Progressive party-lists slammed the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) indefinite suspension of the canvass of votes for party-lists, calling it “unnecessary,” “suspicious,” and casting only further doubt on the credibility of the elections. Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes ordered the party-list canvass suspended on the first day of the national canvass until further notice, saying that several […]
Dalawang mukha ng katatapos na Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) ang makikita sa Dubai at Hongkong, dalawa sa mga bansang may malaking bilang ng migrante at manggagawang Pilipino. Idineklara ni Philippine Consul General Frank Cimafranco na tagumpay ang katatapos na OAV sa Dubai dahil ito aniya ay “mapayapa, malinis at maayos.” Ngunit lumabas na matumal na […]
“Hindi dahil mabilis, malinis.” Ito ang sabi ni Renato Reyes ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) ukol sa darating na midterm automated elections sa Mayo 13. Kaya naman dalawang araw bago ang halalan, muling tinipon nila ang Kontra Daya, isang independiyenteng tagapagbantay ng halalan, upang matyagan ang lahat ng mga magaganap sa araw ng halalan. “Ang […]
“Ang kalayaan ng pamamahayag ay ’di lang para sa midya. Para ito sa bawat mamamayan.” Ito ang sinabi ni Melanie Pinlac ng Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), sa ika-20 na pagdiriwang ng World Press Freedom Day noong Mayo 3 na nilahukan ng ilang media groups at indibidwal. Nagpalipad ng mga saranggol ang naturang […]
Sinabi ni Pangulong Aquino na dapat daw magdiwang ang sektor ng paggawa sa Mayo 1, Pandaigdigang Araw ng Paggawa, dahil sa “good job” na ginawa ng administrasyon at naturang sektor. Pero ang sagot ng mga manggagawa: mas masidhing protesta at pagkondena. Humigit-kumulang 30,000 katao, mula sa iba’t ibang unyon, pederasyon at organisasyong masa ang lumahok […]
Lack of security safeguards, legal disputes between the election’s technology providers, and constant initialization and transmission malfunctions will create credibility issues on the the upcoming 2013 automated elections, according to various election watchdogs. The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG), a convener of the Automated Election System (AES) Watch, points out that legal and […]
Laid off and unfairly dismissed workers from different companies aired their grievances in front of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to call for justice and labor rights, on the eve of Labor Day. Workers from Advan Shoes, People’s Journal and Toyota Motors Inc., with Defend Job Philippines, rallied in front of DOLE main office, […]
Espesyal na print issue ng Pinoy Weekly, para sa Mayo Uno, pandaigdigang araw ng mga manggagawa. Tampok: Nilulutong eleksiyon pabor sa naghahari, Pilipinas, isa nang 'Rising Tiger'?, Atake sa mga kawani ng gobyerno, US nagtutulak ng gera sa Korea, Teddy Casino at progresibong mga partido
More relatives of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia are joining in the “solidarity campout” in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila. On the second day of the solidarity campout, Migrante Party-list announced that relatives of hundreds of OFWs camped out in Jeddah (their campout is called “Jeddah […]
Reiterating their Labor Day demands, workers from biggest labor groups in the country marched to Mendiola two days before May 1 to press for significant wage hike. Led by the Action against Contractualization Towards a Significant Wage Increase Now! (ACT2WIN), workers numbering about 300 sent an “SOS” — “SOS” meaning “Significant wage hike, Overturn contractualization, […]
