“Across sectors, we stand firm and united in our demand to stop the K to 12 program. Today, we wish to show President Duterte that there is a growing number of youth and students, teachers, parents, and other parts of our society who are looking forward to his actions against the anti-people K to 12 policy.”
Day: May 20, 2016
NDFP peace consultants prefer peace talks to cabinet posts
“We see this as a positive step towards ‘straightening’ rights violations committed against political prisoners and the Filipino people.”
Teachers protest delay in election duty pay
“The election is over, but teachers who served as BEIs and support staff remain unpaid their corresponding honorarium.”
Prospects for Peace with Duterte Presidency
By Rey Claro Casambre Philippine Peace Center MANILA — Perhaps the most unexpected, yet most significant, outcome of the Duterte presidential campaign is the return of the peace negotiations into the national consciousness and discourse. To his credit, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was the only presidential candidate who made the resolution of the armed conflict through…