Relatives and survivors of supertyphoon Yolanda/Haiyan who had evacuated to Manila joined hands with other victim-survivors of previous calamities to form a national network to seek justice for the government’s “criminal negligence and ineptitude” in times of natural disasters. Together with victim-survivors of typhoons Ondoy, Pablo and Habagat, Yolanda victims formed Tindog Network and pushed […]
Kasabay ng ika-150 anibersaryo ng pagkabuhay ng lider-rebolusyonaryo ng Katipunan na si Andres Bonifacio sa Nobyembre 30, ipinagdiriwang din ng Kabataang Makabayan (KM) ang kanilang anibersaryo ng pagkakatatag. Para sa KM, kailangang ipagpatuloy ng kabataang Pilipino at mga mamamayan ang naantalang rebolusyon ni Bonifacio. Aktibong ipinapanawagan ng naturang grupong underground ang armadong pakikibaka para mapalitan umano […]
Nabahala si Kabataan Rep. Terry Ridon na kalakhan sa mga kampus ng state universities and colleges (SUCs) na lubhang nasira ng bagyong Yolanday ay makakatanggap ng kaltas sa badyet para sa susunod na taon. Kasama rito ang iba pang SUCs na walang matatanggap ni isang sentimo ng capital outlay o badyet para sa pagpapatayo ng […]
Mabuti ang pag-aalok ng tulong ng mga lider ng iba’t ibang bansa at mga institusyon, subalit wala ito dapat na interes o anumang kapalit. Ito ang pahayag ng mga kinatawan ng Bayan Muna na sina Rep. Neri Colmenares at Carlos Zarate kaugnay ng tulong na iniaalok ng mga institusyong tulad ng Asian Development Bank (ADB) […]
Nakaligtas sila, at nagdusa. Ngayon, nagmartsa na sila patungong Mendiola, para maningil. Ilang nakaligtas sa bagyong Yolanda (Haiyan) ang nagtungo sa paanan ng Malakanyang para iparating ang hinaing sa mabagal na pagresponde umano ng gobyerno sa panahon ng kalamidad. Hiling din nila na mabigyan ng katarungan ang mga biktimang ayon sa kanila’y sanhi ng kapabayaan ng […]
WARSAW, Poland — Tensions and tempers run high with only two days left at the 19th Conference of Parties (COP 19) and tremendous pressure for the annual climate summit to deliver substantive outcomes. Members of the G77+China, a group of 133 developing countries have walked out of the negotiations on ‘loss and damage’ at dawn today, […]
“Dulo ng iceberg” (tip of the iceberg) ng sistemang pork barrel sa gobyerno ang ibinasura ng Korte Suprema noong Nob. 19. Ito ang sinabi ni Kabataan Rep. Terry Ridon, matapos ianunsiyo ng Kataas-Taasang Hukuman ang unconstitutionality ng Priority Development Assistance Program (PDAF) at ang bahagi ng Presidential Social Fund na nagmumula sa Malampaya Gas Project. Malaking tagumpay na […]
Amid reports that rice is being sold at exorbitant prices in typhoon-affected areas, women from urban poor communities today picketed the office of the National Food Authority (NFA) in Quezon City to demand for the free distribution of rice to survivors of typhoon Yolanda, saying that the price freeze declaration by President Aquino is not […]
Sectoral groups and individuals in the Philippines and abroad observed the International Day of Solidarity for victims of the typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) on November 13 by gathering in schools, communities, offices and workplaces, as well as expressing solidarity online. Lighting candles, offering prayers, songs, and speeches, students, faculty, and employees from two biggest […]
Extending its sympathies to the millions of people affected by supertyphoon Yolanda that ravaged provinces in Visayas, Mindanao and some parts of Southern Luzon, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) called for its members all over the country that are not affected by the typhoon to mobilize support and relief operations for the victims […]
