The Guardian online, May 1, 2021 (AFP) – Thousands rallied on Saturday across France and Spain to hold May Day rallies in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic as police scuffled with protesters in Paris and fired teargas. A police source told AFP that far-left “black bloc” protesters had repeatedly tried to block the trade…
By: Krixia Subingsubing, Nestor Corrales – Philippine Daily Inquirer / April 26, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Saying that a gag order is not enough, Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas wants Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. and Lorraine Badoy, undersecretary for communications, both spokespersons of the government’s anti-communist task force, dismissed from their posts Brosas said on…
Apr 26, 2021, Rappler.com Ano’t ano man ang kahihinatnan ng community pantry, isang malinaw na indikator ito ng nalulusaw na pagsandig sa gobyerno Good virus nga ang ideya ng community pantry – na mula sa isang kariton sa Maginhawa Quezon City, ngayo’y 250 na at umabot na sa Visayas at Mindanao. Nagdilang-anghel pa nga ang…
By Pia Regalado for Reportr, Esquire Philippines, April 22, 2021 They’re an ARMY of purple, not red. Fans of BTS have rejected social media tags linking their community pantry to the communist rebellion, as they promised to continue giving out free food and essentials to those in need during the pandemic. They’re an ARMY of…
Apr 22, 2021 Sofia Tomacruz MANILA, Philippines ‘Deeply impressed by the solidarity spirit of the Filipinos,’ says German Ambassador to the Philippines Anke Reiffenstuel as she visits the pioneering Maginhawa community pantry German Ambassador to the Philippines Anke Reiffenstuel lauded the initiative of Filipinos to set up community pantries all over the country in an…
By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter, INQUIRER.net / April 22, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday said National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. should just “go back to the military” instead of “harassing our people with red-tagging accusations,” but the latter was…
Apr 20, 2021 Dwight De Leon MANILA, Philippines The pioneering makeshift, sidewalk free food station serving the needy reopens Wednesday The woman whose trailblazing community pantry initiative inspired thousands of Filipinos to extend a similar helping hand to the needy has had enough of the red-baiting. Ana Patricia Non, in a virtual press briefing she…
Business World Online, April 16, 2021 SOME 500 medical frontliners, lawyers, businessmen, members of the academe, media workers and civil leaders on Thursday initiated an online petition calling for the resignation of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, citing his “failure” in addressing various issues facing the country. “Our country is on the brink of disaster. At…