Laid off and unfairly dismissed workers from different companies aired their grievances in front of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to call for justice and labor rights, on the eve of Labor Day. Workers from Advan Shoes, People’s Journal and Toyota Motors Inc., with Defend Job Philippines, rallied in front of DOLE main office, […]
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 […]
Matapos ang Earth Day at ilang linggo bago ang Labor Day: apat na manggagawa sa isang "landfill" sa Rodriguez, Rizal ang namatay matapos matabunan ng gumuhong bundok ng basura. Sa isang imbestigasyong nilahukan ng manunulat na ito, napag-alamang malalim ang problema sa sistemang pampulitika na pinagmumulan ng paulit-ulit na pagguho ng bundok ng basura
Salaysay ng mamamahayag ng Pinoy Weekly na si Macky Macaspac hinggil sa karanasan ng mga naging bahagi ng fact-finding-mission sa Baganga, Davao Oriental
More relatives of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia are joining in the “solidarity campout” in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila. On the second day of the solidarity campout, Migrante Party-list announced that relatives of hundreds of OFWs camped out in Jeddah (their campout is called “Jeddah […]
Reiterating their Labor Day demands, workers from biggest labor groups in the country marched to Mendiola two days before May 1 to press for significant wage hike. Led by the Action against Contractualization Towards a Significant Wage Increase Now! (ACT2WIN), workers numbering about 300 sent an “SOS” — “SOS” meaning “Significant wage hike, Overturn contractualization, […]
Isang taon nang napagtagumpayan ng mga magsasaka ng Hacienda Luisita ang kanilang laban sa lupa sa Korte Suprema. Isang taon na, ngunit wala pa ring lupang naipapamahagi; wala pa ring pangako ng gobyernong Aquino ang natutupad. Mula Abril 24 hanggang 27, naglakbay ang mga magsasaka mula sa Tarlac patungong Maynila upang muling igiit ang pamamahagi […]
Today, April 28, is the anniversary of Jonas Burgos’ abduction. The Free Jonas Burgos Movement released a video long overdue: Unheard for six years, the wife of Jonas finally lets her voice be heard for the first time
“Muli na naman bang maghihintay nang matagal na panahon ang mga biktima ng Martial Law sa pagpapatupad ng Republic Act No. 10368 sa ilalim ni Pang. Benigno Aquino III?” Ito ang sigaw ng Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (Selda), isang organisasyon ng dating mga bilanggong pulitikal, dahil di pa ganap na naipapatupad […]
Tatak daw ng isang biyahero ang pagka minsan ay mawalan ng pasaporte sa ibang bansa at maging stranded. Ma-stress man lang kahit minsan. Pero malamang para sa lampas 2,500 mga Pilipinong nakakampo ngayon sa embahada ng Pilipinas sa Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hindi lang stress kundi trauma ang kanilang nararamdaman. Hindi tatak ng isang […]
