Thousands of workers, most of them women, trooped to the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) in Calabarzon to denounce the sudden closure of clothing company Carina Apparel Inc. At least 3,600 workers lost their jobs after being informally told of the company’s “total closure” and stoppage of operations. Owners of Carina Apparel reportedly told […]
Scientists and computer professionals who conducted a “data audit” of the Aquino administration’s online portal to track foreign aid for victims of typhoon Yolanda said that the Foreign Aid Transparency Hub (FAiTH), like the government’s relief and rehabilitation efforts, is actually a “failure.” As AGHAM and Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU) celebrated the worldwide Open Data […]
AT A TIME when criticism of government iniquity is of utmost necessity, the Aquino administration flouts our fundamental rights by pushing for the constitutionality of online libel under Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. The Supreme Court rightfully removed a few of the patently unconstitutional and repressive aspects of RA […]
Ipinagdiwang ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (PUP) ang ika-50 taon ng pagkakalathala ng “mga agos sa disyerto” noong Pebrero 22, 2014 sa kampus nito sa Sta. Mesa, Maynila. Ang okasyon na may temang “Kahalagahan ng Makabayang Panitikan sa Panahon ng Multi-media at Globalisasyon” ay pinangunahan ng Sentro para sa Malikhaing Pagsulat ng PUP. Hindi naman […]
A network to “keep watch” over the continuing agrarian unrest in Hacienda Luisita was formed amid efforts by the Cojuangco-Aquinos to remain in control of the estate through land grabbing led by the Tarlac Development Corporation (Tadeco). Luisita Watch, a network of individuals and organizations “advocating the cause of Hacienda Luisita farmers” was launched last […]
Statement of PinoyMedia Center on the Supreme Court ruling on the Cybercrime Prevention Act With the decision to uphold the Cybercrime Prevention Act and its provision on online libel as constitutional, the Supreme Court and the Aquino administration have dealt one of the most serious blows to press freedom and freedom of expression of the […]
Muling nabuhay ang panawagan ng kabataan at mga mag-aaral na tuluyang ibasura ang programang Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) sa kolehiyo matapos ang huling insidente ng umano’y hazing sa isang estudyante ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) – Sta. Mesa. Isang araw matapos lumantad si Sheena (di tunay na pangalan) na di umano’y nakaranas […]
Kabataan Party-list and other progressive groups vowed to continue to challenge Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, even after the Supreme Court declared the constitutionality of majority of the provisions of what critics have been calling as a “draconian law” that impinges on internet freedom. “Though the SC has laid […]
Nagpatay ng ilaw ang ilang bahay sa mga komunidad ng Metro Manila bilang protesta sa P4.15 kWh taas-singil sa kuryente na hinihingi ng Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). Isinagawa ang protesta isang linggo bago magtapos ang temporary restraining order ng Korte Suprema na ipinalabas noong Disyembre. “Malinaw ang mensahe namin kay Pangulong Aquino at sa Korte […]
Upping the ante in its call to action to end violence against women, this year’s One Billion Rising for Justice (OBR4J) in the Philippines called for justice for all women victims under what it calls a “disaster presidency” under Benigno Aquino III. The whole-day, country-wide affair featured flash mobs near “places of injustice” such as […]
