Tweets by @pinoyweekly With a significant portion of mainstream media focused on what will be happening in the halls of the Senate building (in the morning) and Batasan Pambansa (morning until late afternoon) today, Pinoy Weekly–as we traditionally have been doing for more than a decade now –will focus on the “parliament of the streets” […]
“Without human rights, there can be no peace.” Thus said Anna Claire Morris, lawyer and vice chairman of Haidane Society of Socialist Lawyers and a delegate of the International Conference for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines (ICHRP). The conference delegates called for the resumption of the stalled peace talks between the Government of […]
Foreign labor activists belied the Philippine government’s claim of a booming domestic economy that benefits local workers. They cited the many reports of continuing trade union repression, including that of the steel workers of Pentagon Steel Corp. in Quezon City. Labor rights advocates from the USA, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Australia and Myanmar were […]
The organization of former political detainees and human rights defenders demanded the release of a political prisoner who is now in critical condition at the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC) in Manila after he suffered a stroke. The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto ( SELDA) identified the political prisoner as Oscar […]
Naglunsad ng malawakang kilos-protesta ang iba’t ibang sektor para kondenahin ang walang habas na taas-presyo ng batayang mga bilihin at serbisyo, gayundin ang demolisyon sa mga maralitang komunidad. Tampok sa protesta ang paglusob ng mga drayber sa tanggapan ng Shell sa Makati para banatan ang panibagong pagtaas sa presyo ng produktong petrolyo na sinundan ng […]
Delegates from various countries began on July 14 the International Solidarity Mission to investigate human rights abuses committed by the Philippine military in the country. In Southern Tagalog, the delegates were joined by Save Bondoc Peninsula Movement, which is an umbrella organization of human rights, church and civic organizations investigating military abuses and calling for […]
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) led by Migrante-Hong Kong and United Filipinos in Hong Kong (Unifil-HK) held a press conference last weekend announcing the creation of a “movement against illegal recruitment and human trafficking,” as well as overcharging, illegal collection, harassment and fraudulent loans by recruitment and money-lending agencies. Called Tigil Na! (End Now!) Movement of […]
Hindi dahil gusto ng pambansang gobyerno, partikular ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City (QC), na ilayo ang mga maralita sa danger zones kung kaya gusto nitong idemolis ang mga bahay nila pagsapit ng Hulyo 30. Ito ang nahinuha ng mga lider-maralita at kababaihan sa pakikipag-usap sa mga opisyal ng lokal na gobyerno ng Quezon […]
Change of heart or PR gimmick? After Bianca Gonzalez’s tweet against informal settlers unleashed a hailstorm of criticism in her direction, the TV personality sought a meeting with urban poor leaders under Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) to hear their stories and struggles. Days before the meeting, Kadamay released a statement admonishing Gonzalez for her […]
Wala marahil nag-akala na magagawang lumabas sa kanilang paaralan ang mga mag-aaral at empleyado ng De La Salle Araneta University (DLSAU) para ipaalam ang mga isyung kinakaharap nila ngayon sa loob ng pamantasan. Ika-11 ng Hunyo nitong taon, lumabas ang mga mag-aaral at empleyado ng DLSAU sa pangunguna ng Supreme Student Council (SSC) at Student […]
