Si Yolanda ang bagyong nagdala ng pinakamalakas na hangin sa kasaysayan ng mundo. Ito na rin ang bagyong nagdulot ng pinakamalubhang pinsala sa kasaysayan ng bansa. Maraming eksperto ang naniniwala na ang mga bagyo at iba pang weather disturbances ay dumadalas at lumalakas dahil sa kakaibang pag-init ng mundo. Umano’y nasa kakaibang antas na ang […]
Isa sa mga nauna sa pila sa pagpirma ng petisyon kontra pork barrel ang 68-anyos na si Betty Duja, taga-Brgy. Basac Pardo, Cebu City. “Lalong nagiging degraded ang ating bansa dahil sa pork barrel. Dati, wala tayong kaalam-alam tungkol sa paggasta sa ating budget. Ngayon, malinaw na lalong naghihirap ang mga Pilipino dahil sa mga […]
Cebu City—More than a thousand people from all over the country converged yesterday for a historic People’s Congress, which ratified a bill to abolish all forms of pork barrel “once and for all.” The Congress, the first of its kind, hopes for the passage of the bill through a people’s initiative, or a nationwide signature […]
Representatives from various sectors and the church will gather tomorrow at Cebu City in a historic attempt to enact a law through the “people’s initiative,” united in the call to abolish the pork barrel system. A People’s Congress is set to approve the Pork Barrel Abolition Act, and launch a nationwide signature campaign for its […]
Indigenous peoples commemorated this week the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples by holding a protest action against Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP)-funded projects that will displace thousands of indigenous peoples from their ancestral homes. In a protest held in Mendiola Bridge last August 12, Ayta, Igorot, and Dumagat tribe members denounced President Aquino regime for his […]
“In denial” si Pang. Benigno Aquino III sa sarili niyang mga krimen. Sa halip, ginamit niya ang kanyang ika-5 State of the Nation Address (SONA) para isalba ang Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) at bigyan ng mensahe ang Kongreso na patayin ang nakahaing impeachment complaint laban sa kanya. Ito ang pagtatasa sa SONA ng iba’t ibang […]
Fearful of the people. This is how Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) described President Aquino, who deployed more policemen and military personnel against protesters during a State of the Nation Address (SONA) than any of his predecessor. The group also scored how the authorities used tinted water to disperse a crowd, reminiscent of martial law years. […]
Urban poor residents in Metro Manila and off-city relocation sites are questioning where the billions of pesos in Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) funds meant for their housing went—and it seems like they have every reason to. Former residents of Sitio San Roque, North Triangle, Quezon City today staged a protest at the National Housing Authority […]
The house that was peppered with bullets barely two weeks ago did not even have any police tape to indicate a crime. Only a thin plastic sheet covered the window from where two masked men aboard a motorcycle fired eight shots from a .45 caliber gun at around 11:00 a.m. on July 10, killing Nathaniel […]
Isang halimbawa ang kaso ng Carina Apparel sa Laguna ng kung papaano nakikipagkuntsabahan sa gobyerno ang malalaking kapitalista (na kasosyo ng dayuhang mga kapitalista) para lalong magkamal ng kita at abusuhin ang mga manggagawa nito. Ni Ilang-Ilang D. Quijano
