Ilang tala hinggil sa Kleptomaniacs: A Rap Musical ng Tanghalang Pilipino at pelikulang Barber’s Tales (Mga Kuwentong Barbero) na dinirehe ni Jun Lana Mas mainam, palagay natin, na simulan ang pagsuri sa Kleptomaniacs: A Rap Musical ng Tanghalang Pilipino (dinirehe ni Tuxqs Rutaquio) mula sa puntong ito: hindi nanggaling sa kawalan (o hindi “nahulog na […]
Before noon, there were already calls for a bonfire in University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. This time, though, it was a call for an indignation gathering in Sunken Garden in the Diliman campus in the evening of the day that authorities arrested fugitive general Jovito Palparan Jr. in Sta. Mesa, Manila. It […]
An alarming pattern has surfaced in government agencies in recent years, as far as state workers are concerned: regular employment in government offices is increasingly being replaced with contractual work. The practice of labor contractualization — employing workers on a contractual basis, without security of tenure and benefits as well as right to unionize — […]
Isang maliit na pagtitipon ang isinagawa ng grupong pangkababaihan na Gabriela sa bilding ng National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) noong Hulyo 4. Isang porum ang isinagawa, tumatalakay sa Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Kasama ang Gabriela Women’s Party at Peace for Life, ipinaliwanag nina Atty. Evalyn Ursua, Liza Maza at Prop. Judy […]
UPDATE (1 July 2014): The Supreme Court has declared parts (albeit most important ones) of President Aquino’s memoranda and other declarations regarding Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as unconstitutional. Months before the decision came out, several lawmakers, organizations and constitutional experts have already expressed their opinion on DAP’s unconstitutionality. Worse, this lump-sum fund, taken from […]
Silang mga manggagawa ng NXP Semiconductors sa Cabuyao, Laguna--ang mga bumubuo ng microchips ng ating mga gaheto---ang nasa harap ng laban kontra sa kontraktuwalisasyon sa lakas-paggawa sa Pilipinas
Twenty-four of their leaders were dismissed and their union is under siege. Locked out and left out a month after their leaders’ unjust dismissal, hundreds of protesting workers forced their way through the industry park’s gates. Chanting “Manggagawang tinanggal, ibalik! Ibalik!” (Dismissed workers, reinstate! Reinstate!), the protesters, ushered in by dozens of fellow workers in […]
Mga kuwento ng pagsasamantala at paglaban ng kababaihan at mamamayan ng Angeles City—sa abusadong mga bisita at mapang-abusong kalakaran
"Hindi mo puwedeng suspendihin ang usapan habang may rebolusyon sa harap mo.” - Mayor Duterte
Pinoy Weekly interviews the fierce Lumad leader wanted by authorities for leading a successful resistance movement against large logging corporation, Alsons, during the 1990s.
