LBC Davao workers on protest
Union says its overall proposal would cost LBC just P3.15 million out of its accumulated net income of P56.85 million over the last two years.
LBC Davao workers on protest
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Lumad women | ‘Our place is in the struggle’
Lumad women | ‘Our place is in the struggle’
This story is one of the three articles in Marching against monsters Read also: Disaster fighter Cristeta Sison Aileen Catamin, defiant vs dams These three Lumad women are among the many who face militarization in their communities as they stand pat against the...
Marching against monsters
Marching against monsters
In Women’s month, mothers, daughters and wives – all environmental defenders – continue to march against the monsters that threaten their homes and communities.
Disaster fighter Cristeta Sison
Disaster fighter Cristeta Sison
Cristeta Sison is fighting the "red menace."
Workers slam P15 wage hike as ‘one-sided’, push for P16,000 minimum wage
Workers slam P15 wage hike as ‘one-sided’, push for P16,000 minimum wage
The P16,000 national minimum wages represent only a 17-percent cut in profit, and it would not necessarily cause inflation if the establishments bore the dip in profit instead of passing it on to prices of their products or services. - Ibon Foundation
Aileen Catamin, defiant vs dams
Aileen Catamin, defiant vs dams
"Even before the Spaniards came, we were already on the land. We have lived here for centuries, and we’re still here up to now."
High school salutatorian lauded amid school censorship
High school salutatorian lauded amid school censorship
“The commencement exercise and her welcome speech then became not merely traditional school-officiated exercises but alternative avenues to speak for justice.”
Widows, wounded say: End war, relieve our grief
Widows, wounded say: End war, relieve our grief
The widows said that losing their husbands and the fathers of their children “weighed more than the thousands of bullets and armaments used in this continuing operations.”
Lumad shot dead in Bukidnon ‘bungkalan’
Lumad shot dead in Bukidnon ‘bungkalan’
Security guards in a disputed land in Bukidnon fired at Lumads, killing one and wounding two others.
Bayan Muna hits SC rule on partylist system
Bayan Muna hits SC rule on partylist system
“The powerful parties would also use this anti-people ruling to get more of the majority seats in Congress and make their railroading even faster.”
The progressives: A continuing tale
The progressives: A continuing tale
Progressive groups pressed for President Benigno Aquino’s resignation at a rally in Manila last Friday. Marching from various points in Metro Manila, they converged at the historic Mendiola bridge where they sounded like they were, for the nth time, simply...
Venezuela stands up to US bullying
Venezuela stands up to US bullying
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The failed coup in Venezuela last February and US President Obama’s declaration this March that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a “national security threat” to the United States have escaped most...
Sound Bites ni Nguynoy
Sound Bites ni Nguynoy
Ni Mark Angeles Bulatlat.com Magtatayo ka ng wind; paano kung walang hangin? Kung solar, paano kung makulimlim? Kasalanan ko na naman. They are not only inaccurate, they are lies. May nagtanong ho kasi sa akin, sabi niya, 'kamusta love life mo?' Eh ang sabi ko po...
Agusan Sur evacuees | A thousand go home, a hundred remain
Agusan Sur evacuees | A thousand go home, a hundred remain
Even as 969 evacuees return to their villages in San Luis town, more than a hundred others remain in Bunawan town.
Protesters to Aquino: ‘We’re fed up with your lies’
Protesters to Aquino: ‘We’re fed up with your lies’
“Gone are the days of forbearance. The people do not want Aquino’s apology, the people want him to step down.”
Aquino is PNoychio?
Aquino is PNoychio?
MANILA -- Netizens and activists meet up at Ayala's Trinoma mall in Quezon City this Sunday (March 22), for a different kind of group selfie. Wearing identical black T-shirts with #Sinungaling (Liar) written in white, and an iconized profile of President Benigno...
Aparición | Abner Hizarsa
Aparición | Abner Hizarsa
Today, March 22, is the eighth year of disappearance of Abner Hizarsa, a four-time political detainee and former spokesperson of NDF-Bataan.
Mythologizing the Police
Mythologizing the Police
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld In arguing that President Benigno S. C. Aquino III could not have broken the “chain of command” because the Philippine National Police (PNP) is a civilian agency, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima assumed that no such...
Confronting the ugly face of war in Maguindanao
Confronting the ugly face of war in Maguindanao
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star For how long will the AFP pursue in Maguindanao its “all-out offensive” or the “war on terror” sequel to the tragic Oplan Exodus carried out in Mamasapano – against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and...
‘Soldiers burn Moro houses, prayer huts’
‘Soldiers burn Moro houses, prayer huts’
Violations of human rights and international humanitarian law continue, a month into the government’s “all-out offensive” in Maguindanao against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, says a Moro group.
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