By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“A single death caused by the high cost of Philippine education is one death too many. Something must be done. This week, we need to rewrite history.” – Terry Ridon, president of Kabataan Partylist
Month: March 2013
Migrants group brands government as ‘biggest human trafficker”
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“With the recent developments, Filipinos in Sabah have become more vulnerable to crackdowns and abuses. This, without doubt, is the direct result of the Aquino government’s defeatist and passive stance on the Sabah issue.” – Migrante Partylist
Election watchdog asks Comelec to prepare for ‘all contingencies,’ after it failed in AES preparations
By MARYA SALAMAT
“With two months to go, there is very little Comelec can do to drastically fix the flawed automated system.” – Fr. Joe Dizon
‘Not a glorious day for UP’
The University of the Philippines is mourning.
Joblessness, underemployment, UP student’s suicide reveal bogus growth – KMU
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Not only is there a dearth of jobs in the country, there is a dearth of decent jobs. More and more Filipinos are unhappy with jobs that offer meager wages and contractual status and deny workers their legitimate rights.” – Elmer Labog, KMU
Summer icon
Long a symbol of summer in the Philippines, a biker ushers in the season of hot weather in the country. (Quezon City)
Hating kapatid
By TILDE ACUÑA
Scientists, farmers, consumers shun golden rice
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Golden rice is a genetically-modified organism, meaning it now has a set of genes that never existed in rice… scientific data from independent scientists have reported unintended compositional alterations associated with genetic transformations.” – Dr. Chito Medina, Masipag
Another tale of woes, yet hope is up over Sabah
The month-long standoff in Sabah between followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and the Malaysian security forces has turned into a critical humanitarian case, with reports of the latter applying excessive force, brutally treating Filipinos living there, and making it hard for assistance to reach them.
Labor rights advocates commemorate fallen unionists, warn of worsening repression
By MARYA SALAMAT
On average, 90 trade unionists and activists per year become victims of filing of criminal charges since the Aquino administration took over. This is more than double the yearly number of cases from 2004-2009.
Campaign against human trafficking launched
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
On March 17, members and supporters of the Stop the Traffic network will gather at Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City to form a human chain to “symbolize the people’s resolve to end the problem.”