Face to Face with Terror in the Philippines
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Slideshow: Protesters March to Bataan to Oppose Nuclear Plant Revival
Slideshow: Protesters March to Bataan to Oppose Nuclear Plant Revival
Protesters March vs Nuclear Plant Revival
Reliving and Reviving ’85 Welgang Bayan: Move to Open Bataan Nuclear Plant Opposed
Reliving and Reviving ’85 Welgang Bayan: Move to Open Bataan Nuclear Plant Opposed
The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant symbolized the corruption and excesses of the Marcos dictatorship. The Arroyo administration is now trying to revive it. But those who participated in the 1985 “welgang bayan” that helped shut down the plant are reviving the passion and spirit of that landmark protest to oppose the present regime’s plan.
20 OFWs Being Abused by Employer in Saudi Arabia, Many Treated as Sex Slave
20 OFWs Being Abused by Employer in Saudi Arabia, Many Treated as Sex Slave
An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who recently returned to the Philippines has made an urgent appeal to help rescue 20 other women OFWs in Saudi Arabia, some of whom are being treated as sex slaves. She said several of them have been raped.
Hundreds of Workers Laid Off as Underwear Giant Closes Philippine Factories
Hundreds of Workers Laid Off as Underwear Giant Closes Philippine Factories
Union denounces move by Triumph International, calling it “unjust and illegal." The workers have been trying to fend off attempts by the company to decrease production at the factories and to move these facilities elsewhere.
Audio Slideshow: In Emotional Presser, Melissa Roxas Vows to Pursue Justice
Audio Slideshow: In Emotional Presser, Melissa Roxas Vows to Pursue Justice
Audio: Melissa Roxas Vows to Pursue Justice
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