Video: Philippine farmers uproot Golden Rice
Hundreds of Philippine farmers uproot Golden Rice being tested in the town of Pili, province of Camarines Sur, in an attempt to stop the commercialization of genetically-modified rice. Read full story
Diplomasya sa Tsina, sa halip na pakikialam ng US, ipinanawagan
Hindi dagdag na tropang Amerikano kundi diplomasya sa Tsina ang kailangan para harapin ang nagtutunggaling claims sa West Philippine Sea. Ito ang inihayag ni Gabriela Rep. Emmi de Jesus alinsunod ng pahayag ng mga departamento ng national defense at foreign affairs na dadagdagan ang bilang ng mga tropang Kano sa bansa dahil sa umano’y banta […]
‘Cojuangcos to be given P1.2-B compensation, prime lands in Luisita’
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 […]
Anomalous Hacienda Luisita distribution blamed on Carper, ‘cash cow’ of landlords
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 […]
Statements: PH mass organizations condemn detention, deportation of Dutch activist
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 […]
SONA ni PNoy: Iba’t ibang reaksiyon mula sa iba’t ibang sektor
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 […]
Filipino comfort women to Japan PM: We demand justice, junking of bases agreement (Photos)
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 […]
Tumitinding karahasan sa kababaihan, bata kinaliligtaan pa rin sa SONA
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 […]
‘Panunupil sa organisadong mga kawani ng gobyerno, itigil’
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 […]
Video: People pushed back, beaten by cops at protests on Aquino’s 4th SONA
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 […]