Gov’t urged to respect right to protest vs. Pax Silica
"People's rights do not become suspended whenever the President is courting foreign investors.”
Jul
2024
21
Balik-Tanaw | Sleeping in Church
Many people sleep during Sunday services. Many people find such behavior unacceptable. Many other people understand the reasons why many people sleep during Sunday services.
Jul
2024
21
4 youth activists from Southern Tagalog file charges against military officials
Four youth human rights defenders filed civil and criminal complaints against former 59th Infantry Battalion commander Lt. Col. Ernesto Teneza Jr., 16 military officers, and five other witnesses before the Office of the Ombudsman on July 19.
Jul
2024
21
Negotiated peace, not ‘all-out-war’
Throughout his first two years in Malacañang, President Marcos Jr. has stayed silent on the issue of continuing the GRP-NDFP peace talks, which his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, had resumed in 2016 and then backed away from in 2019.
Jul
2024
21
Konteksto | PhD
Para sa mga katulad kong may edad na, may isang pundamental na katotohanan: Wala nang masyadong motibasyon para magtapos sa gradwadong antas. Matagal na kasing nasa akin ang ilang inaasahang nakamit na ng akademikong may nakakabit na PhD sa kanilang pangalan—kawaksing propesor (na ranggong senior sa akademya) nang isang dekada na; patnugot ng internasyonal na pang-akademikong dyornal na may reputasyon naman; awtor ng mga artikulo’t libro sa wikang Ingles at Filipino na dumaan sa prosesong peer review. May iba pang puwedeng banggitin pero hindi ito okasyon ng pagyayabang. Ito ay paglilinaw ng politikal na konteksto.
Jul
2024
20
Urban poor sector continues to suffer under Marcos Jr
Urban poor group Kadamay looked back on Ferdinand Marcos Jr's promises, and found that none has been fulfilled, including bringing down the price of rice to P20 per kilo.
Jul
2024
19
News in Pictures | Artists mount concert to showcase clamor for change
“Oh Shux Despotiko: Gabi ng Banda, Blooms, at Bb. Bagong Pilipinas”, a concert organized by the Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), was held to reflect the state of the nation through arts and cultural performances.
Jul
2024
19
High health expenses, inaccessible health services plague poor Filipinos
“While the people are paying high out-of-pocket expenses, [the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or] Philhealth is earning so much profit that the Department of Finance wants to get the surplus funds for other unprogrammed expenses like Maharlika investment,” De la Paz said.
Jul
2024
19
News in Pictures | Groups call to release sick, elderly political prisoners, drop all false charges
“It has become a policy to detain and arrest political prisoners on trumped-up charges, most are criminal charges and it’s non-bailable. As for the people who know political prisoners, they are known as servants in their communities, peasants, workers, and even church people."
Jul
2024
18
How did inflation affect minimum wage earners?
Minimum wage earners in five regions earned less than P300 a day in January 2023, and less than P310 in 2024, after inflation.
Jul
2024
17
Unjust conviction of Talaingod 18 proves ineffective justice system
For former and current lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc, what they described as the unjust conviction of ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro, long-time activist and former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, and 12 others reveal how ineffective the country’s justice is.
Jul
2024
17
Church people dismayed over ‘unjust’ conviction of ‘Talaingod 18’
If church workers were acquitted for their “ministry,” why can’t the Tagum court not grant the same for teachers and human rights defenders who rushed to assist Lumad children? A bishop of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines is asking.
Jul
2024
17
Arlene Brosas, long-time Gabriela lawmaker, to run as senator under Makabayan
“Arlene, unlike other lawmakers in Congress, sees the everyday lives of women. She sees how women suffer, not only from violence but also from poverty."
Jul
2024
17
Educators, legislators slam wrongful conviction of Castro, Ocampo et al
“Talaingod 18 should be commended for their bravery, not punished for it.”
Jul
2024
15
The search for Jonas lands in Cinemalaya film fest
The story revolves around the painstaking and unrelenting search for JL’s abducted brother, Jonas Burgos, who has been missing since April 28, 2007.
Jul
2024
15
‘Clear miscarriage of justice’ | Court convicts activists, rights workers over child-trafficking case
The case stemmed from a solidarity mission that was aimed to bring food and other essentials to Lumad students of the Salugpongan Ta’Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTICLC) and the Community Technical College of Southeastern Mindanao (CTCSM) that are based in the hinterlands of Talaingod.
