“What kind of journalism can we expect from media organizations that treat news as a commodity, their workers as disposable currency and their audience as unthinking consumers?”
GMA-7 lays off workers despite $64-M profits
Month: May 2015
Family recalls ‘traumatic’ bid to save Mary Jane
“I kept calling out my sister’s name, who I thought was already in heaven.”
Labor Day 2015 | Workers, employees call for union organizing
“Amid conditions of low wages, lack of job security, exploitative setup victimizing women, health issues, we can assert our calls and demand that the government responds to our problems if we have a union.”
Labor Day 2015 | Workers, progressive groups unite in call for Aquino’s ouster
“The longer he remains there, the longer would our natural resources be plundered, our working people put at risk, our tillers denied of their land, our people denied of affordable utilities and social services.”
Veloso family joins Labor Day rally, denounces govt neglect
“I became resolute because of all of you.”
Commuters group says PNR train derailed due to gross neglect
“Lack of government funding and continued neglect result in the deteriorating quality of services, overcrowding of coaches, and a plethora of safety issues.”
Ombudsman dismisses QC prosecutor from service
“Raul Desembrana failed to exercise such prudence, caution and attention when he blindly followed his personal caprice and pursued his fancy of having the P80,000 SOP.”
Ucab’s song of struggle
Dios ti agbabantay, Dios ti tumultulong/
Ti daytoy a bantay lugar naianakan/
Inta’y nakasursuruan iti na Kristiyanoan/
Ugali a napateg iti kaamaan.
Labor Day
BLOOD RUSH By SARAH RAYMUNDO If it were up to television, then there seems to be no reason for people to have strong affinity with Labor Day, let alone a clear idea of what took place on May 1, 1886 when scores of workers/unionists in the United States organized big strikes to demand that the…