Iloilo 42 released on bail
The Iloilo City Regional Trial Court Branch 35 granted the petition for bail and ordered the release of the 42.
Iloilo 42 released on bail
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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.
Responding to Escolta’s street vendors: How do we provide relief and security to the economically vulnerable?
Responding to Escolta’s street vendors: How do we provide relief and security to the economically vulnerable?
Most of us may be afraid and cautious of this invisible virus possibly lurking in our vicinity. But for the economically vulnerable, it is the untrustworthy authorities that they are most afraid of during this quarantine. With Duterte’s order to shoot anyone who does not obey, the police were given even more power to assert their authority over the vendors and homeless.
Without ‘sufficient grounds’ for their arrest, relief workers in Marikina freed
Without ‘sufficient grounds’ for their arrest, relief workers in Marikina freed
“We are confident that the PNP’s [Philippine National Police] alleged evidence will not stand the test of credibility and competence required to establish probable cause.”
Policemen nab 76 activists, relief volunteers on Labor Day
Policemen nab 76 activists, relief volunteers on Labor Day
“Why is the Duterte regime on mass arrest mode? Is that the only government response they are capable of? Why are Filipinos being prevented from speaking out on their legitimate issues and grievances?”
Rage despite physical distance’ | Groups assail gov’t failure to aid Filipino workers amid pandemic
Rage despite physical distance’ | Groups assail gov’t failure to aid Filipino workers amid pandemic
"We mourn behind the face mask. We rage over the token relief promised but not received. We rage despite the physical and social distance."
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10 relief workers arrested in Marikina
10 relief workers arrested in Marikina
Gabriela secretary general Joms Salvador said in a Facebook post that Marikina police arrested 10 relief workers who were conducting a feeding program.
BPO workers lament company’s lack of compassion amid COVID-19
BPO workers lament company’s lack of compassion amid COVID-19
Since the declaration of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), BIEN has been calling out on BPO companies and the government to protect the safety of the workers. Still the lack of proper transport service, inadequate near site accommodation and limited work-from-home arrangement continue to threaten many BPO workers from job loss or even in being forced to be on a “floating status.”
Buzzwords for class war
Buzzwords for class war
This is why it is important to equate “poor” with “vulnerable.” Why, the most oppressed and exploited are also the most organized and politicized. More than ever, it is crucial for the ruling elite and their imperialist masters to deny that landless peasants, wage workers, informal workers and the unemployed wield the power of conceptual thought within the context of a protracted people's war for national liberation and socialism.
IT expert warns of ‘digital surveillance’ in the name of fight against COVID-19
IT expert warns of ‘digital surveillance’ in the name of fight against COVID-19
This is not the first time that there has been an increase on digital surveillance in the name of protecting the people.
Website of Baguio-based alternative media outfit under attack
Website of Baguio-based alternative media outfit under attack
Northern Dispatch believes that the attack is state-perpetrated, noting that the media outfit and their staff members were also subjected to intense red-tagging by military and its army or trolls.
Bayan Muna leader killed in Iloilo City
Bayan Muna leader killed in Iloilo City
“How can I go home and grieve? How can we cry for justice when justice is elusive for people who fight for justice? I can only place my rage in words that mean nothing to those who killed you,”
Children most vulnerable to physical, sexual, emotional abuse in the time of pandemic – groups
Children most vulnerable to physical, sexual, emotional abuse in the time of pandemic – groups
"The situation is very hostile. Because of the long confinement at home, the victims are locked down together with their abusers. This makes the victims more prone to physical, sexual and emotional abuse."
Wife of Jonas Burgos likens burden to kin of COVID-19 victims
Wife of Jonas Burgos likens burden to kin of COVID-19 victims
“Now they have an idea of how painful and difficult it is for the families of the disappeared.”
‘New requirement for relief distribution only impedes assistance to the poor’
‘New requirement for relief distribution only impedes assistance to the poor’
Former Social Welfare and Development Secretary and spokesperson of Citizens Urgent Response to End COVID-19 (Cure COVID), Judy Taguiwalo said that this requirement is just another barrier to bring help where it’s urgently needed.
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