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44th month of Ampatuan massacre commemorated
Mrs. Salaysay, widow of slain journalist Napoleon Salaysay, expressed hope that the Filipino people would not forget the Ampatuan massacre.
Int’l labor activists stage ‘solidarity walk’ for People’s Protest vs price hikes
They gather to discuss their experiences and exchange “strategies that work” in upholding their freedom to organize, “amid intensified labor exploitation on a global scale.”
Workers file complaint vs MMDA chair Tolentino over CNA incentive, abuses
Employees of the Metro Manila Development Authority filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against their administrator Francis Tolentino, who, they said, has continued to refuse to give them their incentive bonus and for the human rights violations he committed against union leaders and its members.
Time is running out
Peace advocates in Mindanao worry that only one of the four annexes contained in the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro was signed by the GPH and the MILF panels.
Repatriate undocumented migrant workers from Saudi Arabia now – Gabriela
Repatriate undocumented migrant workers from Saudi Arabia now – Gabriela
Police arrest residents opposed to demolition
Agham Rd residents barricade against impending demolition of their homes
Teachers call for distribution of election honoraria
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers once again picketed in front of the Commission of Elections (Comelec) last Thursday as thousands of teachers and support staff who served last elections have still not received their honoraria. The teachers’ group denounced the commission’s failure to act on the delayed compensation of teachers who served as board of election inspectors (BEI) and support staff last May 13.
OFWs remind Aquino to fast track repatriation of stranded Filipinos in Saudi
On National Migrants Day, overseas Filipino workers from Saudi Arabia who were recently repatriated trooped to Mendiola to call on the Aquino administration to fast track the repatriation of stranded Filipinos in Saudi before the crackdown resumes on July 3.
Why increase SSS premiums? workers’ groups ask
Since the time of President Fidel V. Ramos, Filipino retirees have never seen their SSS pension increase. Quirico D. Gapasin, 77, complained of this as he joined a picket in front of the SSS main office in Quezon City. He was just passing by East Avenue, he said, when he chanced upon members of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and Piston protesting the impending hike in SSS premiums, amid the little to no improvement in benefits and services.
‘Not a glorious day for UP’
The University of the Philippines is mourning.
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