In the middle of deliberation on the budget of the Office of the President, the plenary chamber shook with lightning protest by youth activists under Youth Act Now. The youth activists began “Ibasura ang pork barrel ni Aquino!” (Junk Aquino’s pork barrel) when they were shoved out of the building by House security men. Reports […]
Tanghali sa Balara kanto C5 Road sa Quezon City ang puwesto ng mga kawani, manininda at ilang guro ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas-Diliman para sa linggu-linggong protesta kontra pork barrel tuwing Biyernes. Nakiisa hindi lamang ang aktres na si Cristine Reyes, kundi pati ang tricycle drivers sa pag-iingay laban sa pork barrel. Sa hapon, ang mga […]
Activists, including a militant legislator, cultural workers and church people, were arrested yesterday in Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac while conducting a fact-finding mission there. Among those still detained as of this writing is artist and former political prisoner Ericson Acosta. The group that helped campaign for his release in Samar, the Free Ericson Acosta Campaign (FEAC), […]
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.” (Proverbs 29:2) The amount involved, the outrageous sense of betrayal felt by the general public and the total insensitivity of those involved to the greater majority of the people boggle the mind. The scandal provokes sadness and anger. […]
(Ang video sa itaas ay kuha ng ilang citizen journalists mula sa Gabriela-Muntinlupa. Kinuhanan nila ang pagkukuwento ni Margie Versoza, 35 anyos na residente ng Carmina Compound sa Brgy. Cupang, Muntinlupa City, hinggil sa kanyang karanasan noong Hulyo 18. Pinangungunahan ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Muntinlupa ang mga tangkang pagdemolis sa kabahayan ng mga maralita […]
Statement of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication on the third year of the Aquino presidency July 22, 2013 When Benigno S. Aquino III took his oath of office on June 30, 2010 as the 15th President of the Philippines, hopes were high that he could bring about much-needed change. The high […]
How sure are we now that the claimed “source code” is the same one loaded in 70,000 plus PCOS machines that have been deployed all over the Philippines with several already tested for FTS? It will need opening up all PCOS units and running the hash code – a humongous task that only a “superman” […]
Note from the writer: This is the unabridged version of the speech. I was to deliver the shortened version (shortened due to time constraints) but to no avail because we were blocked by the marshals from our way towards the stage. Nonetheless, SR Arguelles did his job well by delivering a speech, instead, though the […]
Statement on the intensifying tremors of war of aggression in the Korean Peninsula between the United States of America-Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Twenty seven long years after the fall of the Marcos dictatorship, a law confirming the atrocities and human rights violations under martial law is finally signed into law. The Samahan ng Ex-Detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto or SELDA, which led the filing of the historic class suit by the martial law victims against Ferdinand […]
