Boracay
By George Tumaob Calaor you have planted seeds of terror that sprouted fear in the island of my dreams turning the dreams for my children the nights of nightmares of their horrified future? the sands that used to be so pure and white the sands where I used to build castles of our lives […]
Labor feds unite, vow to hold biggest rally in decades
Labor federations vowed to hold their biggest Labor Day protest on Tuesday after agreeing to jointly march against President Duterte’s failed promise to end contractualization. In a press conference in Manila Friday, Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and Nagkaisa Labor Coalition said as many as 60,000 workers in Metro Manila and 150,000 all over the country […]
AGAW WEN Episode 3 – ENDO
Panoorin ang ikatlong nakakamatay na episode ni Agaw Wen sa kaniyang pagtalakay sa infinite war ng milyun-milyong manggagawa laban sa Endo. Video ng Kilab Multimedia. I-click ito para mapanood si ‘Gaw Wen
Health workers protest vs TRAIN law
The Alliance of Health Workers held a protest action in front of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute last April 26 to protest the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. The protesters revealed that the so-called tax reform law has increased health care expenses for Filipinos and must be scrapped as anti-health and […]
Supporters hold rally at BI for Australian missionary
Activists held a rally in front of the Bureau of Immgration in Manila last April 26, assailing the arrest and detention of Australian missionary Sr. Patricia Fox, NDS. They called on immigration officials not to deport the nun, saying she has not violated her missionary visa in expressing solidarity with farmers and peasants. The BI […]
‘No plan, no heart’ in Boracay closure, envi group says
Environmental activist group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) held a picket Tuesday at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) main office in Quezon City to protest the impending closure of Boracay island. The group said the arbitrary six-month closure had no comprehensive scientific rehabilitation plan, but will displace thousands of […]
Thanks, but peace talks first, Sison tells Duterte
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for the latter’s offer for him to return to the country, but said such may be premature without substantial advancements to the peace talks. “I thank President Duterte for his expressed wish for my soonest homecoming and for […]
Amid price hikes: Minimum wage insufficient vs. rising family cost of living — IBON
The onslaught of price hikes since early this year has made the mandated minimum wage in the National Capital Region (NCR) even more inadequate for millions of Filipino workers to decently support their families, said research group IBON. IBON computations show that the NCR nominal minimum wage still falls considerably short of the rising family […]
Activists press high court to dismiss petition vs chief justice
Activists and other civil libertarians held a rally last April 17 to press Supreme Court justices to dismiss the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. Accusing President Rodrigo Duterte’s government of masterminding efforts to oust Sereno, the protesters said quo warranto proceedings was meant to remove elected officers from office. They added […]
‘Not surprised,’ KMU says of Duterte’s turnaround on endo promise
Militant labor denounced Rodrigo Duterte’s decision not to issue an order ending contractualization of workers, saying the President’s move is a complete turnaround from his repeated promise to end the practice. Following labor secretary Silvestre Bello III’s announcement Thursday that Duterte decided to leave it to Congress to decide on labor-only contracting, Kilusang Mayo Uno […]