Memory as defiance: Remembering RJ Ledesma
Death is used as a warning but memory becomes a form of defiance.
May
2025
28
Groups concerned over ex-energy chief as new environment secretary
The two-time energy secretary is the architect of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, which paved the way for the privatization of the entire supply chain of the power sector, and later on served as president of the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation, the office responsible for overseeing the privatization of the government's assets in the power sector, especially the National Power Corporation.
May
2025
27
ASEAN leaders urged to prioritize modern, interconnected power grid
“The transition to green energy must not undermine consumers' welfare and interests."
May
2025
26
Makabayan solons push for Automated Election System investigation
“Beyond technical issues and voter disenfranchisement on election day itself, there have been other election-related issues before, during and after the elections that have marred the integrity and credibility of the election results."
May
2025
25
Fisherfolk group says planned West Philippine Sea bloc ‘one-sided,’ cites US role in sovereignty threats
“China is condemnable over violation of a specific maritime law by disrespecting our exclusive economic zone. But our patriotic efforts should extend against the U.S. which has a long history of military interventions and war of aggression waged against us and other countries."
May
2025
25
KMP criticizes Marcos’ cabinet courtesy resignations, calls for genuine agrarian reform
A Cabinet revamp should start with the removal of inept, corrupt, anti-people officials and their replacement with genuinely competent, pro-farmer, and pro-people leaders.”
May
2025
25
Marawi Siege displaced families still in temporary shelters after 8 years
“Amid much-publicized rehabilitation efforts in the city’s most affected areas, the promise to rebuild the lives of the victims and survivors of the siege remains utterly unfulfilled.”
May
2025
23
Fishers welcome Agri secretary resignation
“Supreme Court ruling is the commercial fishers’ legal action to stop and to silence small fishers from complaining and protesting” against the encroachment of commercial fishing vessels in areas previously identified by the Fisheries Code as Municipal Waters and exclusively for the use of municipal fishers.
May
2025
23
Kin of hazing victim in PLM demand justice
“She was shouted at and cursed by the ROTC cadet officers or COCC, blindfolded, slapped, pushed, and her hand was even twisted during the so-called ‘training.'"
May
2025
23
Network condemns more Kaliwa Dam funding, demands cancellation
“BBM said we should protect against climate change, yet he's the one adding to it now.”
May
2025
22
Another Palawan community leader slapped with 2006 illegal fishing charge
“The latest incarceration of Pelayo, a vocal advocate for ancestral land and water rights, is yet another example of legal tactics weaponized to suppress the community’s resistance."
May
2025
22
Kawasaki workers protest stalled CBA talks, demand living wage, benefits
In a formal Manifestation to Stage a Strike, submitted to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on May 14, KULU said that they fulfilled all legal requirements to strike after CBA talks hit a deadlock. Despite management citing financial losses as a reason for denying their demands, union leaders call this claim a “big lie.”
May
2025
21
On the nature and dispersion of heated and radioactively-polluted effluent from an activated Bataan Nuclear Power Plant
Not enough attention has been given to the important fact that the normal operation of the plant would extract large volumes of seawater coolant, heat and radioactively pollute it and release it back into the littoral environment.
May
2025
21
Rape complaint vs military official shows AFP’s normalized patriarchy
“The culture of violence and abuse inside the AFP only shows the deeply entrenched machismo and impunity in the institution. Many victims remain silent due to fear of retribution, especially when their abusers are powerful men with weapons and institutional backing."
May
2025
21
Gov’t order vs ride-hailing firm: ‘It should not affect motorcycle riders’
“They resigned from their work and decided to do full time in Move It. Now, where will they go?”
May
2025
20
Filipinos condemn Israel’s airstrikes, aid blockade vs Gaza
“Since breaking the ceasefire, the Zionist-Israel and its number one funder has shown no mercy to our Palestinian brothers and sisters. They play deaf while the list of martyrs and victims grows longer, and those still alive have nowhere safe to go,” said Amirah Lidasan, secretary-general of MCPA.
