PRESS RELEASE April 14, 2011 NEW YORK, NY– Filipino-Americans in New York City, under the banner of BAYAN USA, joined Korean-Americans and other Asian Pacific Islanders in marching as an Asian contingent during last Saturday’s 10,000-strong rally and march for peace called for by the United National Anti-War Committee (UNAC). The action was part of…
Day: April 14, 2011
Promises of meager wage hike will only ignite bigger protests
14 April 2011 Media Release MANILA — “The government’s promise of granting meager wage hikes will only ignite bigger protests in the coming days.” This was the statement of multisectoral alliance Koalisyon ng Progresibong Manggagawa at Mamamayan today as it launched a Metro-wide noise barrage dubbed “Kalampagan para sa Dagdag-sahod na Makabuluhan at Laban sa…
CHESTCORE Holds a Forum to Stop the Harassment of Cordillera Health Workers
Press Release: 14 April, 2011 Pursuing their campaign to defend Cordillera health workers as part of their continuing assertion of the people’s right to health, CHESTCORE in partnership with the UP Student Council and UP Kasarian Gender Studies Program held a forum entitled “Stop the Harassment of Cordillera Health Workers!” last April 14, 2011 at…
UP grads to call for decent job opportunities in grad rites’ rally
PRESS RELEASE April 14, 2011 MANILA — Graduating students of the University of the Philippines Manila will hold a lightning rally at their Graduation Ceremonies tomorrow to condemn the Dept. of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) much-touted 60,000 jobs as an ‘insult’ to their diplomas, and to demand government programs that will generate decent job opportunities.…
Rapid ecological degradation continues under Aquino – environmental groups
PRESS RELEASE April 14, 2011 MANILA — In commemoration of Earth Day, environmental groups tackled the state of the Philippine environment and their assessment of almost a year of the Aquino administration on natural resource management and environmental protection. The group led by Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment and Center for Environmental Concerns, Phils…
Aquino feeding AFP corruption–CPP
PRESS RELEASE April 14, 2011 MANILA — The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today assailed Benigno Aquino III for “feeding the corruption of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP)” when Aquino ordered the release of P11 billion for the acquisition of more weapons and another P4.2 billion…
Wage Increase Justifiable, Possible – Ibon
By Bulatlat.com If small and large employers in the Philippines accept a cut in their already-substantial profits, they can afford to grant a sufficient wage increase, according to research group IBON. The benefits for workers and their families is unambiguous and a wage hike will provide immediate relief, even if not yet necessarily bringing all…
Regional board wage hike like Noynoy’s hairline: ‘bitin na bitin’ – Anakbayan
PRESS RELEASE A militant group, which includes young workers and professionals among its ranks, today rejected proposals to pass a minimum wage increase through regional wage boards as ‘doomed to failure’. Members of Anakbayan joined workers today in a series of noise barrages all over Metro Manila to call for a ‘significant’ wage hike to…
Returned OFWs demand benefits from OWWA
PRESS RELEASE MANILA — At least 300 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Madagascar who underwent emergency repatriation due to a malaria epidemic in the country today trooped to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) office to demand financial assistance from the agency. At least 1,000 OFWs were subjected to mandatory evacuation from Madagascar because of…