#DuterteResign call continues to grow online
The petition started with only 500 signatures of people from different sectors of the society.
#DuterteResign call continues to grow online
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Cops visit community pantries, question organizers
Cops visit community pantries, question organizers
In a statement, urban poor group Kadamay said police presence is "definitely not needed" in the community pantries, adding that their atrocious record will scare away people who badly need food.
Balik-Tanaw | Solidarity with the people in their pains and struggles
Balik-Tanaw | Solidarity with the people in their pains and struggles
This encounter or solidarity with the people in with their pains and struggles helped me understand more the meaning of my being a religious. That I’m supposed to go out and tell the good news of the Resurrection which is the forgiveness of sins, that all is forgiven; nothing is held back.
Mass vaccination PH: Throwing away our shots (Part II)
Mass vaccination PH: Throwing away our shots (Part II)
The national government has also allowed private enterprises and local government units (LGUs) to procure vaccines for their constituents and employees provided that they sign a tripartite agreement with the national government and vaccine manufacturers. The tripartite agreement is meant to ensure vaccine manufacturers that the national government would cover indemnification and the cost of adverse effects.
Lawmakers oppose moves to increase pork imports
Lawmakers oppose moves to increase pork imports
Lawmakers are currently seeking to junk President Rodrigo Duterte’s earlier order to allow more pork imports as prices continue to increase, saying the move will be at the expense of local hog raisers who are in need of assistance.
US troops presence to intensify tension in the West Philippine Sea – groups
US troops presence to intensify tension in the West Philippine Sea – groups
“It would be best for the Philippine government to assert its sovereignty on the West Philippine Sea without playing one superpower against the other. If this competition for dominance escalate, we will surely be crushed in the middle of it all."
William Ramsey Clark: The U.S. attorney general who fought against U.S. war crimes
William Ramsey Clark: The U.S. attorney general who fought against U.S. war crimes
"As we painstakingly arouse, organize and mobilize against US Imperialism, we will continue to cherish Ramsey Clark’s spirit of internationalism that waged a remarkable and principled struggle for the peoples of the Global South from the belly of the beast."
Balik-Tanaw | Let us be like Thomas
Balik-Tanaw | Let us be like Thomas
There is nothing normal in letting the poor remain poor, in letting people get denied healthcare, in letting the activists and human rights defenders being called terrorists and get killed.
Progressives say ‘Atin ang Pinas’ amid increasing China presence in PH waters
Progressives say ‘Atin ang Pinas’ amid increasing China presence in PH waters
Filipino progressives marked today’s commemoration of the Day of Valor with a firm stand against the increasing Chinese militia presence in the country’s territory in the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea.
OPINION | Covid-19: Militarism and big money trampling humanity
OPINION | Covid-19: Militarism and big money trampling humanity
The Covid-19 spectre, vaccine mania, deceptive remedial schemes and brutal, anti-people pandemic responses created by militarism and big money have shoved by the wayside pro-people, more sensible and a wider range of prevention and treatment strategies to address the pandemic.
‘Increase in imports will seal death of dying hog industry’
‘Increase in imports will seal death of dying hog industry’
The planned increase in pork imports to supposedly address the crisis brought by the African swine fever will bring death to the already dying industry, a farmers’ group said.
BAYAN urges Palace to summon, even expel, Chinese ambassador
BAYAN urges Palace to summon, even expel, Chinese ambassador
Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. said Ambassador Huang Xilian should be expelled if his explanation is unsatisfactory.
Balik-Tanaw | The resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Balik-Tanaw | The resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
We are all called to be prophets of our time; called to denounce injustices and announce the good news; called to offer our lives in the service of humanity, especially the deprived and the oppressed. It seems too ideal, but the fact is, some were already ahead of us in giving testimony. Think of those human rights defenders who dared to speak and defend those who have been deprived of their fundamental rights.
Women cyclists fight against gender-based harassment
Women cyclists fight against gender-based harassment
"Such lewd posts and comments circulating in male-dominated online hubs and cycling communities are clearly indications of the deep-seated sexism and objectification of women in our society that should never be tolerated."
Advocates post photos of empty plates to press aid for the hungry
Advocates post photos of empty plates to press aid for the hungry
In time for the Catholic tradition of fasting during the Holy Week, a peasant advocates group led a protest action assailing how the government "has virtually imposed hunger on the poor and the marginalized amid the apparent absence of any concrete plans for economic relief and the strengthening of the public health system."
‘Huli’ week aims to cripple opposition – Bayan Muna
‘Huli’ week aims to cripple opposition – Bayan Muna
"While these systematic attacks are still part of the Duterte administration's warped and militarist campaign against progressive organizations, clearly, it is also aimed at serving a chilling message to the political opposition.”
Why is the Food Systems Summit silent on corporate land grabs?
Why is the Food Systems Summit silent on corporate land grabs?
Indeed, there is a need, as the Asia Peasant Coalition puts it, for the farmers “to organize and mobilize for our own people’s summit together with other marginalized and oppressed sectors that suffer the gravest hunger and poverty because of imperialist control and domination over the world’s food and agriculture.”
Who is Joseph Canlas and why is he trending on Twitter?
Who is Joseph Canlas and why is he trending on Twitter?
Joseph Canlas is a peasant leader and community organizer based in Central Luzon, where he led various campaigns and struggles against landgrabbing and land-use conversion in many farming communities in the region.
P100 emergency wage increase rejected; ‘heartless’ says labor group
P100 emergency wage increase rejected; ‘heartless’ says labor group
Amid increasing prices of staple goods and a stricter lockdown in place, workers group called the labor department's rejection of a P100-emergency wage relief petition “heartless.”
CPP says Duterte has failed to crush the NPA
CPP says Duterte has failed to crush the NPA
“Oppressive lockdowns and widespread joblessness are causing grave hardships on the masses, stoking widespread anger, rousing them to fight back and inciting more and more people to join the armed resistance to fight and seek the ouster of the US-Duterte regime."
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