Manila – On the second day of their historic protest camp-out, repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) camping out in front of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) today formed a human chain around the agency’s building to dramatize their demand for justice. Vowing not to leave the OWWA premises until they are given airfare refund…
Day: March 4, 2010
TUCP-DOLE media blitz on wage hike petition a predictable charade – KMU
Manila – Progressive labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU or May First Movement) today criticized the “predictable charade” being staged by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) over the P75 wage hike petition in the National Capital Region, calling it a media blitz aimed at…
News in Pictures: 100 Days of Injustice
Arroyo, AFP Directed to Respond to Complaint of Rights Abuses
Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Karapatan chairperson, welcomed the inclusion of Arroyo as one of the respondents. “It is good that the President must be made answerable for the actions of the men and women in uniform since she is the commander-in-chief [of the AFP] and the implementor of Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL).”
Ang Mabubuting Anak ng Bayan
(Kay Jane Beltran Balleta + Morong 42) ni ROBERTO OFANDA UMIL Ang mabubuting anak ng bayan Ay mayroon ding mga kapintasan. May pagkakataon na sila ay suwail na kaanak. Pero hindi lamang brilyo ng hiyas Ang layon ng tahas na pagsuway. May pagkakataon na sila ay sutil na estudyante. Pero hindi lamang…