Nakalapit sa North Gate ng Batasang Pambansa ang mga maralita na umahon mula sa kanilang komunidad para iprotesta ang ika-5 State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Aquino. Anila, lalong naghirap ang buhay sa ilalim ng kanyang administrasyon. Sinalubong nila ang mga progresibong mambabatas na nag-walkout bago mag-umpisa ang SONA, at nagsusulong ng impeachment […]
“In denial” si Pang. Benigno Aquino III sa sarili niyang mga krimen. Sa halip, ginamit niya ang kanyang ika-5 State of the Nation Address (SONA) para isalba ang Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) at bigyan ng mensahe ang Kongreso na patayin ang nakahaing impeachment complaint laban sa kanya. Ito ang pagtatasa sa SONA ng iba’t ibang […]
Images of the people’s true State of the Nation Address. Taken on July 28, 2014 by JL Burgos.
The protest, of about 30,000 people, was, as expected, a colorful one. But following last years violent attempt by cops to disperse protesters asserting right to get near Batasan Pambansa during #SONA2013, this year’s march evoked an air of urgency: they now call on the immediate ouster of Pres. Benigno Aquino III from office. This, […]
Live streaming video by Ustream Tunghayan ang live updates ng Pinoy Weekly tungkol sa mga protesta sa State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pang. Benigno Aquino III. Magsisimula: Alas-11 ng umaga. Inaantabayanan ng publiko kapwa ang talumpati ni Aquino at ang maiinit na protesta kontra rito matapos ang pagdeklara ng Korte Suprema na labag sa […]
“Impeaching an honest president is wishful thinking.” Ito ang sambit umano ng alyado ni Pangulong Aquino sa Kamara, si Mindoro Oriental Rep. Reynaldo Umali, bilang reaksiyon sa mga isinampang impeachment complaint sa Kamara. Pero gaano katapat ang Pangulo? Ang pakay ng listang ito, sa ibaba, ay ilista ang 10 pahayag ni Pangulong Aquino, labas ng […]
An alarming pattern has surfaced in government agencies in recent years, as far as state workers are concerned: regular employment in government offices is increasingly being replaced with contractual work. The practice of labor contractualization — employing workers on a contractual basis, without security of tenure and benefits as well as right to unionize — […]
Urban poor residents in Metro Manila and off-city relocation sites are questioning where the billions of pesos in Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) funds meant for their housing went—and it seems like they have every reason to. Former residents of Sitio San Roque, North Triangle, Quezon City today staged a protest at the National Housing Authority […]
Pinaninindigan ng mga complainant na tahasang nilabag ni Aquino ang Saligang Batas sa pagpayag na muling magbase-militar ang armadong puwersa ng US sa buong Pilipinas.
Did part of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) that the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional come from funds of Overseas Filipino Workers? Migrante International, an organization of Filipino migrants and their families, called on the Aquino administration to reveal the true source of funds used for DAP, and suspects that part of it may have come […]
