Journalists cannot sit idly by while the highest official of the land leads the attacks on press freedom and wields the machinery of government to peddle lies and deception.
Filipino women journalists: attacked but unbowed*
Month: October 2018
Sining ng Digmang Bayan, Tambol ng Kalayaan
Ni JUAN ARMANDO PUEBLO Nagiging bihasa ang isang makata sa pagsusulat ng obra Hindi sa pagkakatha ng pabango at pampaganda Upang pagtakpan ang krisis ng kasalukuyang sistema, Hindi sa letra ng kasangkapang pampropaganda Upang gawing banal pangangamkam ng mga kapitalista, O sa paglikha ng romantikong literatura Kung paanong sa Batas Militar paiibigin ang masa. Ito’y…
Ang Kolonya ni Haring Bulag
(Isang Tula Para Kina Ben Quilloy at Rita Espinosa) Ni RENE BOY ABIVA Nakakubli ang ‘sang madilim na daigdig— abuhin ang ulap,nakabusal ang mga bibig, nakagapos ang mga kamay, nakagapos pati mga pintig ang makapal na haligi’y s’yang pandaig sa natitirang titis ng makauring pag-ibig. Nakanginginig ng laman ang dambuhalang pintuan matigas na bakal hanggang…
With friends like these…
In the evening of Feb. 22, 1986, then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Vice Chief of Staff Fidel Ramos announced that they were withdrawing their support for the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. It was only a few hours after AFP Chief of Staff Fabian Ver had discovered and foiled…
‘Red October’ plot canard
Over the past week, President Duterte and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, with puerile collaboration by the Philippine National Police, have tried to drum up as “real” their conjured plot to oust him next month, which they tagged as “Red October.” However, they haven’t presented to the public any credible evidence to back up…
Heavy workloads taking a toll on teachers
“Teachers are bringing work to their house, which takes away their time not only for themselves but also for their family.”
‘Free teachers from non-teaching tasks to ensure quality education’ – ACT
“Teachers are made to work like tireless machines stripped off of dignity in exchange for meager salaries.”