Photos | Aquino visit to Belgium met with protest by Filipino migrants
Members of Migrante Europe held a protest yesterday outside the castle Val Duchesse where Pres. Aquino met with business leaders in Belgium.
INFOGRAPHIC | Palparan’s Blood Trail
Infographic by Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights) Hover the pointer over the areas in the map to read the names of Palparan’s victims
Photos & Text | Fil-Ams have ‘no trust’ in Aquino
Filipino-American activists held protests across the United States of America during the week of Benigno Aquino III’s State of the Nation Address, pointing out that they have “no trust” in the Philippine president due to corruption. In a statement, Rhonda Ramiro, BAYAN USA Vice Chairperson said, “Corruption in the Philippines will never be eradicated while the […]
Citizen Photo | Protesters vs privatization of Albay electric coop arrested, manhandled
Albay cops forcibly accost Vince Casilihan (third from left), spokesperson of Karapatan-Bicol and staunce critic of the privatization of Albay Electric Cooperative or Aleco, yesterday, Feb. 24. Casilihan was arrested along with lawyer Bart Rayco, chairman of Aleco Multi-Sectoral Stakeholders’ Organization (Amsso) and a member of National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL-Bicol), Hernan Certeza of Kilusang Mayo Uno-Bicol, and Karl Anthony Canata of Youth Act Now at around 1:45 PM by around 30 police elements upon the order of P/Supt. Rommel De La Rama, Legazpi City PNP Chief of Police. Amsso and other progressive groups have been protesting against the Aleco turnover to a San Miguel Corp. subsidiary, blocking its office entrances, engaging in dialogues and conducting protest actions. They contend that Aleco privatization with inevitably result to higher power rates and loss of jobs. Photo courtesy: Vince Casilihan
Citizen Photo | Yolanda survivors ask Leyte gov: Where is energy rehab plan for us?
People from all over Eastern Visayas sought a dialogue with the Leyte Gov. Leopoldo Petilla and Energy Sec. Jericho Petilla to ask about energy rehabilitation in the region. They were rebuffed by the governor, who said to them to return on March. The people replied that they have been waiting for help from the government […]
Children of the storm
Children victims of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) make home by using discarded GI sheets and streamers from militant organizations in Brgy. 110 Utap, Tacloban City. (KJ Dumapit)
Sidebar | Aleco and power service in Albay
From the Backgrounder provided by Aleco Multisectoral Stakeholders Organization (Jan. 4, 2013) Background: Albay has had electricity since the turn of the 20th Century. Evidence of this are photographs taken during the early days of the American Period. 1950s – 1975: LEALDA (Legazpi Albay Daraga) Electric Company served Legazpi Port District, Albay District, and Daraga; it […]
Heartland Stories after Yolanda
In the heartland of Panay Island, within the ancestral domain of the indigenous people who call themselves, ‘Tumandok’. Photos taken after the typhoon Yolanda made its last landfall in Panay Island. Their homes, daycare centers, schools, community centers – lay in ruins. Their coffee trees and their banana trees, sources of much-needed cash in between […]
Injured UP prof found in police custody in Davao Oriental
A physics professor from the University of the Philippines (UP) who was reported missing after conducting a study in an area affected by Typhoon Pablo in Davao Oriental was found early Thursday morning in Mati Provincial Hospital under police custody, reported Davao Today. Juland Suazo, Panalipdan (Defend) spokesperson, also confirmed to Pinoy Weekly that they […]
Indigenous people in ComVal declare war vs large-scale mining
Various tribes of indigenous people in Compostela Valley signed a unity pact, called tampura, to fight a large-scale mining corporation affiliated with San Miguel Corp. that is set to operate in the area. Heads of Mangguangans, Mandayas and Matigsalug condemned the SMC-affiliated and Cojuangco-owned Agusan Petroleum and Minerals Corp. (AgPet) for “renewed encroachment to their […]