More celebrities call for junking of terror bill
"Only cowards are afraid of dissent.”
More celebrities call for junking of terror bill
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In a bid for franchise renewal, ABS-CBN debunks allegations
In a bid for franchise renewal, ABS-CBN debunks allegations
“ABS-CBN’s return to the Lopezes was done in accordance with the law, and that is our truth.”
Joint Statement | We reject the Terror Bill
Joint Statement | We reject the Terror Bill
While we all agree that the fight against terrorism is important and needs the participation and cooperation of everyone, we maintain that the proposed law is open to abuse by despotic governments to visit terror against critics and the people in general.
Labor groups demand release of 6 arrested jeepney drivers
Labor groups demand release of 6 arrested jeepney drivers
They had no income for two months and received no aid from government. When they held a protest demanding government to allow them to earn a living, they were arrested and detained.
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UN experts condemn police violence, abuses amid COVID-19
UN experts condemn police violence, abuses amid COVID-19
Both UN experts called on everyone to denounce governments’ failure to respond to the needs of the people in the time of the pandemic.
Pedagogy of the digitally oppressed
Pedagogy of the digitally oppressed
Education is under threat of being reduced into a mastery of prepackaged learning materials that are stored in downloadable files in the web cloud. Discovery of the new in the near future could simply refer to a browsing experience.
Suspension of jeepney operation: commuters’ dilemma in ‘new normal’
Suspension of jeepney operation: commuters’ dilemma in ‘new normal’
The transport movement argued that the old jeepneys must not be sidelined when there is an obvious increase in demand due to the reduced passengers of other PUVs for physical distancing.
Youth groups, lawyer decry ‘harassment case’
Youth groups, lawyer decry ‘harassment case’
The National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL), counsel for Anakbayan, lambasted the NTF-ELCAC “for capitalizing on a familial conflict and turning it into a witch-hunt for members of Anakbayan and the Kabataan Partylist, which are legitimate organizations advancing the Filipino youth’s aspirations for national democracy.”
FIRST PERSON | Bike commuting on the 1st day of GCQ
FIRST PERSON | Bike commuting on the 1st day of GCQ
I realized it is easier to see yourself, at least in my case, bike commuting when you are working in an air-conditioned office mostly doing mental labor. Riding a bike for maybe 5-10 kilometers then becomes a welcome form of exercise to make up for the lack of physical activity during those long hours seated at your desk. That you are not stuck in traffic and you lessen your carbon footprint are also encouraging. But this is a position of privilege many bike commuters do not have. Many of them are forced to take on this burden of additional labor before and after a day of performing backbreaking work in factories and other such places where you actually sweat it out to earn a living.
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.
First Person | Si Karletz, ang bundok na di mapapatag
First Person | Si Karletz, ang bundok na di mapapatag
“Basta aksyon, Bad yon” tawa naming lahat. Siguro nga, kung si Ka Bea, bilang chairperson ang ‘nanay’ ng organisasyon, si Ka Inday iyung tita mong makulit, si Karlets naman ang inabutan kong tito na ‘bad boy’ ng kilusan ng maralitang lungsod. Hindi dahil pasaway siya o mahirap pakisamahan, pero dahil may taglay lang siyang swabeng angas na maganda kasama mapakwentuhan, sa init ng pagtuligsa sa bulok na gobyerno, at syempre sa pagharap sa masa.
‘Anti-terror bill to transform PH into a police state’ — groups
‘Anti-terror bill to transform PH into a police state’ — groups
“The legislation can be used to violate people rights in the same way the Bayanihan Act was used for mass arrests of ECQ [enhanced community quarantine] violators. Only the anti-terror law is 100x worse.”
Balik-Tanaw | Pentecost: Together in one place
Balik-Tanaw | Pentecost: Together in one place
As we continue to live every day under the pandemic, as followers of the God of justice, I hope that we may never give in to the temptation to be silent and be complacent as the State and the ruling class slowly reveal to us the “new normal” that would only selfishly favor their interests. If we don’t learn to speak the tongues of the people, if we don’t shout with them their calls #MassTestingNow, #AyudaNgayonNa, and #SerbisyongMedikalHindiMilitar, we fail to do our crucial role as church-people.
Urban poor leader killed in Ormoc
Urban poor leader killed in Ormoc
"Badion championed the cause of the homeless and the informally settled. He was instrumental in Kadamay's housing occupation campaigns and community barricades against demolition."
Ethno-epic musical play Lam-Ang to stream online
Ethno-epic musical play Lam-Ang to stream online
Lam-Ang will be available for streaming along with the steampunk musical Mabining Mandirigma; celebrated Filipino translation of Shakespeare classics Coriolano, Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-Araw , and Der Kaufmann; and the hit children’s musical Sandosenang Sapatos.
Activists in Canada mourn death of slain Panay activist
Activists in Canada mourn death of slain Panay activist
“He is a jolly person, always on the go. He was full of energy and loves to mingle with everyone.”
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