Human rights and indigenous peoples groups condemned the killing of a typhoon Pablo survivor in Maco, Compostela Province on January 03, 2014. The victim, 41-year-old Marcelo Monterona, was shot several times by unidentified two men riding a motorcycle outside his home in Barangay Esperanza. According to Karapatan-Southern Mindanao Region, as a survivor of typhoon Pablo, […]
Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares slammed Malacanang, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the power cartel for “conditioning the minds of the public” that there is no collusion among the power generators and that the PhP 4.15 power rate increase should be shouldered by electricity consumers without complaint. The lawmaker said that the delay in […]
Daan-daang tao ang bumiyahe sa mabato, maputik at matarik na daan nitong nakaraang linggo sa kabundukan ng Sierra Madre sa Timog Katagalugan. Ang kanilang binisita: mga gerilya ng New People’s Army (NPA). Nakiisa sila sa pagdiriwang ng Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) na nagdiriwang ng ika-45 anibersaryo ng nagsusulong ng rebolusyonaryong pagbabago sa bansa. […]
Celebrating its 45th year founding anniversary, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) called for the ouster of Pres. Benigno Aquino III. In a statement posted in their website, the CPP gave marching orders to its members to exert all efforts to “cause the ouster” of Aquino or “compel him to resign.” The revolutionary group […]
Progressive organizations who spearheaded the petition before the Supreme Court to stop power rate increases hailed the high court for issuing a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the Php4.15 per kilowat hour increase of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). It was a welcome respite and a Christmas gift to the public already burdened with high prices of basic commodities, the […]
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) declared a unilateral ceasefire that will take effect on December 24 until midnight of December 26, and on December 31 until midnight of January 2, 2014. The ceasefire declaration was issued in solidarity with the Filipino people’s traditional observance of Christmas and New Year holidays, the group said […]
Hindi pa tapos ang laban kontra sa pork barrel. Ito ang sinabi ng iba’t ibang grupo at personahe na kontra pork barrel sa isang pambansang asembleya hinggil sa people’s initiative kontra sa anumang uri ng lump sum appropriations sa badyet ng gobyerno. Sa kabila ng desisyon ng Korte Suprema noong Nobyembre na nagdedeklarang labag sa Saligang Batas ang Priority Development Assistance Fund […]
Ikinasa ng grupong pangkababaihan na Gabriela ang lights out protest sa Disyembre 20, limang araw bago ang Kapaskuhan, bilang pagtutol sa pag-aprubang Energy Regulatory Commission na magtaas ng Php4.15/kwh ang Manila Electric Company (Meralco). Inihayag ito ng kababaihan na sumugod sa harapan ng tanggapan ng Meralco sa Kamuning Avenue, Quezon City. Ayon sa grupo, ipapakita […]
Binatikos ng Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE) ang pagsasarang ginawa ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City sa Manila Seedling Bank kamakailan – ilang araw lamang matapos itong isyuhan ng cease and desist order (CDO). Sinabi ni Leon Dulce, tagapag-ugnay ng Kalikasan-PNE, walang pakundangan ang ginawang pagsasara ng naturang lokal na pamahalaan sa […]
Nagbadyang tumindi pa ang mga protesta laban sa nakaambang pagtaas sa singil ng kuryente, ayon sa sentro ng militanteng unyonismo na Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU). Ito’y matapos aprubahan ng Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ang hinihinging dagdag-singil ng Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) para sa buwan ng Disyembre. Naunang mungkahi ng Meralco na dalawang tranche ang dagdag-singil: una […]
