Reopen Luisita massacre case, Ombudsman urged
“To reopen the case is but to afford due process to the complainants.”
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Reopen Luisita massacre case, Ombudsman urged
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Protests bare ‘real state of the nation’
Protests bare ‘real state of the nation’
People's organizations in Manila, Bicol region, Bacolod City and Davao City hold protest actions during President Benigno Aquino III's State of the Nation Address (SONA), July 28. Photos by Dee Ayroso | Fred Dabu | Anne Ednalyn Dela Cruz | Loi Manalansan | Ronalyn...
Netizens react to Aquino’s 5th SONA
Netizens react to Aquino’s 5th SONA
Netizens use the social media to share their quick reactions to President Benigno S. Aquino III's fifth State of the Nation Address, July 28.
Anything but yellow on SONA as disillusionment with Aquino increases
Anything but yellow on SONA as disillusionment with Aquino increases
"The devil, or the evil of DAP, is in the details. It cannot be found in lump sum allocations that Abad is peddling to the public."– Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
Hubris in the Palace
Hubris in the Palace
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Ergo, there will be no sacrificial lambs even if one of the most likely candidates, Budget Secretary Butch Abad, is actually the intellectual author and chief implementor of the DAP. Of course Mr. Abad’s boss...
Allies defend Aquino, progressive groups push for impeachment
Allies defend Aquino, progressive groups push for impeachment
“President Aquino knows that the DAP, which is basically an impoundment of budget funds and realigning these to nonexistent projects, is wrong. In fact, he filed a bill SB 3121 as senator illegalizing Pres. Gloria Arroyo’s impoundment of the budget without congressional approval. “ -- Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
Farmers march to Malacanang
Farmers march to Malacanang
Marking the death of what they call as "bogus" agrarian reform program, farmers from all over Luzon march from the Department of Agrarian Reform to the foot of Mendiola, a few meters away from Malacanang palace, June 30. Photos and Editing by Ronalyn V. Olea Music:...
The price you pay for freedom| Em Mijares’s story
The price you pay for freedom| Em Mijares’s story
“It is ironic that I was arrested for exercising my right to free speech during Independence Day itself…While politicians who have been stealing from the nation’s coffers are still free to do as they please, I, who was merely exercising my right, was immediately charged and my rights curtailed.” – Pio Emmanuel Mijares, 19-year-old student
Oh come, Oh come Emmanuel (Or why Emmanuel Mijares is neither heckler nor messiah)
Oh come, Oh come Emmanuel (Or why Emmanuel Mijares is neither heckler nor messiah)
BLOOD RUSH By SARAH RAYMUNDO Bulatlat.com It is no longer a matter of revelation to say that the crisis of governance plaguing the Aquino regime is brought about by a political system that Aquino himself preserves. Is the Aquino regime looking like it is beyond...
Anti-pork protest holds Aquino accountable
Anti-pork protest holds Aquino accountable
"Lahat ng sangkot, dapat managot!" (All those involved must be held accountable) This was the rallying call of anti-pork barrel protesters who gathered at the Liwasang Bonifacio, June 12. Photos by Anne Ednalyn dela Cruz, Loi Manalansan and Ronalyn V. Olea Music:...
Protesters slam Aquino, call for ‘freedom from corruption’
Protesters slam Aquino, call for ‘freedom from corruption’
“Pnoy, what you are doing to us is already painful. If I only knew before what I know now, I wouldn’t have campaigned for you…I am angry. He has failed us.” – Juana Change
On Labor Day, Filipino workers slam ‘Aquino’s treachery’
On Labor Day, Filipino workers slam ‘Aquino’s treachery’
Filipino workers staged protest actions in different parts of the country condemning the signing of the United States-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement and the US-dictated neoliberal policies on the economy. Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea in Manila,...
Denied of their right to land, denied of their source of life
Denied of their right to land, denied of their source of life
Two years after the Supreme Court ordered the distribution of Hacienda Luisita lands to farmworker-beneficiaries, the Cojuangco-Aquinos, with the help of the Department of Agrarian Reform, have been doing everything to maintain their stranglehold on Luisita, and to provent farmers from taking control of their own land.
On 2nd year of SC ruling, Hacienda Luisita farmers storm DAR
On 2nd year of SC ruling, Hacienda Luisita farmers storm DAR
On the second anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on Hacienda Luisita, farmworker-beneficiaries stormed the main office of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). They called on Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes to face them in a dialogue but neither the DAR chief nor any of his representative talked to the farmers. Instead, anti-riot police pushed Hacienda Luisita farmers out of the DAR compound.
Two years after the SC decision, Hacienda Luisita farmers said DAR has not performed its mandate of distributing the land.
Arrests continue, 5 farmers nabbed in Luisita
Arrests continue, 5 farmers nabbed in Luisita
“What they are doing to us is inhumane. Where is justice?” – Jaime Quiambao, one of the arrested farmers of Hacienda Luisita
Filipino women hold Aquino accountable for their sufferings
Filipino women hold Aquino accountable for their sufferings
During the International Women's Day, thousands of Filipino women in Manila marched toward Malacanang to demand accountability from President Benigno Aquino III for his 'criminal neglect' of Yolanda victims, unabated spike in prices of basic commodities, denial of...
5 ways Cojuangco-Aquinos evade land distribution in Luisita
5 ways Cojuangco-Aquinos evade land distribution in Luisita
Has the distribution of land at Hacienda Luisita been completed as declared by President Benigno Aquino III and the Department of Agrarian Reform? No, and here’s why. By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – After the April 24, 2012 Supreme Court ruling ordering...
Progressive groups commemmorate Andres Bonifacio’s life, ideals, enumerate Aquino’s ‘sins’
Progressive groups commemmorate Andres Bonifacio’s life, ideals, enumerate Aquino’s ‘sins’
“…The best way to mark the 150th birthday of Bonifacio is to oppose a regime that has consistently put its interests ahead of Filipinos.” – KMU
9 years after Luisita massacre, terror continues
9 years after Luisita massacre, terror continues
“It pains us that until now there is no justice for the victims. Until now too, we are still fighting for our right to the land.”
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