Huwag kang maniwala sa sabi-sabi: Masipag ang mga manggagawang Pilipino. Pero naghihirap ito. O, mas tumpak, pinahihirapan sila. Sa seryeng ito, basahin ang kanilang mga kuwento–ng pagpapahirap, pero pagpupunyaging ring labanan ang mga pagpapahirap na ito. Sa kabila ng ningning na dala ng industriyang ito sa ekonomiya ng bansa, makulimlim ang papawirin sa ibabaw ng…
“It is part of my religious mission to stand with the poor” – Sr. Patricia Fox. Mga pahayag mula kay Sr. Pat, mother superior ng Our Lady of Sion Congregation sa Pilipinas. Kamakailan lamang ay naging laman siya ng mga balita sa loob at labas ng bansa dahil sa iligal na pagdakip at pagkulong ng…
Sporting beachwear, goggles, lifebuoys, and beachballs, environmentalists led by Earth Island Institute, Save Freedom Island Movement, and Nilad held a coastal cleanup today at Freedom Island in the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism area (LPPCHEA). 31381307_10155534652066169_8734101349748178944_o 31381307_10155534652066169_8734101349748178944_o 31398099_10155534651976169_6742880045179600896_o 31398099_10155534651976169_6742880045179600896_o 31363250_10155534652451169_6188437026107293696_o 31363250_10155534652451169_6188437026107293696_o 31369772_10155534653431169_4816964057649119232_o 31369772_10155534653431169_4816964057649119232_o 31403475_10155534652476169_5072394438576177152_o 31403475_10155534652476169_5072394438576177152_o 31392195_10155534653166169_1423684021132460032_o 31392195_10155534653166169_1423684021132460032_o 31408377_10155534652016169_4906459167369199616_o 31408377_10155534652016169_4906459167369199616_o 31432029_10155534652721169_671491061255766016_o 31432029_10155534652721169_671491061255766016_o The groups…
“All roads lead to Mendiola on Labor Day.” This has been the statement of the broadest alliance of different labor groups under the banner of Kilusang Mayo Uno – Nagkaisa! Labor Coalition (KMU-Nagkaisa) in a press conference held in Manila today. 31219069_1672641579488560_67504701070901248_n 31219069_1672641579488560_67504701070901248_n 31250611_1672641846155200_5482041603155558400_o 31250611_1672641846155200_5482041603155558400_o 31265595_1672641659488552_4801905618841501696_o 31265595_1672641659488552_4801905618841501696_o 31292622_1672641669488551_8916950842116931584_o 31292622_1672641669488551_8916950842116931584_o Leaders of various labor groups displayed…
The exploitative practice of labor contracting is a continuing legacy of the country’s feudal and colonial history. It dates back from the cabo system – a labor arrangement that proliferated during Spanish colonialism. Cabos acted as labor negotiators and suppliers to companies and project or contract-based (pakyao) jobs. The system was commonly practiced in small-time…
Indigenous group Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) and other progressive organizations marched along Baguio’s main streets in commemoration of the 34th Cordillera Day on April 22-25. With the central call ‘Agkaykaysa a Rupaken Ti Titaniya! Ilaban Ti Karbengan Iti Bukod a Pangngeddeng! (‘Unite to Resist Tyranny! Assert Our Right to Self-determination!), Cordillera leaders held forums aiming…
Dinaluhan ng iba’t-ibang grupo at samahan, partikular ng mga jeepney drivers at operators ang pagpupulong na ginanap sa Sta. Cruz Church sa Maynila noong Abril 24. Pinangunahan ng Alsa Jeep Metro Manila ang naganap na pagpupulong para talakayin kung bakit dapat tutulan ang jeepney phaseout kaakibat ng PUV Modernization Program ng pamahalaan. Ayon sa tagapagsalita…
Coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), Pilgrims for Peace, Kapayapaan Campaign for a Just and Lasting Peace (Kapayapaan), and peace advocacy groups expressed today their high hopes on the recent developments in the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the…