Galak ang salubong ng Migrante International sa pagpapalaya kay Rodelio “Dondon” Lanuza mula sa death row sa bansang Saudi Arabia. “Masaya kami para kay Dondon at sa pamilya Lanuza,” sambit ni Garry Martinez, tagapangulo ng Migrante International. “Hindi nasayang ang lahat ng ating pinaghirapan, at dahil ito sa paglaban ni Dondon at ang kolektibong pagpupunyagi […]
The House Committee on Labor and Employment (Cole), on the last day of Congress session, finally passed the bill to increase wage of workers from the private sector. Still, workers need to wait for the next congress in July for the bill’s approval. Nevertheless, the militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) commended the committee […]
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is right to observe that the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has been dismal in carrying out land reform, farmers under the Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA). However, they urged bishops to support the free distribution of land instead of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension […]
Malaya na sa wakas si Ericson Acosta. Matapos ang halos dalawang taon ng pagkakakulong, ibinasura na ng Gandara Regional Trial Court sa Samar ang kaso ng illegal possession of explosives na isinampa sa kanya ng gobyerno batay sa reklamo ng Armed Forces of the Philippines. Ang desisyon ng korte ay batay sa utos ng Department of Justice […]
Sa ikatlong pagkakataon ng paglusob sa National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), hindi hinarap ni NAPC Sek. Joel Rocamora ang mga magniniyog na iginigiit ang kagyat na distribusyon ng pondong coco levy. Daan-daang magsasaka mula sa Bicol, Quezon, Aurora at Cagayan ang tumalon sa bakod o lumusot sa ilalim ng kinandadong gate ng NAPC para makausap sana […]
Human rights groups decried the abduction and arrest in Basilan of two Moros, one of which has yet to be surfaced by alleged state agents. Human rights group Karapatan said that these two incidents are proof that despite the enactment of the Anti-Enforced Disappearance Act of 2012, the practice of enforced disappearances continue. In a statement, Karapatan […]
Militant women from Gabriela stormed the embassy of the United States this morning and clashed briefly with police guarding the area. The group is protesting what they call the “rape” of theTubbataha Reef. The group is calling for a deeper investigation of the grounding of USS Guardian, saying the said incident is part of the […]
Sinalubong ng protesta ang pre-bidding ng Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) na ginanap sa National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) sa Quezon City noong Enero 25. Ang POC ang kauna-unahang pampublikong ospital na isasailalim sa bidding sang-ayon sa programang Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) ng administrasyong Aquino. Iskemang Build-Operate-Transfer ang plano ng gobyerno sa pagtatayo ng bagong POC, na popondohan at papatakbuhin ng […]
Hindi mapapanagot ni Pangulong Aquino ang US Navy kaugnay ng insidente sa Tubbataha kung hindi niya makikita ang papel ng Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) sa naturang usapin, pahayag ni Renato Reyes, pangkalahatang kalihim ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan o Bayan. Sinabi ni Reyes na walang sasakyang pandigmang US sa ating karagatan, kung walang VFA. “Walang sasakyang […]
Human rights group Karapatan dared the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to prove the true identity of Rolly Panesa, the security guard illegally arrested and tortured by the military and accused of being a ranking rebel leader with a P5.6 Million peso bounty. Panesa was arrested last October 5, 2012 and since then detained […]
