Australian missionary nun Sr. Patricia Anne Fox remains resolute in the face of an Immigration order denying her visa extension application and requiring her to leave before Nov. 4.
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Negros Island identified four suspects in the massacre of nine farmers in Sagay City last October 20. In a statement, NDFP-Negros spokesperson Frank Fernandez said the killers behind the massacre were Vito Lotrago, Eduardo Linugon, Rexi Robles and a certain Rako, former members of the Revolutionary…
Travelling almost 10,000 kilometers to the other side of the globe, four members of the Philippine chapter of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) attended the organization’s Regional Conference in Entebbe, Uganda from October 2-5, 2018 Themed “IAWRT Looking into the Future,” the global event gathered 50 participants from five continents representing…
While thousands observed the annual Catholic tradition of Undas at the public cemetery here in Davao City’s Wireless Public Cemetery, young tomb painters make a living by accepting painting jobs for a minimal fee and vendors sell assorted food items, candles and flowers to individuals visiting the cemetery.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)
“No amount of pretending to distribute land ownership certificates, be these token or fake, can cover up his selfish and ugly role as an ultra-reactionary part of the oligarchy.”
Bayan Muna called for the fast-tracking of a bill aimed at giving substantial discounts for funeral services for the poor. As high inflation rates affect even the dead, House Bill 3028 should be immediately passed to give indigent families a 50 percent discount in funeral services, Bayan Muna explained. Authored by Bayan Muna Representative Carlos…
A union member of Sumifru company was gunned down by unidentified men in Compostela town on Wednesday evening.
Progressive groups staged a ‘Black Friday Protest’ last October 26 at the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) calling for justice for the nine victims of the Sagay City massacre earlier this month. A candle lightning ceremony was also held to pay tribute to the martyrs of the said massacre. National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW)…