Ikinabahala ng progresibong mga grupo ang dumaraming insidente ng panloloob sa mga opisina at bahay ng kanilang kasapi at lider. Pinakahuli sa nilooban ang opisina ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-National Capital Region (Bayan-NCR) sa Cubao, Quezon City. Kasama ng Bayan-NCR ang iba pang lokal na progresibong mga organisasyon sa NCR tulad ng Karapatan at ang grupong pangkultura na Sinig Bugkos […]
The House Committee on Labor and Employment (Cole), on the last day of Congress session, finally passed the bill to increase wage of workers from the private sector. Still, workers need to wait for the next congress in July for the bill’s approval. Nevertheless, the militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) commended the committee […]
Human rights groups decried the abduction and arrest in Basilan of two Moros, one of which has yet to be surfaced by alleged state agents. Human rights group Karapatan said that these two incidents are proof that despite the enactment of the Anti-Enforced Disappearance Act of 2012, the practice of enforced disappearances continue. In a statement, Karapatan […]
Militant women from Gabriela stormed the embassy of the United States this morning and clashed briefly with police guarding the area. The group is protesting what they call the “rape” of theTubbataha Reef. The group is calling for a deeper investigation of the grounding of USS Guardian, saying the said incident is part of the […]
Human rights group Karapatan dared the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to prove the true identity of Rolly Panesa, the security guard illegally arrested and tortured by the military and accused of being a ranking rebel leader with a P5.6 Million peso bounty. Panesa was arrested last October 5, 2012 and since then detained […]
The militant women’s group Gabriela protested the appointment of Gen. Emmanuel Bautista as chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In a picket in front of Camp Aguinaldo, Gabriela called the newly appointed Bautista an “author of deception.” Bautista authored the Oplan Bayanihan, the government’s counter-insurgency program. The group alleged that […]
Boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao pushed for the immediate approval of the P125 across-the-board wage hike, a few days before the House of Representatives adjourns. In a letter dated January 21 to Northern Samar Rep. Emil L. Ong, chairperson of the House Committee on Labor and Employment (COLE), Pacquiao expressed full support for […]
Pasado na ang pinal na bersiyon ng batas na kikilala at magbibigay ng bayad-pinsala sa mga biktima ng batas militar. Ipininal ng bicameral conference committee ng Senado at Kamara ang Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013, na dating Marcos Victims Compensation Bill. “Mahaba-habang laban din ito, matagal namin itong ipinaglaban,” ani […]
Militant workers asked the House of Representatives to immediately pass the P125 across-the-board wage hike bill, nine days before the start of election campaign on February 12. In a statement, the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU, May First Movement) said that this is the opportune time for Congress to move for a meaningful wage hike for […]
They rise, speak and stand against violence inflicted on women and children. They are men of stature from different fields of endeavor. They are the V-MEN. The militant women’s alliance Gabriela, together with Gabriela Women’s Party-list, and the New Voice Company launched the V-MEN Philippines on January 17 at the Trinoma Mall in Quezon City. The […]
