakahiya ito kumpara sa mga biktima niya sa drug war na hindi binigyan ng kahit kalingkingan ng parehas ng oportunidad para ipagtanggol ang sarili.”
Trash slides, poverty and government accountability
For the longest time, trash pickers in landfills had been symbols of poverty in the Philippines. Their lives atop the garbage are pictures of inhumanity.
Time to remember Duterte and de la Rosa’s child victims
That children are among the hapless victims while only very few were charged for the mass murders make it necessary that the case is tried by an international court.
Ugly Cayetano ‘Punch and Judy’ show
Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano should stop pretending that their theory of a Senate “under attack” on May 13, 2026 is sustainable. The video of their sergeant at arms flubbing his shots and then having the rifle fixed before firing a volley of shots into a dark and empty room killed their ploy.
AFP’s narratives on Negros 19 expose its inconsistencies
“KARAPATAN joins the people in demanding that the AFP stop glossing over the reality of oppression and exploitation and stop evading accountability for violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. We continue to stand in solidarity with the people in exposing the AFP’s lies and opposing repression.”
Arrest is a must for fugitive Bato
“From the very start, there is no legal impediment to the implementation of the warrant of arrest against Bato Dela Rosa. The Supreme Court’s denial of the application for injunctive relief confirms that the warrant of arrest can be validly enforced in the Philippines.”