Rein Tarinay | May 26, 2021
LGBTQIA+ community demands justice for Junjie Bangkiao and Ebeng Mayor
LGBTQIA+ community demands justice for Junjie Bangkiao and Ebeng Mayor
"We are more than just death statistics. We are your children, your siblings, your friends, your family. We are your fellow Filipinos, who deserve love, kindness, justice, and dignity."
LGBTQIA+ community calls for #JusticeForEbengMayor
LGBTQIA+ community calls for #JusticeForEbengMayor
Junjie Bangkiao and Ebeng Mayor are but two of the too many Filipino LGBTQIA+ community members who have experienced hate crimes in the country.
Progressive groups pedal for food self sufficiency and #JusticeForJosephCanlas
Progressive groups pedal for food self sufficiency and #JusticeForJosephCanlas
Peasant advocates biked their way to Department of Agriculture today to press for food self-sufficiency and to call for justice for peasant leader Joseph Canlas.
ICT advocates launch #VoteReportPH for 2022 national elections
ICT advocates launch #VoteReportPH for 2022 national elections
"With many considering the next national elections as a make-or-break scenario for the Philippines, it is thus crucial to make sure that the right to vote is exercised properly and that clean and fair polls have to be observed as best as possible. "
PH Solicitor General data leak is ‘massive breach of public trust,’ IT group says
PH Solicitor General data leak is ‘massive breach of public trust,’ IT group says
"If they can’t adhere to the most basic operational and security hygiene, how can they be trusted with handling the data of millions of Filipinos?"
La Salle campus press to launch BayLayn 2021
La Salle campus press to launch BayLayn 2021
Ang Pahayagang Plaridel expressed that BayLayn 2021 is aimed at honing and expanding the awareness of student journalists in the country by discussing issues related to critical and active journalism.
#DuterteTraydor trends on Twitter amid continuing tension in West PH Sea
#DuterteTraydor trends on Twitter amid continuing tension in West PH Sea
Former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio said that Filipinos deserve and should demand a president who puts Filipinos first and foremost and who's willing to defend the Philippine sovereignty.
Urban poor groups bike for mass testing, financial aid amid pandemic
Urban poor groups bike for mass testing, financial aid amid pandemic
They called for financial aid, mass testing, vaccination and to stop attacks on urban poor.
Peasant advocates pedal for food, jobs and land
Peasant advocates pedal for food, jobs and land
SAKA called for PHP10,000 financial aid to public, workers' PHP100 wage relief, a PHP15,000 production subsidy for food security frontliners, free mass testing, protection of community pantries and the assertion of PH sovereignty.
The story of Macliing Dulag and the fight for indigenous peoples’ land
The story of Macliing Dulag and the fight for indigenous peoples’ land
Author Luz Maranan said it was important to highlight Dulag's story as his life embodied not just the fight of the Cordillera people but what it meant to be a hero nowadays, for having defeated a dictator and a destructive project like the Chico Dam.
Cops visit community pantries, question organizers
Cops visit community pantries, question organizers
In a statement, urban poor group Kadamay said police presence is "definitely not needed" in the community pantries, adding that their atrocious record will scare away people who badly need food.
Jeepney drivers still no route of hope
Jeepney drivers still no route of hope
More than a year after the Philippine government first imposed strict lockdown to "contain" COVID-19 transmission, more and more jeepney drivers still plea for financial aid as most of them have yet to recover from the hunger and poverty brought by the government's...
Women cyclists fight against gender-based harassment
Women cyclists fight against gender-based harassment
"Such lewd posts and comments circulating in male-dominated online hubs and cycling communities are clearly indications of the deep-seated sexism and objectification of women in our society that should never be tolerated."
Advocates post photos of empty plates to press aid for the hungry
Advocates post photos of empty plates to press aid for the hungry
In time for the Catholic tradition of fasting during the Holy Week, a peasant advocates group led a protest action assailing how the government "has virtually imposed hunger on the poor and the marginalized amid the apparent absence of any concrete plans for economic relief and the strengthening of the public health system."
Who is Joseph Canlas and why is he trending on Twitter?
Who is Joseph Canlas and why is he trending on Twitter?
Joseph Canlas is a peasant leader and community organizer based in Central Luzon, where he led various campaigns and struggles against landgrabbing and land-use conversion in many farming communities in the region.
Calls for #DuterteResign trend on PH social media
Calls for #DuterteResign trend on PH social media
#DuterteResign trended on the Philippines' social media platforms, after the country's capital and its neighboring provinces were put yet again on a stricter lockdown.
COVID-19 cases to double in 2 months – UP experts
COVID-19 cases to double in 2 months – UP experts
"To match the standards of World Health Organization's positivity rate on a daily basis, We should be testing at least 130,000 individuals per day, at least 90,000 in NCR, at the current rate that we are going."
#DutertePalpak: Progressive groups protest Duterte’s inefficient COVID-19 response
#DutertePalpak: Progressive groups protest Duterte’s inefficient COVID-19 response
"Duterte failed. Duque failed. They should be held accountable."
A year into lockdown, the powerful get away with violating protocols
A year into lockdown, the powerful get away with violating protocols
While government officials and personalities have breached protocols and got away with it, nearly 600,000 Filipinos, mostly poor, have been warned, ticketed, fined, and charged over quarantine violations.
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