The Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) slammed the Department of Agrarian Reform’s pronouncements that the Cojuangco-Aquino family will be paid P1.2 billion as compensation for the distribution of land to farmers in Hacienda Luisita. In a budget hearing at the House of Representatives last August 8, de los Reyes revealed that the Cojuangcos would be paid […]
Farmers trooped to Hacienda Luisita on the 4th anniversary of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (Carper) today to denounce the “sham” land reform program that has paid billions of pesos to big landlords while depriving farmers of land. The Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) bared that in Hacienda Luisita, owned by […]
Note: Dutch activist Thomas Van Beersum has been in the eye of a media storm for the past two weeks. After the story on the policeman who cried in the middle of the violent dispersal of protesters during President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) came out, dominant media personalities and commentators immediately pointed […]
Iba’t ibang reaksiyon ang nakuha ng iba’t ibang grupo sa State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Aquino. Pero ang militanteng mga organisasyon, nagkakaisa sa paghayag na inaasahan na nila ang laman nito. Walang signipikanteng pagbabago sa pagtutulak ng administrasyon sa neoliberal na mga polisiya tulad ng pagsasapribado ng pampublikong mga serbisyo–na ayon sa […]
Seventy or so years have passed since World War II, but Filipino comfort women still seek justice for the atrocities committed to them by Japanese imperial soldiers. In time for Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official visit to Malacanang, they picketed nearby Mendiola Bridge, demanding the justice that had been denied of them. At the […]
Tulad ng inaasahan na ng militanteng kababaihan, walang pagbanggit si Pangulong Aquino sa kalagayan ng kababaihan sa kanyagn kanyang State of the Nation Address (SONA). Walang pagbanggit sa pagdami ng kaso ng karahasan sa kababaihan at bata – na mistulang pinalala ng mga polisiya ng kanyang administrasyon. “Maliban sa araw-araw na karahasang kinakaharap ng kababaihan […]
Nakiisa ang mga kawani ng gobyerno mula sa Canada sa panawagang itigil ang panghaharas at panunupil sa hanay ng katulad nilang mga kawani ng gobyerno sa Pilipinas. Ito ang naging kaisahan ng mga delegadong Canadian mula sa iba’t ibang organisasyon sa naturang bansa, matapos isagawa nila ang isang International Fact-Finding Mission hinggil sa pamamaslang at […]
After asserting their right to assemble beyond blockades put up for President Aquino’s 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA), protesters from different sectors of society were pushed back and beaten by anti-riot police. The violent dispersal ensued even after negotiations for the demonstrators to peacefully transfer to the Northbound lane of Commonwealth Avenue in […]
From the start, it was evident that the Philippine National Police (PNP) was hell-bent on preventing protesters from exercising their constitutional right to protest. The denial of rally permit by the Quezon City Hall, even as the Constitution does not require it; the presence of container vans, railings, concrete barriers and concertina fences making Commonwealth […]
Tweets by @pinoyweekly With a significant portion of mainstream media focused on what will be happening in the halls of the Senate building (in the morning) and Batasan Pambansa (morning until late afternoon) today, Pinoy Weekly–as we traditionally have been doing for more than a decade now –will focus on the “parliament of the streets” […]
