The situation in jail, according to transport group Piston, “gave the jeepney drivers higher risks of contracting the coronavirus disease.”
2 of 6 detained jeepney drivers, COVID-19 positive
Day: June 18, 2020
For Filipino farmers, Danding Cojuangco left a legacy of exploitation and oppression
“Throughout the past regimes, Danding was able to amass great wealth, power, and influence after plundering the coco levy fund collected from small coconut farmers during Martial Law.”
In lockdown: Kings of the road sidelined
“We don’t want aid, what we need is to get our livelihood back. What can we get from the government’s aid? A few kilos of rice and cans of sardines? Those aren’t even enough to feed our family for a day. Our request is to get our livelihood back, we’re not expecting the government to help us, so can they at least allow us to help ourselves?”
What we could learn from Capitol Hill
The challenge for American activists and organizers is to now elevate these contradictions towards the primary question of class struggle; something that hasn’t been done since the Black Panther Party of the 1960s.
Terror bill seen to worsen gender-based violence
“It is very alarming that the (Philippine police) continues to fail as a good example of a gender-sensitive institution.”