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The NUJP on the number of media killings
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) stands by its findings that nine (9) journalists have been killed under the Duterte administration. NUJP bases its stand on independent investigations done by its Media Safety Office and chapters nationwide. NUJP considers all cases of media killings as work-related, unless duly proven otherwise. This is…
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Armed detainees engage in hostile takeover of Indonesian high security prison
A prison riot involving forty convicted terrorists is currently unfolding in Depok, a West Javan city adjacent to the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. The riot began on Tuesday evening local time at Mobile Brigade Command Headquarters (Mako Brimob), a high security prison whose inmates include those convicted of terrorism. According to official reports, a standoff occurred as a…
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Activists protest RP-US military exercises
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and other groups, together with Central Luzon organizations, held protest actions against the 34th Balikatan exercises in Clark and Basa air bases last May 8. The protesters said it is a violation of Philippine sovereignty that foreign military forces continue to exercise power in the country through agreements such as the Visiting…
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Itanong Mo Kay Prof: Hinggil sa Maaring Pagbuhay sa Usapang Pangkapayapaan
Sa episode na ito ng Itanong Mo Kay Prof, pinag-usapan nina Prof. Jose Maria Sison at Prof. Sarah Raymundo ang posibilidad ng pagbuhay sa naantalang usapang pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines at Government of the Republic of the Philippines. Ayon kay Sison, mahirap umasa ng siyento porsyento ang mamamayang Pilipino…
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Health Workers commemorate national health day
Public health workers trooped to the Department of Health headquarters in downtown Manila May 7 to commemorate National Health Workers’ Day with a protest rally. Calling for free health service for the people and increased salaries, the workers slammed the Rodrigo Duterte regime for implementing contractualization in the health sector.
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UP Carillon plays Ang Internasyunal on Marx’s 200th birth anniversary
As activists celebrate the 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx, the University of the Philippines played The Internationale. The event was part of the global celebration of Marx’s theoretical contributions to the emancipation of the working class that will last an entire year. This is the first time after a long while that the Carillon…