(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 […]
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 […]
[cycloneslider id=”march-8-womens-day-protest-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 […]
Batay sa maraming ulat, at batay sa pag-amin din mismo ng nakausap ng mga demonstrador na opisyal ng National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) ng Philippine National Police (PNP), iniutos ng “mga nakatataas” sa kanila ang pagharang sa mga mananalangin at magsasagawa ng human chain — tinaguriang #Link4Justice — mula Kampo Crame hanggang EDSA Shrine. Isang […]
[cycloneslider id=”one-billion-rising-for-revolution-2015″] It was a sunny Saturday morning in the city of Manila on V-Day. Erecting a stage in front of a shrine named in honor of the first Philippine revolution’s leader, organizers led by Gabriela, Gabriela Women’s Party and New Voice Company were determined to stage a “main rising” befitting the “Revolution” theme. Yes, as with most One […]
Workers under the All-Workers Unity alliance today held simultaneous protests in various workplaces and government offices to press for a P16,000 monthly National Minimum Wage and to call for the resignation of Pres. Benigno Aquino III. Workers say that Aquino’s “disregard for the lives of Filipinos” can not only be seen in his role in […]
Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream Watch live the main rising event for One Billion Rising (OBR) for Revolution campaign today, February 14, 2015. Sponsored by Gabriela, Gabriela Women’s Party and New Voice Company, the OBR campaign aims to raise awareness and mobilize for the fight against violence against women and children in all forms, […]
By now, outrage is widespread and unequivocal on the commander-in-chief’s role in the botched mission that claimed the lives of 44 Special Action Forces, 18 Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters, and at least seven civilians. The kindest public opinion on the stories that have come out is that President Aquino is an unfeeling coward, one […]
Moro human rights organization Suara Bangsamoro has submitted to Pinoy Weekly some of the photos that they took of the site where the remains of many of the (at least) 44 police commandos were recovered, after the bloody encounter with Moro rebels in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25. Jerome Succor Aba, Suara Bangsamoro spokesperson, said he […]
Moro human rights group Suara Bangsamoro has revealed to Pinoy Weekly that at least 1,500 Moro civilians have fled their communities in Brgy. Tukalanipao in Mamasapano town of Maguindanao province in the aftermath of the fighting between police Special Action Force (SAF) commandos and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom […]
