A network of child rights advocates slammed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for occupying a Manobo community as base of military operations despite an agreement with leaders of the tribal group. In a protest in front of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, the Save our Schools Network (SOS Network) said that AFP’s 68th Infantry […]
Social and traditional media are abuzz with stories about protest actions and activities of groups from different sectors and even those abroad that call for justice for Jennifer Laude, a transgender woman murdered in an Olongapo City hotel last week. Police said the main suspect is a US Marine, Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton, […]
Here are the speeches of members of the Makabayan bloc who endorsed the impeachment of President Aquino for approving and implementing the Disbursement Acceleration Program (for the first two impeachment complaints) and signing the PH-US Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares Mga kasamahan ko sa Kongreso at mga kababayan, Noong Hulyo […]
Editor’s Note: We are publishing in full the proposed bill to abolish the pork barrel system through the people’s initiative, ratified in a People’s Congress held last August 23. Carol Araullo, convenor of Abolish Pork Movement, described the bill as a product of a “long, painstaking, and democratic discussion by experts and non-experts alike.” The […]
Sa kabila ng desisyon ng Korte Suprema na nagbabasura sa Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) at Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP)–dalawang klase ng lump sum appropriations na nasa kontrol ng mga mambabatas (sa kaso ng PDAF) at Punong Ehekutibo (sa kaso ng DAP)–nagpatuloy ang sistemang ito sa 2014 badyet at sa panukalang 2015 pambansang badyet. Ito ang […]
Lumaya na ngayong araw si Kim Gargar, dating propesor sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, siyentista at kolumnista ng Pinoy Weekly, matapos payagang makapagpiyansa ng korte sa Baganga, Davao Oriental. Si Gargar ay inaresto noong Oktubre 1, 2013 at kinasuhan ng illegal possession of explosives at attempted murder. Pinaratangan siya ng mga militar na miyembro daw ng New People's Army. Iginiit ng mg progresibong grupo na hindi miyembro ng NPA si Gargar bagkus isang siyentistang kasalukuyang nagsasagawa ng pananaliksik sa lugar na pinangyarihan ng engkuwentro ng militar at NPA
The protest, of about 30,000 people, was, as expected, a colorful one. But following last years violent attempt by cops to disperse protesters asserting right to get near Batasan Pambansa during #SONA2013, this year’s march evoked an air of urgency: they now call on the immediate ouster of Pres. Benigno Aquino III from office. This, […]
Katipunan ng mga Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan (Kasama-TK), an organization of farmers in the Southern Tagalog Region, today appealed for help in the wake of Typhoon Glenda (international name: Rammasun), which has left thousands of farmers homeless and hungry. In a solicitation letter, Orly Marcellana, spokesperson of Kasama-TK, said that vast hectares of crops […]
Nitong Hunyo 12, ipinakita ng rehimen kung papaano nito ipinagdiriwang ang Araw ng Kalayaan: sa pamamagitan ng pagkumpiska ng simbolikong mga baril ng mga Katipunerong nagsasagawa ng street play malapit sa embahada ng Amerika. Sa parehong umagang iyon, inaresto ng Presidential Security Group ng Pangulo ang isang estudyante, ang 19-anyos na si Pio Emmanuel Mijares […]
Basahin sa itaas ang Pinoy Weekly ngayong Hunyo 12, Araw ng Kalayaan, ng espesyal na magazine issue. Pangunahing laman ang analisis sa pagkanlong ni Pangulong Aquino sa mga alyadong sangkot sa pork barrel scam at pananangutan niya sa bayan. Laman din ang sumusunod: EDCA at Araw ng Kalayaan; Monopolyo sa lupa at CARP; Pagdepensa ng […]
