Free Ferdinand Castillo Movement, Karapatan – Metro Manila, and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – Metro Manila held a candle-lighting activity calling for the release of political prisoner Ferdinand Castillo on Thursday, May 24. The groups are optimistic that the stalled talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front…
Government is wrong in downplaying the contribution of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law on recent big-time oil price hikes, research group IBON said. The price of fuel products combined with the TRAIN increased since year-end 2017 to Php10.20 per liter for diesel, Php11.41 for kerosene, and Php15.14 for gasoline this week….
The legal counsel of Sister Patricia Fox reacted to the recent move of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) denying her motion for reconsideration of the April 23, 2018 order downgrading her Missionary Visa into a Temporary Visitor’s Visa and for Fox to leave the country in thirty (30) days from said date. According to the…
Sa pangunguna ng mga grupong Lumad na nagmula pa sa Mindanao, nagsagawa ng kilos-protesta ang iba’t ibang progresibong sektor sa Mendiola, Maynila, upang gunitain ang unang anibersaryo ng pagdeklara ng Martial Law sa Mindanao. Ayon sa Barug Katungod Mindanao, lalong dumami ang mga kaso ng paglabag ng karapatang pantao sa buong isla. Simula nang umupo…
Bakit dapat tayong mabahala sa pagpapatalsik kay Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno? Panoorin ang panayam ni Inday Espina-Varona sa lead convenor ng Coalition for Justice. The post ALAB Analysis: Pagtanggal kay Sereno, ano ang implikasyon? appeared first on Altermidya.
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Lumad leaders will be leading militant groups on a march to Mendiola on May 23 to protest the extended martial law in Mindanao. Mindanao-based groups Kalumaran and Barug Katungod Mindanao made this announcement as they presented their assessment of the first year since Pres. Duterte declared martial rule in the island. The groups said that…
Militant labor group, Kilusang Mayo Uno – Metro Manila led a protest rally at a gasoline station in Quezon City today as giant oil companies already announced that a new ‘big-time’ oil price hike is set to be implemented this week. Citing news reports, KMU Metro Manila said that prices of gasoline will increase to…