The group Tanggol Wika is up in arms against the agency’s new memos.
‘Ched violates Supreme Court order against removing Filipino in college’
Month: June 2017
Bello urged to speak out vs Martial Law in Mindanao, uphold workers’ rights
“All workers at the picket line were beaten up, even the seniors. The workers were told by the soldiers that they have to leave the picket line because it’s already Martial Law.
The illusion of the French elections
The election of the Europeanist Macron, who is a real child of the banking system and of the forces of globalization, to the presidency of France has prevented, on the one hand, the automatic activation of the decomposing procedures of a European Union that is under the German control and has created, on the other hand, an incredible illusion in the bureaucratic circles of Brussels with regard to the prospects of its longevity.
Students camp out of Ched office to call for free education
“Education should be devoid of policies that are for business, commercialization and profit.”
End labor export, implement reforms, OFW group urges Duterte
All past administrations systematized and facilitated the export of labor.
A climate villain all along
Donald Trump’s ‘Paris Pullout’ was not the first time the US backed out of international climate accords.
Progressive groups set ‘National Day of Prayer’ on June 12
The inter-faith prayer rally will call for the lifting of martial law in Mindanao.
New school year, same old problems: K to 12, shortages in classrooms, teachers
Large amount of the increased education budget was allocated – not to address backlogs and shortages – but to fund privatized education through the voucher system.
Precarious times for GRP-NDFP peace talks
The GRP-NDFP peace talks appear to be hanging by a thread. The delegation from the Government of the Republic of the Philippines withdrew from participation in the fifth round of talks scheduled to open last May 27 in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, upon instructions of their principal, President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Despite frenzied attempts to prevent…
Deaf athletes need public encouragement
“You can have all the talent in the world, but it takes mental strength to be a champion.” “Work so hard that one day, your signature will be called an autograph.” These two motivational quotes have propelled a 19-year-old student-athlete to excel in singles table tennis interschool competitions – a district, provincial, and regional champion…
The past in the present
If those who fear martial law are “living in the past,” it is because much of that past, with or without martial law, is still very much in the present. Human rights defenders are still under threat, and farmer leaders, indigenous people, protesters, and political activists harassed and even killed, even as a brutal “war…