“We will have an election budget filled with lump sums and one that does not adequately address social development.” – Leonor Briones, former national treasurer
Day: August 16, 2014
Groups demand: Free Gerard and Guiller
Students and members of progressive groups held a protest action in Angeles City, Pampanga calling for the release of two students of the University of the Philippines – Pampanga recently abducted and later surfaced under police custody. Gerald Salonga and Guiller Cadano, both 23, were abducted by a joint military and police operation on Aug.…
Indigenous peoples, rights advocates cry out ‘Save our Schools’
“Soldiers are attacking the alternative schools in the countryside simply because the government does not want the indigenous people to know their rights.” – Dulphing Ogan, a Blaan and secretary general of Kusog sa Katawhang Lumad sa Mindanao (Kalumaran)