Nagtipon-tipon ang mga labor groups na pinangungunahan ng Kilusang Mayo Uno, upang ipanawagan at ipaabot sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), at sa main office ng Shell sa lungsod ng Makati ang kanilang mga hinaing patungkol sa sinasabing “Triple Whammy” – pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin ,…
“Useless make-up solutions.” This has been the reaction of militant labor group, Kilusang Mayo Uno – Metro Manila to the statement of Presidential spokesperson, Harry Roque over the solutions being seen by the Palace to mitigate the effects of rising prices of basic commodities and services due to the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion…
Intermittent rains didn’t stop human rights groups from holding an alternative form of protest dubbed ‘Protesta De Mayo Laban sa Tiraniya’ at the University of the Philippines Diliman today. Organized by Karapatan and Hustisya, the ‘procession’ of five ‘reinas’ depicted current human rights issues and people’s stuggles under the Duterte administration. La Reina de la…
I am forever grateful to the Free Ferdinand Castillo Movement, my wife and daughter, BAYAN, KARAPATAN, PILC and NUPL, MAKABAYAN and my friends here and abroad for helping me fight the trumped-up charges against me by the Duterte government. I thank you for all the moral, political, legal and material help that you extend. I…
Free Ferdinand Castillo Movement, Karapatan – Metro Manila, and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – Metro Manila held a candle-lighting activity calling for the release of political prisoner Ferdinand Castillo on Thursday, May 24. The groups are optimistic that the stalled talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front…
The legal counsel of Sister Patricia Fox reacted to the recent move of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) denying her motion for reconsideration of the April 23, 2018 order downgrading her Missionary Visa into a Temporary Visitor’s Visa and for Fox to leave the country in thirty (30) days from said date. According to the…
Sa pangunguna ng mga grupong Lumad na nagmula pa sa Mindanao, nagsagawa ng kilos-protesta ang iba’t ibang progresibong sektor sa Mendiola, Maynila, upang gunitain ang unang anibersaryo ng pagdeklara ng Martial Law sa Mindanao. Ayon sa Barug Katungod Mindanao, lalong dumami ang mga kaso ng paglabag ng karapatang pantao sa buong isla. Simula nang umupo…
Lumad leaders will be leading militant groups on a march to Mendiola on May 23 to protest the extended martial law in Mindanao. Mindanao-based groups Kalumaran and Barug Katungod Mindanao made this announcement as they presented their assessment of the first year since Pres. Duterte declared martial rule in the island. The groups said that…