Groups call for justice for killed priests
Part of groundwork for tyranny? The Church has historically played a role in the people’s struggle against tyranny and dictatorship.
Groups call for justice for killed priests
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#HINDIpendenceDay | Groups slam Duterte’s ‘subservience to foreign powers, tyrannical rule’
#HINDIpendenceDay | Groups slam Duterte’s ‘subservience to foreign powers, tyrannical rule’
“The Filipino people’s dignity and sovereignty could not be bought with cigarettes and noodles.”
On Independence Day, comfort women protest PH gov’t bowing to Japanese gov’t
On Independence Day, comfort women protest PH gov’t bowing to Japanese gov’t
MANILA – On Independence Day, June 12, members of Lila Pilipinas an organization of comfort women, Flowers4Lolas and supporters braved the rain to protest the removal of the comfort woman statue at Roxas Boulevard in Manila. Lila Pilipina criticized the government...
NUJP vows to continue fighting for press freedom, labor rights
NUJP vows to continue fighting for press freedom, labor rights
When asked about his vision for NUJP, newly elected NUJP Chairperson Nonoy Espina told Bulatlat, “Hopefully see a stronger, more united union fighting off threats to our safety and welfare. We should work not only to unite our ranks but also to align ourselves with the people, whose right to information we serve, for without them we can never win this struggle.”
Joma says NDFP will follow stand down agreement if signed
Joma says NDFP will follow stand down agreement if signed
“The stand down agreement creates a favorable atmosphere for the resumption of the formal peace negotiations and the interim peace agreement to be signed in Oslo, hopefully on June 28."
Warrior chieftain hostaged and tricked to surrender, Lumad say
Warrior chieftain hostaged and tricked to surrender, Lumad say
“In his speech delivered at the assembly, Datu Guibang Apoga spoke of his desire for the Lumad schools to continue to serve his people. Owing to his failing health and increasing age, he spoke of what he perceived as his inadequacies as the tribe’s tribal chieftain. Nowhere in his brief discourse did he speak of surrendering his conviction nor did he endorse the demise of his tribe and his people."
As landlessness, land grabbing intensifies, so does agrarian unrest
As landlessness, land grabbing intensifies, so does agrarian unrest
“We asked the government to dismantle haciendas and distribute the land to farmers for free but what we got were bullets.”
3rd priest killed under Duterte
3rd priest killed under Duterte
“Just days after his speech against the church, another killing was committed; the serious and alarming statements from the president against church people are very disturbing. It is in effect, license to those who committed these murders.”
Soldiers disrupt classes in Lumad schools, more sanctuaries needed
Soldiers disrupt classes in Lumad schools, more sanctuaries needed
Military operations in Lumad communities have heightened since the start of preparation for the opening of classes, according to SOS Network.
Lots of bigger problems besides the kiss in Seoul
Lots of bigger problems besides the kiss in Seoul
It was “pure showbiz,” meant to entertain the crowd of Filipino expatriates who had been gathered to meet him in Seoul after his arrival there last Sunday, on an official visit to South Korea. That’s how President Duterte initially explained why he had called to...
Surveillance state
Surveillance state
Upon the declaration of martial law in 1972 and in the 14 years that followed, the Marcos terror regime arrested, abducted, and detained over a hundred thousand political activists; artists, writers and critical journalists; teachers, professors, lawyers and other...
Journalists light candles for slain colleagues
Journalists light candles for slain colleagues
MANILA – In time for their second congress, journalists from different media organizations under the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines held black Friday protest denouncing the killing of Dennis Denora, publisher of the community newspaper Trends and...
2 political prisoners whisked away from Crame
2 political prisoners whisked away from Crame
As of press time, however, the local chapter of human rights alliance Karapatan in the province said Ben Quilloy and Rita Espinoza have not reached their supposed destination.
30 years after CARP| Farmers strengthen fight vs. landlessness, state violence
30 years after CARP| Farmers strengthen fight vs. landlessness, state violence
“Two years of the Duterte regime is two years of non-agrarian reform agenda, as it has yet to pass a new law to replace the expired and failed CARP.”
NutriAsia workers face police harassment, illegal dismissal amid fight for regularization
NutriAsia workers face police harassment, illegal dismissal amid fight for regularization
Of the total 1,400 workers in NutriAsia only around 100 are regular workers.
The intransigence of Joma Sison
The intransigence of Joma Sison
After his arrest in 1977, Philippine communist leader Joma Sison was presented to the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He could have negotiated his release with his fellow Ilocano by pledging loyalty to the ‘New Society’. He could have altered the course of history by...
Volunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging
Volunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging
“I was forced to state my name and admit that I am a supporter to clear my name."
30 years after CARP| Peasants strengthen fight vs. landlessness, state fascism
30 years after CARP| Peasants strengthen fight vs. landlessness, state fascism
“Two years of the Duterte regime is two years of non-agrarian reform agenda, as it has yet to pass a new law to replace the expired and failed CARP.”
Year in, year out | Public school teachers put up with school woes
Year in, year out | Public school teachers put up with school woes
“We wore our protest gears during the flag ceremony and while teaching to deliver to the Duterte administration our demands to prioritize the allocation of sufficient budget to fill up the deficiencies in education, raise the salaries to P30,000 ($571) for Teacher 1 and create enough items for education support personnel.”
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