US wants old Davao airport as drones HQ
"I told them: 'Don’t put your drones there because that thing blows up, and Davao will also blow up if they are in there.” -- City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
US wants old Davao airport as drones HQ
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Rights group cites abuses of newly deployed military units
Rights group cites abuses of newly deployed military units
"The army's redeployment of troops is just a change of guards but the orientation of troops does not change." -- Cordillera Human Rights Alliance
Art not just for art’s sake, a challenge to cultural workers
Art not just for art’s sake, a challenge to cultural workers
There in the mountains, Artus Talastas composed songs and sang of hard struggle and freedom that the people picked up and sung over and over. He created crafts and artistic tools and souvenirs that many people even those who do not know him personally or have met him admire and praise.
In memory of Atty. Federico Bunao: A life of selfless service to the working class
In memory of Atty. Federico Bunao: A life of selfless service to the working class
“I was not the one who made you win but your collective action. Without it, it would be difficult to win the case.” -- Atty. Federico Bunao to workers
Petron should fast track clean up, pay compensation for oil spill – fisherfolk group
Petron should fast track clean up, pay compensation for oil spill – fisherfolk group
"Not a single centavo of taxpayers money should be spent for the clean up. Petron and its accomplice in the crime – the owners and operators of MV Makisig – should pay the cost of the cleanup and prepare for compensation claims to be asked by affected fishermen and residents.”
Montalban relocatees commemorate Habagat flooding
Montalban relocatees commemorate Habagat flooding
A study conducted in 2004 revealed that two resettlement sites (Kasiglahan Village and Sub-Urban Housing Project) are located in an area that is highly vulnerable to floods and earthquakes
Leaders, supporters of North Triangle residents charged with indirect assault
Leaders, supporters of North Triangle residents charged with indirect assault
“This system that uses the police to hurt people to protect the interest of the few should change.” – North Triangle resident
Philex still needs to clean up, pay compensation – indigenous peoples
Philex still needs to clean up, pay compensation – indigenous peoples
Philex “must understand that it is being punished for its unsafe and irresponsible mining practices, which is the basis for the fine.” It is the company’s responsibility to cleanup and rehabilitate the waters it damaged, and to compensate the adversely affected residents. – KAMP
‘Investigate US warships, drones patrolling PH seas’ – youth solon
‘Investigate US warships, drones patrolling PH seas’ – youth solon
President Benigno Aquino III has disclosed that the Philippine government has asked US to deploy P3C Orion spy planes, land-based maritime surveillance and anti-submarine aircrafts over the disputed sea.
Lawmaker files House resolution declaring a moratorium on demolitions
Lawmaker files House resolution declaring a moratorium on demolitions
“While the government has no concrete plans for informal settlers, no demolition should take place in communities.”
Asia-Pacific workers wage struggles to turn ‘formal’ rights into reality
Asia-Pacific workers wage struggles to turn ‘formal’ rights into reality
Everywhere, restrictions on workers forming genuine unions have prompted them to do union organizing in an “underground” or clandestine way, at least, at first.
Indonesian workers battle high prices, low wages despite producing oil, registering growth rates
Indonesian workers battle high prices, low wages despite producing oil, registering growth rates
The spate of increases is driving Indonesian workers to take to the streets, conduct strikes and file demands for wage increases.
PH-Belgium trade pact likely to revive P18.7 B dredging project in Laguna Lake
PH-Belgium trade pact likely to revive P18.7 B dredging project in Laguna Lake
Pamalakaya said the dredging is in preparation for the across-the-lake privatization and conversion of the 90,000-hectare lake.
Rights group decries irregularities in jail transfer of NDF consultant
Rights group decries irregularities in jail transfer of NDF consultant
The CHRA deemed that the transfer "is a ploy to disrupt the hearings of Bangibang's cases and to lengthen his unjust detention.”
‘I should have remembered what my father wore on the day of his disappearance’
‘I should have remembered what my father wore on the day of his disappearance’
So meeting Samuel felt like meeting a brother whom I shared a similar childhood, having activist parents; and a shared pain of losing them. But more than that, it felt like meeting a comrade from the different side of the world, which I shared the same struggle with --the struggle for justice.
European advocates urge EU to withdraw 10 M euro grant to Aquino government
European advocates urge EU to withdraw 10 M euro grant to Aquino government
The resolution passed by the International Conference on Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines cited the “failed justice program” of the Aquino government in calling for the aid’s withdrawal.
City council urged to walk the talk for watershed preservation
City council urged to walk the talk for watershed preservation
Mining threatens to destroy Davao City watershed, but city council still has to find out how and where a Lucio Tan-owned mining company has secured permit to explore the area for mining.
Davao folks see no change as Aquino gives 4th SONA
Davao folks see no change as Aquino gives 4th SONA
'There’s a fine line between growth and development, and what we need is the latter.'
CPP lists ’10 lies’ Aquino would claim in his SONA
CPP lists ’10 lies’ Aquino would claim in his SONA
Revolutionary group asks Filipinos to brace for, repudiate, Aquino's "deluge of lies."
‘Lies,’ is what progressive groups expect to hear from Aquino during SONA
‘Lies,’ is what progressive groups expect to hear from Aquino during SONA
“Unlike the traditional fiesta, where hospitality, generosity, and goodwill are encouraged among the whole community, Aquino’s banquet is depicted [in the effigy] as a lavishly sumptuous feast for a small circle of guests as the people wait for crumbs falling from the table.”
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