Filipinos and foreigners responded to the call for a Global Day of Action for Land, Food and Justice. They condemned the April 1 violent dispersal of farmers’ barricade in Kidapawan City and called for immediate aid for drought-stricken Filipino farmers.
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Groups demand justice for Kidapawan victims
One week after the violent dispersal of farmers’ barricade in Kidapawan City, progressive groups and supporters held a protest in Manila. They condemned the silence of President Benigno Aquino III on the issue.
‘Inang Lupa, Inang Bayan’: Exposing sins of the Marcos dictatorship
“There is a lack of consciousness among parents, teachers, and the entire community to impart to today’s youth the horrors of martial law. We have high hopes that this could be of help to change that.”
Women hold Aquino accountable for crimes against the Filipino women
Thousands of Filipino women mark the International Women’s Day holding President Benigno Aquino III accountable for his crimes against the Filipino women. Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea, Dee Ayroso and Loi Manalansan Produced by
#EDSA30 | Protesters call for genuine change
Marking the 30th year since the toppling of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, progressives say elite rule still governs the country and the Filipino people’s fight for genuine change continues.
Images| State workers score removal of benefits, low salary hike
Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea and Anne Marxze D. Umil Produced by
Images | #OneBillionRising in Manila
Photos by Anne Marxze D. Umil, Fred Dabu and Ronalyn V. Olea Editing by Ronalyn V. Olea Produced by
‘Gapok’
Sining Kadamay’s theater arm Tanghalang Mulong Sandoval staged its very first play ‘Gapok,’ at an urban poor community in San Roque, Quezon City last Feb. 12. The play will be staged in various urban poor communities in Metro Manila.
Manila stands with the Lumad
Some 700 Lumad from different parts of Mindanao arrive in the nation’s capital, Oct. 26. They are greeted by students, religious groups, workers, urban poor, women and other sectors. The indigenous people of Mindanao stage #Manilakbayan2015 to call for a stop to the attacks on their schools and communities. Photos by Loi Manalansan, Fred Dabu…
Sectors present real state of the nation
Members of progressive organisations from various sectors hurdled police blockades to deliver the true state of the nation, July 27. Photos by Dee Ayroso, Fred Dabu, Anne Marxe D. Umil, Marya Salamat, Bettina Catli, Kathrina Manuel and Christine Cabanatan Editing by Ronalyn V. Olea Music: Live performance by LAPIS Produced by Bulatlat Multimedia
In praise of the effigy makers
Effigies have been featured and written about through the years that they have been made the centerpieces of the main protest rallies when the Philippine president delivers his or her State of the Nation Address. Some even ask should effigies be replaced already as a main symbol of these protests. But to ask such is…