Si Anna Kapunan, kasama si Clemente Bautista, international coordinator ng Kalikasan, at si Sister Mary John Mananzan, sa People’s Agenda Summit noong 2016. Mula sa Facebook ni Anna Kapunan Panata namin na wag magbitiw ng luha sa pagpanaw ni Anna Kapunan, huwarang maka-kalikasan, matapang na makabayan, at mapagmahal na ina, asawa, at kaibigan, dahil mahigpit…
The Kaliwa Dam loan agreement is designed to unduly favor Chinese interests over that of the Philippines. IBON Foundation raised this concern in the wake of the release, upon public pressure, of this and other loan agreements. Metro Manila private water concessionaire Manila Water Company, Inc. and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage Systems (MWSS) have…
(BULATLAT FILE PHOTO) Mrs. Edita Burgos. “Human rights defenders helping the victims and survivors, as well as those working to expose the real situation of extensive rights violations on the ground should not be subjects of attack.” – political prisoners By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Victims of human rights violations and their…
Underground mass organizations led by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines Metro Manila Region (NDFP-MMR) staged a lightning rally in Mendiola on Monday afternoon to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the New People’s Army (NPA). The NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), was established on March 29, 1969,…
ARRESTED. NDF consultant Frank Fernandez and his wife Cleofe Lagtapon are arrested for illegal possession of firearms and explosives in Laguna. PNP photo By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Kodao Productions The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Army finally surfaced National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Francisco “Ka Frank” Fernandez after arresting…
Residents of Barangay Bayanan in Muntinlupa gathered in a reclamation forum in the village this afternoon to learn from Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Ariel Casilao the various reclamation projects of the governments that would affect numerous urban poor communities in Metro Manila. The Save Laguna Lake Movement organized the forum. Residents here live in the Laguna…
Totoo namang pribilehiyo ang magkaroon ng lisensiya sa pagmamaneho. Kailangang dumaan sa masusing eksaminasyon ang sinumang nagnanais na humawak ng manibela. Sa kanyang pagpapaandar ng sasakya, nakasalalay kasi hindi lang ang kanyang buhay kundi ang buhay na rin ng kanyang mga pasahero. Kaugnay nito, tama rin namang magkaroon ng ilang regulasyon sa mga sasakyan ng…
Residents from Sta. Barbara in Barangay Gulod and Sitio Kawayan in Barangay San Agustin staged a noise barrage at the Quezon City Hall this morning to protest impending socialized housing projects of the local government of Quezon City that will displace 500 families in said communities. Protesters urged authorities and local politicians running in the…