A case for small marine protected areas to save the oceans
In the Philippines, small-scale fishers are asking the highest court in the country to protect municipal waters from commercial fishing.
Tongue bath for Sara
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) chairperson Danilo Ramos said, “President Marcos Jr. is the biggest obstacle to holding the impeachment trial. His role in halting this vital democratic process cannot be denied, and he must face the strongest condemnation and protest from all of us.”
Duterte Youth, Cardema face new charges
Duterte Youth chair Ronald Cardema, his wife and former Rep. Ducielle Marie Doctor Suarez Cardema, and his sister-in-law and incumbent Rep. Drixie Mae Doctor Suarez “Cardema” should face multiple charges of material misrepresentation, lying under oath or perjury, and other acts prohibited by law.
On boycotting the Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair boycotters are right to boycott the Frankfurt Book Fair. The fair is not “the world capital of ideas” that just happens to accommodate Zionists by chance; its programming and actions have demonstrated that it is, in fact, a platform for propagating Zionism, deodorizing genocide, and normalizing the US-backed colonization of Palestine by Israel.
Another political prisoner dies; 11th under BBM
Karapatan-Central Luzon said that like hundreds of other political prisoners in the Philippines, Tambalque languished in jail over trumped up charges and planted evidence.
Unmitigated mining plunder
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported, the mining industry contributed only P126.4 billion in 2021 or 0.65% of the gross domestic product (GDP), P153.1-billion the following year or 0.69% of the GDP.
SC mining verdict props up Ang, Zamoras
“Pity the nation, oh pity the people///who allow their rights to erode///and their freedoms to be washed away///My country, tears of thee///Sweet land of liberty!”
More strikes to follow Kawasaki’s lead
On the same day that KULU struck, workers trooped to the Manila office of the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) to demand the approval of the P1,200 family living wage as well as the congressional approval of the P200 wage increase.
Reds: ‘Spurious’ AFP reports mere ‘fund-raising’
“Every so often, the NTF-ELCAC comes up with these numbers to justify the millions of funds that their officials are embezzling and squandering,” Valbuena retorted.
Intramuros ‘Blue Lanterns’ call attention to global confab on oceans
The installation is open to the public until June 1 from six o’clock in the evening.