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Dee Ayroso | Mar 14, 2018
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Urban poor women seek support for repair of relocation housing
Urban poor women seek support for repair of relocation housing
Gabriela Women’s Party Reps Arlene D. Brosas and Emmi de Jesus recommended measures to secure the shelter and livelihood of around 6,000 poor households in Vitas, Tondo, Manila.
‘We will not be cowed’ | Human rights defender slams DOJ’s ‘terror list’
‘We will not be cowed’ | Human rights defender slams DOJ’s ‘terror list’
“By implication, they are all being branded as ‘terrorists’ and to add my name and those of the NDFP peace negotiation panel and consultants, eight deceased individuals and at least 185 easily replaceable aliases exposes even more the list’s absurdity.” – Elisa Tita Lubi
Four heroic women for Mother Earth
Four heroic women for Mother Earth
But hope springs eternal. Environmental defenders everywhere are tirelessly working to protect the last frontiers of nature and restore our despoiled environment.
On becoming a full-time activist
On becoming a full-time activist
Beyond the instagrammable image of a fierce-looking activist with a clenched fist is someone rationalizing and constantly reaffirming his fidelity to radical politics. Activists are stereotyped as dogmatic simpletons who derive a perverse pleasure in organizing...
Stand with Samar | Farmers take gov’t to task for not addressing their plight
Stand with Samar | Farmers take gov’t to task for not addressing their plight
In both dialogues, many questions were left unanswered and many concerns were left hanging. What cannot be ignored, however, is the reality that the farmers' plight is always anchored on one unanswered call: genuine agrarian reform.
Colleagues decry terror tag on journalist
Colleagues decry terror tag on journalist
“This is a clear effort of the present administration to silence its critics and to sow fear among the people.”
No China ‘co-ownership’ of Philippines marine resources
No China ‘co-ownership’ of Philippines marine resources
Last week President Duterte announced that his administration was considering China’s offer to jointly explore an undisputed Philippine territory for potential energy deposits. He was referring to an area off Busuanga, Palawan and the Recto Bank in the West...
Warning to power
Warning to power
The International Criminal Court (ICC) isn’t as useless as President Rodrigo Duterte described it when he learned it was looking into the possibility of prosecuting him for crimes against humanity. But the ICC record over the last 16 years since it was established...
Granting of subpoena powers to police to result in spate of rights violations, groups warn
Granting of subpoena powers to police to result in spate of rights violations, groups warn
The measure has been criticized as indicative of the current administration’s crackdown against dissenters and the opposition.
On international working women’s day | Women vow to frustrate ‘Duterte’s dictatorship’
On international working women’s day | Women vow to frustrate ‘Duterte’s dictatorship’
Women showed their rage to Duterte in an effigy they called as “Mad Dog-ong.”
Ode to Shopping
Ode to Shopping
BLOOD RUSH By SARAH RAYMUNDO For the UP community, the word shopping is not a verb but a noun with a capital S for Shopping. It is our beloved Shopping Center that we also call SC. But the tongue-in-cheek culture of UP Diliman campus prefers "Shopping." Let me tell...
State colleges, universities, collecting tuition, other fees despite Free Education Act
State colleges, universities, collecting tuition, other fees despite Free Education Act
Seven months since Republic Act 10931 was signed by President Duterte, still no Implementing Rules and Regulations.
Fisherfolk group challenges BFAR to oppose destructive reclamation projects
Fisherfolk group challenges BFAR to oppose destructive reclamation projects
“The threat of depletion of fish and degradation of marine resources is highly prevalent due to conversion and reclamation projects that destroy its natural ecology.”
Arrested UP Cebu graduate ‘not NPA,’ families barred from visit
Arrested UP Cebu graduate ‘not NPA,’ families barred from visit
By ANINAW PRODUCTIONS The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Negros, as well as residents residing in the alleged encounter site, refuted military claims that the six individuals arrested in Mabinay, Negros Oriental last Saturday are members of the...
Construction workers’ death in Cebu highlights need for pro-worker OSH law – EILER
Construction workers’ death in Cebu highlights need for pro-worker OSH law – EILER
'The management of J.E. Abraham C. Lee Construction and Development Inc. as well as DOLE and Cebu City LGU have fallen short in ensuring safety of the workers.'
Fool’s gold under Duterte
Fool’s gold under Duterte
It looks like gold, shimmers like gold. But scrape its surface off and it's just muck. Like Duterte's promised 'change.'
Cha-cha proposals to aggravate Mining Act’s 23 years of abuses, disasters
Cha-cha proposals to aggravate Mining Act’s 23 years of abuses, disasters
Cha-cha seeks to constitutionalize the Mining Act's FTAA scheme that allows 100% foreign ownership and large-scale extraction of our mineral resources.
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