Updated Apr 11, 2021, Rappler.com Philippines’ COVID-19 deaths near 15,000 The Philippines now has 864,868 confirmed COVID-19 cases after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 11,681 new cases on Sunday, April 11. This is the 5th highest one-day tally for new cases so far. The DOH reported 201 new deaths due to the coronavirus disease,…
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan joins the American people and anti-imperialist forces in denouncing the second Donald Trump presidency for being the biggest threat to world peace, justice, and democracy. Protests during Trump’s inauguration reflect global outrage against the genocidal legacy of Joe Biden and the continuation of the fascist and imperialist agenda under the new administration….
In a show of solidarity with Filipino activists against the Duterte government’s attacks and political persecution of human rights defenders, human rights and people’s organizations in Hong Kong and Belgium staged symbolic actions to condemn Duterte’s fake terror list. “These acts of solidarity remind us that Filipinos and even foreigners in different parts of the…
By Anri Ichimura, esquiremag.ph The Madrid store is now Jollibee’s biggest restaurant in Europe. Talk about Jollibee fever. Madrid-based OFWs and Spanish customers waited as early as 10 p.m. on September 22 for the opening of Jollibee’s first-ever store in Spain on September 23. The eager customers braved Madrid’s cold nighttime weather for a guaranteed…
The Duterte regime’s adamant defense for the continuing imposition of martial law in Mindanao speaks of its militarist and ineffective approach in addressing the root causes of the social problems that spawned the armed conflicts in Mindanao and elsewhere. read more
A 7-year old boy (identity withheld), son of one of the #Negros14 farmers killed last March 30, relates to Altermidya what he witnessed:(English translation) “I saw Papa being carried by his hands and feet by 4 policemen. When they reached a rocky area, they let go of his hands and dragged him towards their small…