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Listed
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Media groups and students held protest for press freedom, countdown to Ampatuan massacre 10th year
National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), Altermidya People’s Media Network and students of UP College of Mass Communication held a Black Friday Protest for Press Freedom and Digital Rights at the Plaridel Hall in UP Diliman today. The protest was also part of the countdown to the 10th year anniversary of the Ampatuan…
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How do the senatoriables fare?: TRAIN LAW
WHO’S SCARED TO DEBATE THE TRAIN LAW? The TRAIN Law implemented since 2018 increased the tax burden on tens of millions of the poorest Filipinos while lowering taxes on higher income families including the country’s richest. Some lawmakers have reconsidered but others still defend the indefensible. Most aspiring senators are justifiably critical. Who’s who?
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This Week on People’s History: Jabidah Massacre
This week, the Armed Forces of the Philippines presented to the media a boxful of evidence that will purportedly prove that progressive groups are, indeed, front organizations of the Communist Party of the Philippines. The said box, however, read, “Jabidah Massacre.” What is Jabidah Massacre? Watch this. The post This Week on People’s History: Jabidah…
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Dear Kristel
Education is a right and it is one of society’s most critical responsibility to uphold. Educational institutions, such as state universities and colleges, whether public or private, impart knowledge to us by laying the foundations for our development and keeping our physical well-being “intact” as we become productive members of the society. It is heartbreaking…
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Vernal equinox
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA When light and dark share time-lengths Decidiuous trees shed leaves Ticks and fleas multiply Rats scurry and mosquitoes buzz about. Now is when taps run dry And fires raze poor communities More poor people are killed and activists are jailed As the tyrant explodes like fulminated mercury And politicians hit the…
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Their Wealth is Tu-Big!
Water is a human right and should be a public service. But did you know how much it boosts private profits of the country’s richest oligarchs? JAIME ZOBEL DE AYALA Famously known for their malls and condominiums in urban centers across the country, the Ayala family has interests in many other sectors. This includes privatized…
