April 28, 2015
During the past few days and hours, President Aquino, according to his spokespersons, has been busy trying to convince Indonesian President Joko Widodo to save overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso from the firing squad. He did the five-minute walk with Jokowi and asked him to consider Mary Jane as a witness against drug cartels […]
April 27, 2015
Tweets by @pinoyweekly This April 28, the Indonesian government led by President Joko Widodo has committed to kill overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso. This despite the frantic last-minute campaign to plead for her clemency, from the various people’s organizations and personalities in the Philippines to Indonesian groups and celebrities to migrant rights activists and […]
April 25, 2015
Nagsagawa ng raling iglap sa mataong kalsada ng EDSA at Aurora Boulevard sa Cubao, Quezon City ang rebolusyonaryong mga organisasyong kaanib ng National Democratic Front (NDF), bilang paggunita sa ika-42 anibersaryo ng pagkakatatag nito. Sa kanilang martsa, muling ipinanawagan ng NDF ang pagpapatalsik sa namamayaning sistemang pampulitika at panlipunan sa Pilipinas na kinakatawan ng administrasyong Aquino. […]
April 17, 2015
Ibinasura ng Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 81 ang isa sa dalawang kaso ng kidnapping laban kina Benito Tiamzon at Wilma Austria, mag-asawang rebolusyonaryo at kapwa peace consultant ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDF). Ayon sa grupong Karapatan, nabigong sumipot sa pre-trial hearing ng korte si Sgt. John Jacob, tumatayong complainant-witness sa isang […]
April 14, 2015
Health workers’ groups gathered at Plaza Salamanca along Taft Avenue in Manila to intensify their call for President Aquino’s resignation from the presidency, days after the latest House hearing on the Mamasapano bloodbath. An alliance of health advocates, workers, and professionals calling for Aquino’s resignation, Rx: Aquino Resign Now!, said that the president’s crimes can no […]
April 7, 2015
The House Committee on Public Order and Safety, together with the Committee on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity, again, and in an expression of utmost loyalty to President Aquino, voted to reject the Makabayan bloc’s* motion for the House of Representatives to officially submit to the President 20 questions regarding his actions on the Mamasapano debacle. […]
March 19, 2015
Binatikos ng alyansa ng mga manggagawa sa pribado at pampublikong sektor na All Workers’ Unity ang regional wage board ng National Capital Region (NCR) na nag-apruba ng P15 dagdag-sahod. Anila, ni hindi papasa bilang “abuloy” ang naturang halaga. Matagal nang hirap ang mga manggagawa na pagkasyahin ang mababang sahod sa tumataas na gastusin, kabilang ang tumataas […]
March 18, 2015
(Teksto ng talumpati ni Nora Aunor sa Mendiola Bridge, Manila, sa protesta kaalinsabay ng ika-20 taon ng pagbitay kay Flor Contemplacion na pinangunahan ng Migrante International.) The Flor Contemplacion Story: 20 taon ang lumipas Noon pa man, naniniwala na po ako na ang ating mga OFW ang isa sa pinakaaping sektor ng ating bansa. Isa […]
March 17, 2015
Lumabas na ang librong may titulo’t mga kabanatang doble-doble ang pagkakasulat. Inilabas na ng Flipside Publishing ang librong “Kuro-kuro” ni Danilo Araña Arao at mada-download na ito sa Google Play, iTunes, Kobo, Barnes & Noble at Flipreads. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=SVgeBwAAQBAJ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/kuro-kuro/id975994342 Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/kuro-kuro Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1121400937 Flipreads: http://flipreads.com/kuro-kuro Ang libro ay binubuo ng […]
March 9, 2015
Aabot sa 10,000 kababaihan at iba pang mamamayan ang nagprotesta sa Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan ngayong Marso 8 para ipanawagang bumaba na sa puwesto ang anila’y “pahirap, pahamak, pabaya, at pasista” na si Pangulong Aquino. Sa umaga, lumahok ang ilang miyembro at lider ng grupong pangkababaihan ng Gabriela sa sympathy march ng ilang aktibo at retiradong miyembro ng pulisya kasama ang […]
