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Mga obrero ng Coca-Cola: Kaligayahan sa paggiit ng karapatan

Kasiyahan daw ang dala ng pag-inom ng produktong ginagawa nila. Pero para sa mga manggagawa ng Coca-Cola, higit na mas masaya ang magtagumpay sa sama-samang pagkilos para sa kanilang mga karapatan. Naranasan ng mahigit 200 manggagawa ng Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. sa Sta. Rosa, Laguna ang tagumpay na ito. Tatlong araw matapos itayo ang welga […]

Farm workers: Gov’t sabotaging Hacienda Luisita auditing process

Farm workers from Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac condemned the alleged sabotaging of the auditing process of Hacienda Luisita, Inc. by the Department of Agriculture (DA). Led by Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA, Union of Agricultural Workers), the farm workers from the estate owned by the family of President Aquino charged that the DA […]

‘Do not forsake quest for justice for comfort women’

Gabriela Women’s Party representatives called on the Department of Foreign Affairs to declare Osaka, Japan Mayor Toru Hashimoto as persona non grata for rationalizing World War II sex slaves as “necessary” during wartime. Reps. Emmi de Jesus and Luz Ilagan expressed their call for the Aquino government to “rush their defense amid such insulting, abusive […]

‘Handa na ang bayan sa pulitika ng pagbabago’

Handa na ang bayan sa pagbabago. Ito ang mensahe ng miting de avance ng Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) sa iba’t ibang lugar, kabilang sa Maynila at Davao City. Dinaluhan ito ng libu-libong miyembro at tagasuporta ng progresibong mga party-list at mga tagasuporta ni Teddy Casino sa pagtakbo niya sa pagkasenador. Malaking tagumpay umano ang […]

60 year-old woman leader feared abducted by military

A 60-year old farmer organizer from Northern Mindanao is feared to have been abducted by suspected military agents on the late afternoon of April 27, on her way to a meeting in Misamis Oriental. According to reports, Estelita T. Tacalang left the regional headquarters of Makabayan, a coalition of progressive party-list groups, in Cagayan de […]