Aida Cabradilla, an indigenous Isnag, works on her cornfield in Madduang village, Kabugao, Apayao. Although their field is in an upland location and will not be submerged when the Gened-1, Gened-2, and Madduang dams are built, she fears they will no longer be able to farm because of strict prohibitions on kaingin (slash-and-burn farming) intended to prevent contamination of the reservoir.
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MANILA -- LRT employees who were dismissed from work for having launched a crippling strike nearly a decade ago joined the RILES Network in condemning the “continued injustice and poverty in the supposedly righteous path of the Aquino government.” The workers protested in front of the offices of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) Tuesday -- with some of them getting their heads shaved -- a few hours before a scheduled consultation with DOTC’s assistant secretary for administrative and legal affairs Raquel Desiderio. (Photo by Marya Salamat / bulatlat.com)
DAVAO CITY -- Members of the Radio Mindanao Network Davao Employees Union (RDEU) protested outside the Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) station at the corner of Bonifacio and Anda streets on January 4 to air their grievances against continued workplace repression, citing the network management’s tactics of preventing the upcoming certification election and the possible sacking of another employee who is sympathetic to the union. (Photos courtesy of NUJP-Davao Chapter / bulatlat.com)
Members of the Morong 43 and their children decorate a Christmas tree on Monday, three days after their release from prison after more than 10 months of incarceration. Some of the health workers said Christmas this year is one of their happiest ever. (Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea / bulatlat.com)
MANILA -- On the eve of international human rights day, more than a dozen shaved off their heads to dramatize the call to release the Morong 43.
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