Migrante Party-list believes the Malaysian government could use the crisis in Lahad Datu to crack down on undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and so-called “stateless Filipinos” in Sabah. “(Sabah) is one of the most common ‘transit points’ of trafficked Filipinos on their way to other parts of Asia,” said Connie Bragas Regalado, chairperson and first […]
President Aquino should be blamed for “mishandling” the issue of the occupation of Sabah by Sulu Sultan Jumalul Kiram III and his followers, which led to a bloody encounter today, according to the multisectoral group Bayan (Bagong Alyansang Makabayan). The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), in a press conference, has confirmed that three people are dead, two […]
Libu-libong Pilipino ang lumahok sa One Billion Rising, isang kampanya para wakasan ang karahasan sa kababaihan sa pamamagitan ng sayaw. Sa Tomas Morato, Quezon City noong Pebrero 14, ginanap ang main rising na inorganisa ng Gabriela, Gabriela Women’s Party, New Voice Company, at iba pang grupo. Opisyal na dokumentasyon para sa One Billion Rising Philippines […]
"Hard times require furious dancing." Thus said Alice Walker, American writer, activist and one of many supporters of the One Billion Rising campaign across the globe. The quote is an apt explanation for the fury and celebration that was One Billion Rising Philippines last February 14, 2013, when thousands of Filipinos -- women, men and children -- went on large, mostly outdoor, gatherings and danced and protested
Isang engrandeng “publicity stunt” lamang ang distribusyon ng mga Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) sa mga magsasaka sa Bondoc Peninsula, ayon sa mga grupong magsasaka na naniniwalang ginawa ito ng gobyernong Aquino para pabanguhin ang umano’y bangkaroteng Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (Carper). Naghihinala ring silang ginagamit ito ng ilang matataas na […]
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is right to observe that the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has been dismal in carrying out land reform, farmers under the Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA). However, they urged bishops to support the free distribution of land instead of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension […]
Watch two of the most compelling speakers during the 26th anniversary commemoration of the Mendiola Massacre at Mendiola Bridge, Manila last January 22. Miriam Villanueva was 17 years old during the massacre, a survivor who cannot forget that fateful day. Justine is the granddaughter of a peasant leader, a young activist who represents how the […]
US transgressions under the Aquino administration on Dipity. The grounding of the United States Navy minesweeper on the protected Tubbataha Reef is not an isolated incident, but only the latest in a series of what can be called transgressions by the US government. This timeline, prepared by Pinoy Weekly, enumerates key incidents involving the US […]
Nakalabas na mula sa piitan si Ericson Acosta— sa ngayon. Pumayag sa pansamantalang paglabas ng bilanggong pulitikal na si Acosta sa piitan ang Gandara Regional Trial Court sa Samar. Pakiusapan ang korte ni Persida Rueda-Acosta, hepe ng Public Attorneys’ Office (PAO), na payagan si Acosta na magpasailalim sa medical check-up sa National Kidney Institute (NKTI) sa Quezon City ngayong […]
An inter-agency committee created by President Aquino will ensure another extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), minus the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). In a statement, peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas expressed opposition to what it dubs as an “agrarian reform superbody,” which it fears would exacerbate existing landlessness under the government’s […]
