Workers identify contractualization as their biggest enemy
There are many forms of contractualization in different industries.
Workers identify contractualization as their biggest enemy
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Two Earth day celebrations, two views on the state of the environment
Two Earth day celebrations, two views on the state of the environment
“We are now on the road to recovering the environment we have lost,” claimed the DENR. While progressive groups say, “With the forests being converted into plantations and logging permitted by the government, the area has been denuded up to a point wherein a mere rain shower could cause a catastrophic landslide.”
Balikatan 2013: A grand show of force, a tradeshow for US arms
Balikatan 2013: A grand show of force, a tradeshow for US arms
Military trainings to develop interoperability are crucial for the US, especially when it is about to drag an ally to start or join its war. Also, military exercises such as Balikatan plays a role in US sales of arms.
Banning home births to worsen, not improve maternal death rate – health groups
Banning home births to worsen, not improve maternal death rate – health groups
In Nueva Ecija, a woman who was about to give birth walked and crossed a river to get to the nearest birthing facility. The mother and the child died before reaching the nearest birthing station. Because giving birth at home in Quezon City is prohibited, the mother who was about to give birth was not brought immediately to the hospital because the family has no money. Her twins died.
How the military hid the truth behind Jonas Burgos abduction
How the military hid the truth behind Jonas Burgos abduction
The military repeatedly refused to turn over to the courts documents that could have determined what happened to Jonas.
Philippines under Aquino, ‘dangerous place for women’ – Gabriela
Philippines under Aquino, ‘dangerous place for women’ – Gabriela
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“We hold the US-Aquino regime responsible for the wretched situation of Filipino women, for the plunder and destruction of our economy and natural resources and the massive attack on women’s economic and political rights and welfare. We deplore the poverty and the violence that we are being subjected to.” – Gabriela
Military rules in Bicol region
Military rules in Bicol region
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Schools and village halls are being used as camps by soldiers. Residents have to seek the permission of the military and sign in their logbooks whenever they go in and out of the community.
Public to bear costs of state-guaranteed profits in LRT privatization
Public to bear costs of state-guaranteed profits in LRT privatization
If the Aquino government is willing to incur more debts to guarantee the profits of whoever will win the LRT1 project, why can’t it incur those debts for investing instead in LRT's expansion?
The military’s top five ways to harass activists
The military’s top five ways to harass activists
By JULIUS D. MARIVELES
“It seems that they [the military] do not know the difference between a placard, a microphone and an M-16 rifle.” – Christian Tuayon, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Negros
Planned privatization of Orthopedic Center to paralyze services to poor
Planned privatization of Orthopedic Center to paralyze services to poor
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“The transformation of the service orientation of public hospitals into a profit-driven venture and the shift of health care from the state to private entities is clearly privatization.” – Network Opposed to Privatization
Read also: ‘Philippines not for sale,’ group tells Noy as PPP bidding begins
Phl budget transparency under Aquino gets lower grade in latest global survey
Phl budget transparency under Aquino gets lower grade in latest global survey
By MARYA SALAMAT
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III pledged to install a transparent government, the opposite of scandal-ridden administration of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. But a global survey on budget transparency gives his administration a lower if not the same score as during Arroyo's.
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Three decades of struggle for the only progressive teachers’ alliance in the country
Three decades of struggle for the only progressive teachers’ alliance in the country
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The progressive teachers’ movement under the banner of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers commemorated its thirty years of struggle by drawing lessons from the past, as well as celebrating its victories, as it vowed to continue its struggle for the rights and welfare of teachers and the interests and rights of the Filipino people.
From paradise to wasteland: Environmental destruction, rights violations abound in Bicol’s mining industry
From paradise to wasteland: Environmental destruction, rights violations abound in Bicol’s mining industry
"There is no truth to the claims of mining companies that they bring development and progress to the lives of the residents or to the local economy."
Untold story of Philex’s mine waste spill
Untold story of Philex’s mine waste spill
By MARYA SALAMAT
Information being provided by Philex mines and the government on why the mine tailings pond spill happened and the devastation resulting from it are understated, nay sanitized, an independent mission discovered. It is “the worst mining disaster in the past two decades.”
Read also: Massive mine spill foreseen yet ignored by Philex, DENR?
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