PRESS RELEASE November 8, 2010 KMU Calls for Senate Bill on Wage Hike, Solons’ Support for Anakpawis P125 Bill Workers trooped to the Senate’s reopening of session today to push for the drafting of a Senate bill for a substantial nation-wide wage hike, and called on members of the Lower House to support the P125…
Day: November 8, 2010
Mga Drayber ng Pedicab at Kuliglig sa Maynila, Tutol sa Phase-out
BALITA 7 Nobyembre 2010 Kasama ang Bayan Muna, muling nagnoise-barrage ngayong hapon sa may Bustillos sa Sampaloc, Manila ang mga isandaang kuliglig at pedicab drivers na bumabyahe sa Sampaloc at Espana area upang ipahayag ang kanilang pagtutol sa planong pagphase-out sa kanila sa Maynila. Ang nasabing plano ay sa bisa ng Executive Order No. 16…
It’s Now or Never: Gabriela Solons urge Pres. Aquino to Demand Japanese Government’s Public Apology to the Filipino Comfort Women
PRESS RELEASE November 8, 2010 “Since the issue of the Filipino comfort women was first made known to the public in 1991, justice remains elusive to this day,” said Representative Luz Ilagan of Gabriela Women’s Party as a house resolution is filed today expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Philippine Government…
Youth Groups Assail 2011 ‘Anti-youth’ Nat’l Budget, Warns of Massive Protests in Response
PRESS RELEASE November 8, 2010 Various youth groups protesting what they call an ‘anti-youth’ 2011 national budget marched to the House of Representatives to coincide with the re-opening of the session of the 15th Congress. “In a time where the livelihood of many sectors are being attacked, President Aquino should invest more in social services…
Patently Flawed Arrest and Detention
By RONALYN OLEA Bulatlat.com Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has submitted her review and recommendations on the case of the Morong 43 to President Benigno S. Aquino III since the second week of October. The 43 health workers, now known as the Morong 43, were arrested by combined elements of the police and military on…
Relatives, Colleagues of Morong 43 Hold Caravan to Press for their Release
By RONALYN OLEA
In Amsterdam, The Netherlands, a petition-signing for the release of the Morong 43 was led by actress Gina Alajar while promoting a film about victims of enforced disappearances “Dukot”. Protest actions were also held in front of the Philippine embassies and consulates in Ottawa and Vancouver in Canada, New York and Los Angeles in the US, and in Denmark. Protest actions were held in San Francisco in the US, Whangarei in New Zealand, Jeddah, Riyadh and Khobar in the Middle East and in Japan.
Sidebar: Patently Flawed Arrest and Detention
News in Pictures: Hong Kong OFWs Slam DoLE Inaction on Case vs. Labatt; Gabriela Calls for Congressional Inquiry
Hundreds of OFWs troop to the Philippine Consulate Generaloffice in Hong Kong on Sunday to reiterate their demand for the immediate recall of Labor Attaché Romulo Salud.
Slideshow: Nine Months in Detention, Nine Months of Injustice
9 Months in Detention, 9 Months of Injustice