3K Quezon residents to be displaced by SMC projects
“Thousands of fisherfolk, farmers, and rural poor who depend on fishing and coconut farming will lose their livelihoods.”
3K Quezon residents to be displaced by SMC projects
Justin Umali would like you to think that he is not the corniest person in the room. A full-time activist from Southern Tagalog, he writes stories highlighting local and sectoral issues and community struggles. His hobbies include sending drafts at 2 a.m. and drinking too much coffee.
Justin Umali would like you to think that he is not the corniest person in the room. A full-time activist from Southern Tagalog, he writes stories highlighting local and sectoral issues and community struggles. His hobbies include sending drafts at 2 a.m. and drinking too much coffee.
24 hours after arrest, still no charges filed vs Cabuyao 11
24 hours after arrest, still no charges filed vs Cabuyao 11
“The truth of the matter is that this arrest only proves that the Terror Law was not made to fight terrorism but to stifle democratic dissent.”
11 arrested in Cabuyao 24 hours after anti-terror bill signed into law
11 arrested in Cabuyao 24 hours after anti-terror bill signed into law
“Exactly 24 hours since Rodrigo Duterte affixed his signature on the draconian Terror Law, the first arrests were made on activists who held a peaceful protest against the dangerous law.”
Rizal residents confront, ‘arrest’ military intelligence agent
Rizal residents confront, ‘arrest’ military intelligence agent
The local organization was able to confirm that a certain Harold Diaz had links to NTF-ELCAC when another suspected agent of the task-force went to the SIKKAD K3 office to invite him to the Barangay San Jose Annex building. A few minutes later, no less than 20 soldiers from the Army's 2nd Infrantry Division in full battle gear and armed with rifles arrived at the office, forcibly made their way towards Diaz and whisked him away.
Rape culture exists, so long as the current state exists
Rape culture exists, so long as the current state exists
"The combination of backwards tradition, capitalist commodification, and class contradiction all help create a culture where women are not only sidelined but are crushed by a vice and deprived of their right to voice out, to quote Alexandra Kollontai. Rape culture...
In one day, 4 farmers killed by suspected state agents
In one day, 4 farmers killed by suspected state agents
“It is martial law without martial law, but worse: it is legalized butchery, targeting peasants and workers whose attempts to seek redress for their systemic exploitation have been criminalized.”
Threats mount vs. Coca-Cola workers as union elections near
Threats mount vs. Coca-Cola workers as union elections near
“In the five years that the union has existed, it has succeeded in the struggle for regularization when the workers went on strike in 2017, sorted out the union fund after the previous leadership left nothing, conducted multiple series of educational discussions to help the workers understand their rights, its leaders have studied how to best run the union in order to serve its workers, and advanced the struggle for livable wages and benefits through [Collective Bargaining Agreements].”
Barangay captain in Laguna shot dead
Barangay captain in Laguna shot dead
“It is distressing that the community of barangay San Antonio would lose somebody like Hon. Froilan Reyes, especially now when his leadership is needed during a time of great crisis brought about by COVID-19.”
What we could learn from Capitol Hill
What we could learn from Capitol Hill
The challenge for American activists and organizers is to now elevate these contradictions towards the primary question of class struggle; something that hasn’t been done since the Black Panther Party of the 1960s.
Arrest of Iligan youth ‘baseless’– groups
Arrest of Iligan youth ‘baseless’– groups
The students were subjected to abuse and intimidation, with one student choked by an officer in plainclothes while he was trying to explain. One student was also labelled as a “recruiter for the New Peoples’ Army.”
Rizal crackdown vs. urban poor ‘desperate’ – groups
Rizal crackdown vs. urban poor ‘desperate’ – groups
On the same day that Kadamay Secretary General Carlito Badion was killed, members of urban poor groups in Rizal province were summoned by the military to clear their names from the list of alleged communists.
Factory worker in Cavite allegedly mauled by police over ECQ violations
Factory worker in Cavite allegedly mauled by police over ECQ violations
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno slammed the “double standard on the implementation of ECQ rules,” pointing out that this was not the first time police “exercised brutality instead of compassion amid the COVID crisis.”
Overseas Filipinos worldwide slam mandatory Philhealth, call it ‘legalized robbery’
Overseas Filipinos worldwide slam mandatory Philhealth, call it ‘legalized robbery’
“Filipino migrants are tired of being treated as milking cows by the Philippine government. We will continue to protest the unjust provisions of the law until it is totally scrapped.”
6 farmers arrested in Batangas in early Mother’s Day raid
6 farmers arrested in Batangas in early Mother’s Day raid
The arrests and the disproportionate show of force were likened to the “shock-and-awe tactics of Oplan Sauron” in Negros Island.
Rights defender detained while doing humanitarian work
Rights defender detained while doing humanitarian work
Karapatan Rizal was quick to point out that the incident was only the latest in a series of “harassment and delaying tactics” performed by the 80th IB designed to “deny the family of their latest victim justice and hide their crimes.”
After undergoing surgery, farmer ‘illegally arrested’ in Quezon
After undergoing surgery, farmer ‘illegally arrested’ in Quezon
Human rights watchdog Karapatan Quezon assailed his arrest, stating that military "should be doing service to the people and assisting them in the fight against the pandemic" instead of going on an all-out attack against them.
Group lambasts plan to deploy military, police units against union offices
Group lambasts plan to deploy military, police units against union offices
“This is a clear attack on the democratic rights of unionists and workers who are fighting for legitimate rights.”
Labor Day ‘surrender’ of 16 ‘Reds’ staged – groups
Labor Day ‘surrender’ of 16 ‘Reds’ staged – groups
Labor group Defend Coca-Cola Workers reported cases of harassment against as early as January of this year, when Coca-Cola management brought workers to Fort Sto. Domingo, Santa Rosa, and Camp Vicente Lim, Calamba, for anti-union seminars.
Harassment vs. Coca-Cola workers continues amid COVID-19 pandemic
Harassment vs. Coca-Cola workers continues amid COVID-19 pandemic
Defend Coca-Cola Workers described the incident as a “clear case of harassment and anti-union practice”, calling it “shameful and infuriating” that Coca-Cola would “collude with the AFP and PNP to take advantage of the hunger, fear and struggle faced by many due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Reds refute military’s claims of arrests, surrender
Reds refute military’s claims of arrests, surrender
Since the declaration of a unilateral ceasefire by the Duterte administration, the CPP said that at least 219 barangays nationwide have been subject to counter-insurgency operations. They also assert that Duterte’s real goal is to “use the pandemic as an opportunity to try and crush the ‘insurgency’ before the end of his term in office,” pointing out the focus on military operations instead of social services.
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