This is in response to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory declaring categorically that the artificial sweeteners Aspartame and Monosodium glutamate (MSG) are safe. The FDA’s apparent justification is that the WHO/FAO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) had approved the inclusion of aspartame and MSG in the Codex General Standards for Food […]
Nagkaisa ang mga lider-estudyante mula sa iba’t ibang paaralan sa kahabaan ng Taft Ave. at Intramuros sa Maynila sa panawagang dapat i-abolish ang pork barrel. Binuo ng mga estudyante ng University of the Philippines Manila, Philippine Women’s University, Mapua Institute, Lyceum of the Philippines, Letran College, at De La Salle University ang YOUTH ACT NOW Taft-Intramuros noong […]
Donning masks of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio, Filipino migrant workers join the 3MW (Millions of Migrants Mobilizing Worldwide) initiative to denounce “modern-day slavery” through labor export. The dance was replicated by other migrants worldwide last October 3, to coincide with the High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development in New York.
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” […]
