In the midst of poverty and crisis, a young girl dreams of a better country and governance for the Filipino people. This Public Service Announcement is a PinoyMedia Center (PMC) Production, produced by Koalisyon ng Progresibong Manggagawa at Mamamayan (KPMM)
Citizens who held a “People’s SONA (State of the Nation Address)” to call for President Aquino’s accountability for the illegal Disbursement Acceleration Program and ouster for various “crimes against the people” were pushed back by water cannons along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. But the people stood their ground. Cinematography & Editing: Ilang-Ilang Quijano
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 […]
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 […]
Sa ilalim ng Disbursement Acceleration Program, P450 Milyon ang ibinayad ng gobyernong Aquino sa pamilya Cojuangco-Aquino para sa kompensasyon sa Hacienda Luisita. Isa ito sa mga dahilan kung bakit sasama ang magsasakang si Rey Garcia sa protesta sa ika-5 State of the Nation Address ni Benigno Aquino III.
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 — […]
Labing-apat na taon makaraan ang Payatas Tragedy na kumitil sa buhay ng 300 katao, patuloy na nananawagan ang mga pamilya at maralitang residente ng Payatas ng hustisya, trabaho, at pagtigil sa demolisyon. Iginigiit nilang dapat ipasara na ang tambakan, sa halip na palayasin sila, mga residenteng binigyan ng lote doon noong dekada ’80. Sa ilalim […]
UPDATE (1 July 2014): The Supreme Court has declared parts (albeit most important ones) of President Aquino’s memoranda and other declarations regarding Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as unconstitutional. Months before the decision came out, several lawmakers, organizations and constitutional experts have already expressed their opinion on DAP’s unconstitutionality. Worse, this lump-sum fund, taken from […]
