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“All our efforts have not been in vain, and we attribute this victory mainly to their fighting spirit and the collective efforts of friends, supporters and advocates.”
For a youth activist who is used to subsisting on meagre means, a bigger concern has taken a smaller form, specifically, that of a toddler.
The rage of Vencer Crisostomo, chairperson of Anakbayan, is rooted on his aspirations for his son, Andoy, as well as for the next generation’s future.
Journalists and press freedom advocates condemned what they call as “bullying” of a journalist.
“Sulong Katribu offers an alternative and genuine representation for the most oppressed, least represented and discriminated sector.”
“The compromise agreement stipulates that parties should not take retaliatory actions against parties, but Sumifru did this to us.”
“We believe in the quality of GMA’s content that makes it a leading brand; we are part of the efforts that make it so.”
The house is now a historical institution and one of the shrines of the Katipunan and the Revolution of 1896.
“The ‘NPAs’ the Army is pursuing could be farmer-leader Aida Seisa and her family.”
With poverty, suppression of rights and a government that is weak against foreign powers, how can one say that the country is free?
“People who make a living selling cooked food and making shrimp paste complain that their customers stopped buying their wares because of the coal dust.”
The harassment indicates the “worsening trends of political repression against union organizers and political activists, and attempts to disrupt the organizations’ activities and terrorize people involved in development and human rights work.”
“We cannot allow China to do its own aggression against the Philippines and the Filipino people, just as we cannot allow the perpetuated aggression of the US against them.”
If this is finally enacted, those receiving the basic P1,200 ($27) pension per month would receive P3,200 ($71).
“The arrest and detention of Adelberto Silva, Rosanna Cabusao and Isidro de Lima are illegal and most unjust.”
After a year of living on the streets, Balakbakan fisherfolk want to return to their homes.
"It must be the will of God that your schools continue to serve as we see new teachers volunteering."
“We have been waiting all our lives for the government to build a school in our communities, but now that we are able to build schools with our own perseverance, why do they want to close it?”
June 1 marks the start of school calendar in public schools in the Philippines. It is also a day of protest for critics of the government’s K to 12 program.
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