Relatives and friends of Elizabeth Principe, the political prisoner released this afternoon from Camp Crame, held a protest rally in front of the police headquarters to demand Principe’s freedom. In picture if Evangeline Hernandez, secretary-general of Hustisya!, a group of families of victims of human-rights abuses. (Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea / bulatlat.com) Lorena Santos,…
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News in Pictures: Pre-Sona Protests
Progressive groups under the banner of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan stage a pre-State of the Nation Address (Sona) protest on Tandang Sora corner Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Monday. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is scheduled to deliver her last Sona on July 27. (Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea / bulatlat.com)
News in Pictures: Workers at KFC Matalino Up in Arms Vs Management
Workers at the KFC branch along Matalino Street in Quezon City hold a picket in front of the fast-food chain to protest unfair labor practices by the management. Among their complaints are contractualization. (Photo by Raymund Villanueva / bulatlat.com)
News in Pictures: Migrante Demands Protection for Women OFWs
Members of Migrante International hold a picket in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday to demand protection for Filipino OFWs, many of them being abused by the employers. (Photo by Janess Ann J. Ellao / bulatlat.com)
News in Pictures: Finally, Relief in Maguindanao
After their brush with visiting journalists last week, the military in Maguindanao gave clearance to aid agencies to distribute rice and food relief in the province. For many evacuees, it was the first relief assistance they received after three months. (Photo by Froilan Gallardo)
News in Pictures: Anakpawis Wants Court to Stop e-Passport Deal
Members of the Anakpawis party-list group trooped to the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 on Friday to demand a favorable ruling on a legal case they filed last March 30. They filed a Mandamus and Prohibition with application for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction in line with the alleged irregularities and anomalous transactions…
News in Pictures: Arroyo Gets Failing Grade from Students
On June 18, Kabataan Kontra Cha-Cha!, a national youth movement against moves by the Arroyo government to change the Philippine Constitution, was launched through the initiative of League of Filipino Students (LFS). “If the Arroyo regime continues to force Charter Change despite snowballing opposition across all sectors, the prospects of escalating student protests around Malacanang…
News in Pictures: Satur in the Fields of Negros Occidental
Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo helps the farmers of Bago City, Negros Occidental, remove weeds from their ricefield during a visit their this week. The task was not new to the congressman, who comes from a peasant family. The Philippine Left’s most respected and most popular political leader, Ocampo has expressed interest in running for…
News in Pictures: Goodbye, Ka Fermin
Fellow farmers and supporters pay tribute to slain peasant leader Ka Fermin Lorico as he was brought to his final resting place in Bayawan City, Oriental Negros, Saturday. “Ang pagkamatay sa isang bayani tulad ni Ka Fermin ay nagpapasiga ng sulo, isang libong sulo na lumiliyab sa bawat isa sa atin sa paghahanap ng katarungan…
News in Pictures: Persecuted Fathers
The Kilusang Mambubukid ng Pilipinas said on Saturday that they would not be able to celebrate Father’s Day today because their peasant leader Randall Enchanis and other activists are being persecuted by the Arroyo regime. Echanis (center, foreground) is a political detainee while Nilo Arado (left, foreground) is a desaparecido. Fermin Lorico was killed in…
Photo Essay: Scavenging at the Felisa Dumpsite
