May 7, 2024 7:52 PM PHT Dwight de Leon, Bonz Magsambol Former senator Trillanes claims that Rodrigo Duterte is behind a destabilization plot against the Marcos administration, and that the alleged effort stems from the looming threat of Duterte’s arrest in connection with the ICC probe into his drug war. MANILA, Philippines – Rumors of…
Gaea Katreena Cabico – Philstar.com May 6, 2024 MANILA, Philippines — Fishers and environmentalists on Monday filed a complaint against the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources over reclamation and dredging projects in Manila Bay. “We bring to your attention the distress we are experiencing in the face of…
Statement, Migrante International On the Passing of Secretary Toots Ople 22 August 2023 Migrante-International expresses its deepest condolences with the family, friends and colleagues of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople in the wake of news about her sudden passing. Secretary Toots has a long and respectable record of NGO work and…
The Den Haag chapter of Migrante-Netherlands held its second general assembly and celebrated its 13th founding anniversary last 20 August in The Hague, The Netherlands. With the theme ‘Migrant workers resist trafficking, abuse, discrimination and all forms of oppression!’ Filipino migrants gathered at the Kurdish Cultural Center in The Hague to look back at more…
By: Krixia Subingsubing – Reporter / @KrixiasINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer / July 20, 2023 MANILA, Philippines — Activist and former martial law detainee Carol Pagaduan Araullo is seeking P2 million in damages as she sued former anti-insurgency task force spokesperson Lorraine Badoy and confessed communist rebel Jeffrey Celiz for “their incessant and wanton red-tagging” that…
Clyde Hughes, Tue, July 18, 2023 July 18 (UPI) — The International Criminal Court’s appeals chamber said on Tuesday that an investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” can move forward. The appeals court ruled 3-2 in favor of continuing the investigation, rejecting the government’s attempt to block the probe into the…
After filing a National Labor Relations Board complaint, a group of Jollibee Workers and community members delivered a letter to management to demand reinstatement and backpay. This is the first ever community-supported worker protest in a Jollibee location in North America. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6th, 2023 Media Contact: Patrick Nevada, patrickj4jw@gmail.com, 808-388-8438 Former Jollibee…
by the People’s Summit convened by BAYAN Philippines, June 2023 In the past year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his family indulged in lavish parties and junket foreign trips while many Filipinos suffered from poverty and hunger brought about by soaring inflation, low wages, and inadequate social services. Pandemic recovery has been slow and the…