Lumad, peasants and small-scale miners stopped traffic in downtown Davao City on March 18.
People’s barricade in Davao City demands pullout of state troops
Day: March 19, 2016
Senator who?
Fifty men and women are running for the Senate this year, while 115 party list groups are contending for seats in the House of Representatives. But one would hardly know it from the way the media are practically ignoring the senatorial and party list elections. Assuming that the elections are neither postponed nor canceled altogether…
Engaging moments with Jovito R. Salonga
At the Senate tribute to Jovito R. Salonga, who passed away last week at age 95, Senate President Franklin Drilon recalled how in 1991 Salonga, then the chamber’s head, had firmly but politely refused President Cory Aquino’s plea that the Senate ratify the extension of the RP-US military bases treaty. “Ka Jovy held his ground,…
‘I have not lost hope’ – daughter of desaparecido
For every victim of injustice, a rights defender rises.
Sharing the road
By RAYMUND VILLANUEVA