Infographic: Violence Against Women under the Aquino administration
If figures are the be believed, Violence Against Women is on the rise, three years since President Aquino came to power.
Pablo survivor, Barug Katawhan leader killed in Davao Oriental
One of the community leaders who participated in the barricade and protest against government inaction amid intensifying hunger among typhoon victims in Davao City was shot dead today, March 4, 2013. According to the human rights group Karapatan in Southern Mindanao, Cristina Morales Jose was shot dead by an unidentified motorcycle-riding assassin at around 6 […]
Massive crackdown of Filipinos in Sabah, imminent?
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 […]
Aquino slammed for ‘mishandling’ Sabah issue
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 […]
Video: Pagbangon ng Kababaihan (Part One)
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 […]
One Billion Rising PH: Furious dancing (and singing) for our hard times (Audio Slideshow)
"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
Distribusyon ng CLOA sa Bondoc Peninsula, ‘pakitang gilas’ lamang
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 […]
Farmers to CBCP: Support free land distribution, not Carper
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 […]
Video: On its 26th year, Mendiola Massacre survivors continue fight for land
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 […]
Timeline: US transgressions under the Aquino administration
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 […]