Another company owned by the Cojuangco-Aquino family has been grabbing lands in the disputed farmlands inside the sugar estate. This is according to Anakpawis Party-list, which slammed the move of Central Azucarera de Tarlac (CAT) to deploy armed security groups and illegally fence and bulldoze an estimated 200 hectares of farmlands in Brgys. Mapalacsiao and […]
Human rights group Karapatan condemned the killing of Romeo Capalla, a fair trade activist and younger brother of Davao Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla. Romeo was shot early evening of March 15 in Oton Public Market, Iloilo by an unidentified gunman. He was rushed to Western Visayas Medical Center but was declared dead on arrival. Karapatan […]
Pagbibitiw ni Pangulong Aquino, hindi lang paghingi ng dispensa, ang nararapat para masimulan ang pagbigay ng hustisya sa “kriminal na kapabayaan” ng administrasyon sa mga biktima ng bagyong Yolanda. Ito ang mensahe ng Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) sa protesta nito sa Mendiola kamakailan, isang araw matapos humingi ng dispensa si Aquino sa mga biktima dahil […]
Espesyal na print issue ng Pinoy Weekly na lumabas noong Pebrero 14, 2014. Nasa loob: Hustisya ang hangad ng mga biktima ni Yolanda at kapabayaan ng gobyerno; One Billion Rising for Justice; Kuntsabahan sa taas-singil sa kuryente; Pagmahal ng edukasyon sa buwan ng Pebrero; Kababalaghan sa DAP; at marami pang iba.
A female hors d’combat and political prisoner, injured and in hospital arrest for almost three years at the Southern Philippines Medical Center, has been released by a Davao court after posting bail on the eve of the International Women’s Day. The release of Vanessa delos Reyes, 29, was greeted with applause by her supporters and […]
Sumugod sa mismong tarangkahan ng Malakanyang ang mga miyembro ng Gabriela Youth at iba pang kabataan, dalawang araw bago ang Marso 8, Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan. Inihahayag ng kababaihang kabataan ang kanilang galit kay Pangulong Aquino sa umano’y patuloy na pag-abandona niy sa karapatan ng kabataan sa edukasyon. Pero sinalubong sila ng marahas na pagtaboy […]
Thousands of workers from Carina Apparel stormed the Department of Labor and Employement (DOLE) in Intramuros, Manila to demand that Labor Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz step into the dispute between Carina management and the illegally dismissed workers. Carina Apparel, manufacturer of high-end lingerie, shut down its operations since February 21 due to alleged financial loss. But […]
Sama-sama tayo at hindi mapuputol na paglaban. Ito ang mensaheng nais ipaabot ng mga kawani sa kalusugan at mga mamamayan sa kanilang human chain sa harap ng Korte Suprema bilang simbolo ng pagkakaisa at di-mapuputol na paglaban sa pribatisasyon ng pampublikong mga ospital. Pinangunahan ng Network Oppose to Privatization, Health Alliance for Democracy at Alliance […]
Muling nanawagan ang Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) sa pagbabasura sa 25-anyos na batas na anila’y nagbigay sa legal na batayan ng kontraktuwalisasyon sa paggawa at lalong nagsasadlak sa mga manggagawa sa pagsasamantala at panunupil. Nagmartsa ang mga mga miyembro ng KMU patungong Mendiola Bridge, sa paanan ng Malakanyang, 25 taon matapos mapasa ang Republic Act […]
The United State Department’s2014 Human Rights drew flak from human rights group Karapatan, saying the report is “hypocritical” since the US is also responsible for abuses committed by Philippine state security forces. “It is image building. The US government is trying to soften its image among Filipinos and also in the international community as it […]
