A boy walks on top of the tombs at Wireless Public Cemetery in Davao City. Thousands are expected to visit their loved ones tomorrow, All Souls’ Day. (Photos by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images )
Category: News in Pictures
News in Pictures: Ondoy Survivors in Ultra Decry Treatment
With their homes washed away by the flood, children in Ultra find ways to entertain themselves through improvised “toys.” (Photos by Janess Ann J. Ellao / bulatlat.com ) A sister taking care of her younger sibling as their parents leave them for a while to find something to eat. Kitchen, living room, dining hall, all…
News in Pictures: Joseph Estrada Expected to Make Today Formal Declaration of 2010 Bid
Former Philippines President Joseph Ejercito Estrada answers question from a panelist during the Millenium Developement Goals (MDG) Leaders’ Forum held in Makati City on Oct. 14. Recently, Estrada has made known his intention to run for president in next year’s election. He is expected to make a “formal declaration” this afternoon in Tondo during the…
News in Pictures: Workers Slam ‘Emergency Employment’
Workers led by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and Anakpawis Partylist held a picket-protest on Thursday in front of the Department of Labor and Employment to slam its vain efforts to project to the public that it is assisting calamity-stricken workers by providing emergency jobs for only around 1,450 affected workers all over Luzon. KMU said…
News in Pictures: ‘Pepeng’ Floods Northern Philippines
Typhoon “Pepeng” (Parma) brought howling winds and heavy rains on the northern Philippines in the past several days, flooding several areas, among them Tuguegarao City in Cagayan Province. (Photos by Mike Alquinto/NPPA Images)
News in Pictures: Death of US Troops in Jolo Renews Call for VFA Abrogation
Sergeant 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw (left) and Staff Sergeant Jack M. Martin III were the two American Special Forces soldiers who were killed in Jolo on Sept. 29, when their Humvee struck a land mine believed planted by the Abu Sayyaf. Their deaths have renewed calls for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement.…
News in Pictures: Workers Demand Justice for Slain, Arrested Unionists
Carrying the pictures of their loved ones, relatives of slain and arrested union leaders and unionists demanded justice for workers who suffered “state-sponsored” repression under the Arroyo regime during a protest march to Mendiola last Sept. 18. The said protest, led by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), was part of the campaign to highlight violations of…
News in Pictures: Makabayan Serves ‘Eviction Notice’ to US Troops
Makabayan Coalition leaders and partylist solons Satur Ocampo, Liza Maza, Teddy Casiño, Rafael Mariano and Joel Maglunsod led some 60 rallyists in a peaceful protest on Tuesday at the US Embassy in Manila, calling for immediate pullout of all US troops, logistics and war materiel from the Philippines. The Filipino People’s “Notice of Eviction and…
News in Pictures: KMU Urges Gov’t to Pay PhilHealth Arrears
Members of the Kilusang Mayo Uno hold a protest outside the Philhealth’s office in Pasig to demand that the Arroyo regime pay its P19.2 billion in arrears to the health-insurance agency. (Photos courtesy of KMU)
News in Pictures: Fil-Ams Hold Picket at Mikey Arroyo’s US House
Last Sept. 5, Filipino activists in the United States staged a protest outside the home of Mikey Arroyo at 1655 Beach Park Blvd in California. The protesters denounced Arroyo’s failure to declare the house, which he bought for $1.3 million, as part of his real estate assets. Mikey is President Arroyo’s eldest son. (Photos by…
News in Pictures: Youths Pledge to Vote
Kabataan partylist leads the launching in Davao City last week of Panata 2010 (Pledge 2010), a nationwide campaign to convince young people to register for the upcoming May elections. (Photo by Barry Ohaylan / davaotoday.com)