Indigenous Peoples Deliver Agenda to President Aquino
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For Land and Wages: Half a Century of Peasant Struggle in Hacienda Luisita
For Land and Wages: Half a Century of Peasant Struggle in Hacienda Luisita
The Versolas continue to support the strike, visiting the picket line to watch documentaries on the massacre, help in the kitchen chores or just exchange views with anyone.
Group Demands Junking RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement over Death of Filipino Interpreter
Group Demands Junking RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement over Death of Filipino Interpreter
By GERMELINA LACORTE / Davao Today
Cardeno’s unexplained death while working for the US troops in February and the death of the Philippine Army officer a month later have renewed calls among militant groups to junk the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the US and the Philippines.
Nograles’ Defeat Dampens Endorsement of Scholarship Program
Nograles’ Defeat Dampens Endorsement of Scholarship Program
By CJ KUIZON / Davao Today
After former House Speaker Prospero Nograles lost in the last elections, barangay captains supporting him have stopped recruiting scholars for Nograles’ Oplan Kaalam program.
News in Pictures: Masbate Teacher 3rd of Four Activists Killed Under Aquino
News in Pictures: Masbate Teacher 3rd of Four Activists Killed Under Aquino
Mark B. Francisco, 27, a public school teacher of San Isidro Elementary School in Palanas, Masbate, and member of ACT Teachers' Party-list was killed by unidentified gunmen last July 9. Due to continuing threats of violence against teachers, classes have been suspended in 14 schools in Palanas municipality.
Two Public School Teachers Killed, Another Survives Attack in Masbate
Two Public School Teachers Killed, Another Survives Attack in Masbate
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Two teachers, where one is a member of the leftist group Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), were killed in just the first 10 days of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, bringing the number of extrajudicial killings under his watch to four.
Peasant Leader Killed Inside Nueva Ecija Army Camp
Peasant Leader Killed Inside Nueva Ecija Army Camp
By RONALYN V. OLEA
A 78-year-old peasant leader was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding men inside his house in San Isidro, Laur town, Nueva Ecija, at around 4:45 p.m. Friday, July 9. He was the second victim of extrajudicial killing under the new administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III.
Diwalwal Stirs Anew as Big Mining Firms Threaten to Displace Thousands
Diwalwal Stirs Anew as Big Mining Firms Threaten to Displace Thousands
By DAISY C. GONZALES, MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN and JOSE HERNANI
After eight years of government control, the mineral reservation site in Diwalwal has been eyed by big interest groups, leaving Velasco and more than 40,000 villagers in a constant threat of displacement. Small miners resent government’s policy allowing big private mining firms to take over the site.
Human Rights Violations Still Plague Ilocos Region
Human Rights Violations Still Plague Ilocos Region
By JOAN GARCIA
The claim of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that it has achieved victory in the Ilocos provinces did not make the human rights situation there any better.
News in Pictures: Armed Journalist
News in Pictures: Armed Journalist
Rather than be cowed, a journalist prefers to be armed for protection, at the heels of another media killing, the second this week.
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