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POSTS FOR "Month: September 2021"
Wealth tax on billionaires can boost economic, medical response – IBON
Wealth tax on billionaires can boost economic, medical response – IBON
“Substantial revenues can be raised by taxing the country’s super-rich who can well afford to contribute much more to COVID-19 response and other needs. This is aside from how the administration can realign funds from bloated infrastructure, military and police, and debt servicing items in the proposed 2022 budget.”
Timeline | Cyber-attacks against alternative news
Timeline | Cyber-attacks against alternative news
Bulatlat looks back on the cyberattacks launched against independent media in the Philippines.
Military told to stop harassing woman Lumad leader’s kin
Military told to stop harassing woman Lumad leader’s kin
“We in UP hold Bai and all Lumad leaders in very high esteem – for her incredible strength and leadership, for standing for her advocacy and for defending her tribe. She’s very strong and vocal. There is no way we could silence Bai.”
Progressives field 2 senatorial bets, 5 partylist groups for 2022 elections
Progressives field 2 senatorial bets, 5 partylist groups for 2022 elections
“We will continue to serve the people, we will continue to fight for a just and prosperous society. It is time for the opposition to unite, unite with the people to end Duterte’s tyranny and dynasty.” -- Neri Colmenares, Makabayan senatorial candidate
Sagot sa sulat ni Eman*
Sagot sa sulat ni Eman*
Nang akyatin mo ang bundok,
May landas kang ibinukas
Tungo sa malayang bayang pinanga-pangarap.
Market Watch | Farmers appeal for agri support, demand higher budget for food production in 2022
Market Watch | Farmers appeal for agri support, demand higher budget for food production in 2022
“The current regime is set to leave a more food-insecure Philippines. Duterte is the biggest typhoon, the worst pest for a Filipino farmer. One in four food products in the country is imported.”
ICYMI | What is wrong with the UN Food Systems Summit?
ICYMI | What is wrong with the UN Food Systems Summit?
Advocates of food sovereignty, peasant rights and the enviroment held their own Global People’s Summit (GPS) on Food Systems as a way to counter the “global corporate food empire.”
BALIK-TANAW | Pakinggan Ninyo Ito
BALIK-TANAW | Pakinggan Ninyo Ito
“Ipagtanggol mo ang mga di makalaban, ipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan. Ipahayag mo nang malinaw ang katotohanan at ang katuwiran, at igawad ang katarungan sa api at mahirap.” (Kawikaan 31:8-9)
‘Reject presidential bid of Bongbong Marcos’
‘Reject presidential bid of Bongbong Marcos’
"Running for the highest position in the land is one of the Marcoses' plan to rehabilitate their political stature and promote historical lies."
Normal browsing, what? PH Army intended to disrupt news sites, curtail free press, IT experts say
Normal browsing, what? PH Army intended to disrupt news sites, curtail free press, IT experts say
The Computer Professionals' Union (CPU) said that what Armed Forces of the Philippines Spokesman Ramon Zagala described as "mere surfing" is more “like a targeted attempt to significantly disrupt a crucial platform and curtail freedom of the press.”
UN Food Systems Summit told to present ‘actionable, pro-people and pro-planet alternative’ to food systems
UN Food Systems Summit told to present ‘actionable, pro-people and pro-planet alternative’ to food systems
Regional and international people’s organizations and advocates led by the People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) recently held the Global People’s Summit (GPS) on Food Systems through various online and on-ground activities.
STATEMENT | Hold the Philippine Army accountable for cyberattacks against PH media websites
STATEMENT | Hold the Philippine Army accountable for cyberattacks against PH media websites
We condemn the Philippine Army for carrying out cyber crimes against independent media outfits. We take offense at the duplicity they have shown regarding this incident – publicly professing respect for press freedom but launching vicious digital attacks, and never cooperating with other government agencies.
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