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Consul general hits US meddling in Syria’s internal affairs

Consul General of Syria in the Philippines Issam Eldebs hit the US government for “meddling” in the internal affairs of Syria, and insisted that the August 21 chemical attack was an act by rebels and not by the government of Bashar Al-Assad. In a roundtable discussion at the University of Makati yesterday, Eldebs said that […]

Gobyerno, takot sa Zero Remittance Day vs Pork Barrel – Migrante

Isang Zero Remittance Day (ZRD) ang itinakda ng Migrante International sa Setyembre 19 para ipakita ang galit, pagkakaisa at pagkilos ng mga migranteng Pilipino sa sistemang pork barrel. Binatikos din ng grupo ang Malakanyang sa pagmamaliit umano nito sa kanilang panawagan. “Nagpapasalamat kami kay (Presidential Spokesperson Edwin) Lacierda sa lalong pagpapagalit sa mga migranteng Pilipino. […]

‘Kakarampot na dagdag-sahod sa Metro Manila, insulto sa mga obrero’

Dismayado ang militanteng mga manggagawa sa “kakarampot na dagdag” sa minimum na sahod sa Metro Manila na ipinatupad ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Ayon sa Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), kulang pa rin ang PhP451 na basic pay sa mga manggagawa sa pribadong sektor, kung ikukumpara ito sa pangangailangan nila at kanilang mga pamilya […]

Mga kawani-pangkalusugan: Pork barrel ilaan sa mga ospital

Muling nanawagan ang mga kawaning pangkalusugan na tuluyang ibasura ng gobyerno ang Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) o pork barrel at ilaan ang pondo sa mga serbisyong panlipunan gaya ng ospital . Inihayag nila ito sa isang kilos protesta sa harapan ng Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) ngayon. “Sobra na ang sistema ng pork […]

Progressive Filipino students condemn impending US attack in Syria

Members of the League of Filipino Students (LFS) condemned the attempt of the United States to push for air strikes in Syria, in a  piket-protest at Plaza Ferguson in front of US Embassy in Manila. The group said that the air strikes only serve US interests in the region and are not because of genuine […]

Serye ng paglabag sa karapatan ng makakalikasan sa Pinas binatikos

Binatikos ng mga grupong makakalikasan ang anila’y tumataas na bilang ng paglabag sa karapatan ng mga aktibistang tutol sa pagmimina, kasunod ng pinakahuling serye ng pagpaslang sa katutubong mga mamamayan sa Katimugang Mindanao at pagkawala ng isang aktibista sa Nueva Vizcaya. “Malinaw na dumarami na naman ang paglabag sa karapatan ng mga aktibistang pangkalikasan sa […]

Desaparecidos kin call for justice, hit Aquino for continuing abuses

Families and human rights defenders remembered those who were disappeared for years through poems, songs, dances and other cultural performances in Palma hall of the University of the Philippines-Diliman – the home school of two students Karen Empeno and Sherlyn Cadapan. This was the first time families of desaparecidos commemorated the International Day of the […]

Fil-Ams protest in front of Napoles’ property, ask Pnoy to divest own pork barrel

In solidarity with the Million People March against pork barrel in Manila, Southern California Filipino-Americans held protests in front of Janet Napoles’ property at the Ritz-Carlton and at the Philippine Consulate in downtown Los Angeles. “Today, we’re seeing Filipinos around the world unite against corruption. We feel that healthcare, education, and other social services, such as the […]

Nueva Vizcaya residents slam militarization, abduction of anti-mining activist

Residents of Nueva Vizcaya and indigenous people’s organizations expressed alarm over heavy military presence in their barangays where mining operations exists. They also condemned the alleged abduction of a staunch anti-mining activist in the area. “The people of Nueva Vizcaya have maintained barricade for years to prevent mining operations in their lands, and this resistance […]