“Our call to drop all charges against Frenchie Mae and to immediately release her is now more urgent than ever.”
Judge junks motion filed by lawyers of Tacloban journalist, 2 others
Month: June 2020
Shining 3
By DEE AYROSO
Lockdown, poor social protection taking toll on children’s mental health
“Four months of being locked up is traumatic for children. The government should consider their mental health. They should not be locked up anymore.”
Mang Dodong and other faces of injustice during lockdown
“They are not disobedient, they are just striving to survive.”
Burn
By DEE AYROSO
In one day, 4 farmers killed by suspected state agents
“It is martial law without martial law, but worse: it is legalized butchery, targeting peasants and workers whose attempts to seek redress for their systemic exploitation have been criminalized.”
Activism hits BTS fandom
Fast track this to the current Duterte regime and the Filipino artists, in the mainstream or alternative circles, continue to fight for causes, even at the risk of being red-tagged and branded a “terrorist”. They have lent their names and influence and, whenever necessary, appeared in media or in crowds to fight for democracy and justice, very recently against the so-called Anti-Terrorism Bill which could be worse than martial law. In a way they have become idols of resistance, raising the awareness of their fans and encouraging them to fight for their own rights as citizens.
Threats mount vs. Coca-Cola workers as union elections near
“In the five years that the union has existed, it has succeeded in the struggle for regularization when the workers went on strike in 2017, sorted out the union fund after the previous leadership left nothing, conducted multiple series of educational discussions to help the workers understand their rights, its leaders have studied how to best run the union in order to serve its workers, and advanced the struggle for livable wages and benefits through [Collective Bargaining Agreements].”
Physical distancing
People have to observe physical distancing in public transportation amid the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country. Photo by SANAF MARCELO
Balik-Tanaw | Pentecost: Fear No One
It’s hard to be a prophet; it is difficult to tell and live by the truth, to raise our voice and denounce what is wrong. It is more comfortable to remain at the margins in silence and pretend not to see and hear what is happening, or to let the others talk. Still, if one wants a real change in our society, a community faithful to the Gospel and more docile to the spirit, if one aspires to a newness of life, prophets are needed. Like Jeremiah, may we have the courage to say what the Lord tells us, even at the risk of life.
Mother of Mary Jane Veloso appeals for help for her ill daughters
“I hope Mary Jane will return soon and my eldest daughter [in Dammam] recover swiftly so that we all can be reunited here. I hope the president is watching, and come to the aid of my daughters,” she added