Ang Tatlong Matsing Balikan natin ang naka-ukit na larawan ng tatlong matsing na diumano’y natagpuan sa Tosho-gu Shrine, sa Nikko, Japan. Mizaru, Kikazaru, Iwazaru. Sa Ingles: See not, hear not, speak not. Sa Tagalog: Huwag makakita, Huwag makarinig, huwag magsalita. Sa true, maraming interpretasyon ang tatlong matsing. Mystic Apes, Wise Monkeys, o tawaging gorilya, o…
One week before Filipino Catholics observe the Lenten season, progressive groups staged a ‘Kalbaryo ng Mamamayan’ protest. Derived from the passion of Christ, the protest depicts how Filipinos suffer under government policies such as Oplan Tokhang, TRAIN, contractualization, and state-sanctioned human rights abuses. 20180323-DSCF1116 20180323-DSCF1116 20180323-DSCF1120 20180323-DSCF1120 20180323-DSCF1125 20180323-DSCF1125 20180323-DSCF1126 20180323-DSCF1126 20180323-DSCF1138 20180323-DSCF1138 20180323-DSCF1159 20180323-DSCF1159…
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Jeepney drivers and small operators stopped plying their routes and joined in the transport strike today to amplify their calls against the national government’s PUV modernization program. The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) and No to Jeepney Phaseout Coalition (NTJPOC) launched a transport strike in some of Metro Manila’s major routes….
No cash transfers to cover January inflation, with prices going even higher in the months and years to come The Department of Finance (DOF) said that January inflation was not caused by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. Research group IBON however points out that the new tax program definitely contributed to…
Policy study baring unsound transport policies released Research group IBON said that the Philippine government’s policies have increasingly opened the transport sector to profit-oriented control, thereby privatizing the transport system and undermining public usage of this very basic service. Government should reverse this trend and strengthen the public transport system to improve people’s mobility and…
The poor will get relief about three months into suffering TRAIN-induced price increases with millions of others only getting it much later Research group IBON said that the slow implementation of the Duterte administration’s social mitigation measures including its cash subsidies highlights how these are just an afterthought to cover up how the Tax Reform…
Slapping additional taxes on oil products makes the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law anti-poor, research group IBON said. Contrary to the argument that the new law is ‘fair’, the group said that these oil taxes should be scrapped for the benefit of millions of Filipinos who will otherwise continue to suffer the…