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 […]
Cordillera Day has been a commemoration of those who gave their lives to protect the indigenous people in the Cordillera region in northern Luzon for years. Traditionally, the event takes place on April 24 in a specific village, organized by the Cordillera People’s Alliance (CPA). In the past few years, however, the organization decided to […]
Sa kabila ng pagmamalaki ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) na matagumpay ang eleksiyong 2010 at ang mga “mock election” na isinagawa nito at ng kompanyang Smartmatic-TIM, nakita ng maraming election watchdog groups at ng mga eksperto sa information technology (IT) na maraming problemang kinakaharap ang Comelec at Smartmatic. Nakita ng AES Watch at iba pang grupo ang […]
The Benigno S. Aquino III regime is self-congratulatory about government statistics portraying an unusually high (6.6%) growth rate of the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2012, starting with 6.3% in the first half to 7.1% in the latter part of the year. The regime is even more titillated that World Bank Country Director MotooKonishi now […]
Workers led by militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno, as well as other progressive organizations, launched Metro Manila-wide protests against the power rate hike this April and the rising prices of basic commodities. Among the targets of protest was a local office in Espana Avenue, Manila of the country’s biggest power distributor, Manila Electro Co. […]
The militant women’s organization Gabriela held a demonstration on Wednesday in Manila near the US embassy to demand the departure of US troops, at the conclusion of the recent round of military exercises between US and Philippine troops. Gabriela again called for the abrogation of the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). Joan Salvador, Gabriela secretary […]
Itinuturo ng isang fact-finding mission na isa sa mga dahilan ng pagkasadsad ng USS Guardian ang iba umanong pagturing sa mga mangingisdang Pilipino at mga tripolanteng Kano kaugnay ng pagpapatupad ng mga batas sa proteksiyon ng Tubbataha Reef
Isang protestang bayan ang isinagawa kahapon ng iba’t ibang grupo bilang pagtutol sa pagtaas ng singil sa mga serbisyo tulad ng kuryente, tubig, at pamasahe sa tren; pagsasapribado ng mga pampublikong ospital; pagtaas ng presyo ng langis; at pagtaas ng matrikula na nagresulta umano sa pagpapakamatay ni Kristel Tejada, isang estudyante ng University of the […]
Nag-ingay sa magkakaibang lugar ang mga militante sa Metro Manila bilang paghahanda sa isang “protestang bayan” kontra sa taas-presyo ng mga bilihin at serbisyo at pribatisasyon sa Marso 20. Ginanap ang noise barrage sa Batoda Commonwealth Avenue, Philcoa, Sta.Mesa, Edsa North Triangle at sa iba pang lugar. Kinondena rin ng mga militante ang administrasyong Aquino […]
