Rice price hikes seen with tariffication bill
Price increases are to be expected as the country’s staple food will be solely at the hands of the profit-oriented private sector.
Rice price hikes seen with tariffication bill
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A case of illegal arrest and a trumped-up charge
A case of illegal arrest and a trumped-up charge
Almost a year after their warrantless arrest, detention and prosecution for alleged illegal possession of firearms and explosives, on Jan. 15 Rafael Baylosis and Roque Guillermo were ordered freed by a Quezon City court. Baylosis is a peace consultant of the...
Need to rethink EO 70, ‘National Peace Framework’
Need to rethink EO 70, ‘National Peace Framework’
The bungled witch hunt by intelligence units of the Philippine National Police (PNP) against the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) only reflects – in their implementation – the brutish style with which the government’s counterinsurgency policies and directives...
Journalism in troubled times
Journalism in troubled times
Should the media report everything government officials do and say for the sake of that elusive concept called “objectivity”? Philippine practice suggests that that’s what most journalists assume — and that, no matter how erroneous, outrageous or potentially...
Hopeless but hopeful
Hopeless but hopeful
In a December 1(SWS) survey on whether they would welcome the coming year with hope or with fear, 96% of the respondents said they would welcome it with hope. If the survey methodology was as sound as many have come to expect of SWS, almost the entire adult...
Environmentalists, fisherfolk denounce DENR’s ‘fake’ rehabilitation of Manila Bay
Environmentalists, fisherfolk denounce DENR’s ‘fake’ rehabilitation of Manila Bay
'There is no real rehabilitation if the Manila Bay ends up with profit-driven corporations.'
First Person | Kuwentong #SM
First Person | Kuwentong #SM
Patay na ang Contractual King pero patuloy ang legasiya ng sistemang kontraktwal sa loob ng SM. 99% ng kanilang mga manggagawa ay contractual kaya mas dapat i-expose ang kabulukan ng sistemang ito.
New efforts to lower down age of criminal liability, a state abandonment, groups say
New efforts to lower down age of criminal liability, a state abandonment, groups say
“The proposed legislation aims nothing but to put the blame on children in conflict with the law and punish them behind bars.”
Peace consultant released from jail
Peace consultant released from jail
“The release of Baylosis is a victory, but hundreds more remain languishing in jails across the country. Along with the kin of political prisoners, other human rights advocates, and human rights lawyers, we will continue to work for the dismissal of charges against trumped-up charges against political prisoners."
No safeguards to ID theft due to passport fiasco – IT expert
No safeguards to ID theft due to passport fiasco – IT expert
“There are many ways those ‘hostaged’ passport data may be used to the disadvantage of the owners of the data.”
Better in 2019: What a year taught young activists
Better in 2019: What a year taught young activists
While the domestic and international currents tend to make a person pessimistic, hope abounds. For young activists, the previous year has three lessons that may be used to further uphold people’s rights, interests, and welfare.
Court dismisses charges vs. NDFP peace consultant
Court dismisses charges vs. NDFP peace consultant
“Baylosis’s defense poked holes into their story, pointed out not only lapses but grievous procedural mistakes, and thus exposed concerted, malicious efforts to fabricate the charges.”
Duterte’s tirades vs. Church meant to quell growing resistance against him, says revolutionary priest
Duterte’s tirades vs. Church meant to quell growing resistance against him, says revolutionary priest
The attacks against the Catholic Church are not said "out of concern or just personal rancor" but to stop the "people from uniting and putting an end to his wicked and bloodthirsty puppet regime" as church workers are working on uniting the Filipinos to “wield their collective power to gain collective good.”
‘Groundhog Day’ in Congress
‘Groundhog Day’ in Congress
Love also holds the key to survive a ‘Groundhog Day’ in Congress. Love in the form of knowledge that what matters most is the movement of people working for social transformation outside the halls of Congress.
State workers protest delayed salary increase, blame squabbles in Duterte admin for delay in hike
State workers protest delayed salary increase, blame squabbles in Duterte admin for delay in hike
State workers blame the delay in budget approval on government officials "asserting their selfish interest and also on wrong budget policies."
Alliance calls on Filipino people to act amid ‘bleak situation under Duterte’
Alliance calls on Filipino people to act amid ‘bleak situation under Duterte’
“The mass killings are meant for mass intimidation! Not just in the drug war, but in the war against authoritarianism, in the war against poverty, and in the war against political dynasties and perpetuation of this system of injustice.”
In 2019, charter change may ‘unite’ the few and the powerful
In 2019, charter change may ‘unite’ the few and the powerful
When the few and the powerful are celebrating over what is portrayed as a feat to uplift the lives of the Filipino people, ordinary mortals must be on their toes. Just before 2018 ended, President Rodrigo Duterte’s supermajority in the House of Representatives,...
NDFP waiting for GRP offer to reopen talks, Joma says
NDFP waiting for GRP offer to reopen talks, Joma says
By RAYMUND VILLANUEVA Kodao Productions The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) would be willing to explore whatever offer the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) would be making to reopen the stalled peace talks, Jose Maria Sison...
Joma: It’s Duterte regime that may not survive by 2022, not the NPA
Joma: It’s Duterte regime that may not survive by 2022, not the NPA
By RAYMUND VILLANUEVA Kodao Productions The Rodrigo Duterte government should concentrate on surviving the next three years rather than be preoccupied in trying to wiping out the New People’s Army (NPA) by 2022, National Democratic Front of the Philippines...
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