Press Release “Perhaps it is not easy to cross the second richest Filipino taipan. But I wonder what P-noy thinks is at stake for him if he, being the President of the Philippines, compels Lucio Tan to respect the Constutionally mandated obligation to “protect the rights of the workers and promote their welfare,” said Gabriela…
Month: November 2010
Relatives Remember the Disappeared, Urge Government to Enact Law, Ratify Covenant Against Enforced Disappearances
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Today, as the whole nation remembers the lives of the departed, we commemorate the missing. We light a candle not for their souls to rest in peace but to shed light on their way home. We offer flowers not because we believe they are no longer with us but because they are deeply missed,” Mary Guy “Ghay” Portajada, daughter of a missing labor leader, said.
NDFP Reconsiders Visit to Manila of Nego Panel Chair Jalandoni
By Bulatlat.com In view of the negative attitude of GRP President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, Jr. to the proposed courtesy call of Chairperson Luis Jalandoni of the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the high risk facing Chairperson Jalandoni in going to the Philippines, the NDFP is reconsidering the visit…
ABS-CBN crew threatened during Marawi polls coverage
News Release ABS-CBN TV reporter Trini Velasco received a death threat via text message during the network’s coverage of the recently concluded barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) elections in Marawi City. Ms. Velasco, of ABS-CBN Cagayan de Oro, received the message Oct. 26, the day after the elections. The ABS-CBN CDO crew had…
News in Pictures: OFWs in Middle East Join Calls for Immediate Release of Morong 43, Other Political Prisoners
The indoor protest action by Migrante-Jeddah chapter last October 29 jumpstarts a series of protests and press conferences from November 2 to 6, marking the 9th month detention of the Morong 43. The activities will be held simultaneously with internationally-coordinated actions led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan to pressure the Aquino government to act on the immediate and unconditional release of the Morong 43 and other political prisoners.
Undas (II)
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Saang puntod magtitirik ng kandila ang mga mahal sa buhay, kamag-anak at kaibigan ng mga hinablot ng dilim at piniringan ang paningin upang wala silang makita at makapa kung saan man sila huling dadalhin? Wala silang pangalan, walang lapida. At tuwina, taon-taon, tulad ngayon, ang kanilang pagkawalay at pagkawala ay sugat…