For the majority of poor commuters, what is more painful to see now is how the Duterte government, not backed by science, is on the verge of banning the traditional jeepney from the road forever and insisting that modernization is the cure. The post The anomaly of transport modernization (Part I) appeared first on Kodao…
By April Burcer The #BabaeAko campaign announced a protest march on July 23 dubbed AMaSONA (Anti-Misogyny Activists sa SONA) to declare their stand against sexism, misogyny and other acts of injustices. The announcement was made by a panel composed of Jean Enriquez of World March of Women, actor Mae Paner, Norma Dollaga of Association of…
By: Eunice Barbara C. Novio, INQUIRER.net /May 24, 2021 “Despite our situation here, we still send money to our families in the Philippines,” said Mara, a Filipino teacher. She has an employment contract with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), which operates public and private schools around Bangkok. She lives with her husband, also a teacher, and…
On September 18-19, 2018, the International People’s Tribunal (IPT) will be convened in Brussels to try various cases of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights violations perpetrated by the Duterte government. The IPT is organized by the the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy and World Human Rights (ELDH), Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers,…
SKorea firm to expand Port Irene in Cagayan The Manila Times Ceza firms up fintech hub plan to build PHL’s 1st Silicon Valley Business Mirror Full coverage
On April 22, 2019, Bernardino Patigas, 72, was gunned down by motorcycle-riding gunmen along the highway of Brgy. Washington, Escalante City, Negros Occidental. Patigas, or “Tatay Toto” to many of his colleagues, was a Sangguniang Panglunsod member in Escalante City. He was running for re-election and was on his way home from an election campaign…