Ang Bayan Ngayon

Gabriela Youth, Bahaghari, and Flowers for Lolas gathered on August 14 at Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City to mark the International Memorial Day for Comfort Women. During the activity, the groups recalled the thousands of women from different countries who fell victim to Japanese soldiers’ sexual abuse and called for justice for Filipino comfort women. […]

Nagtipon ang mga grupong Gabriela Youth, Bahaghari at Flowers for Lolas noong Agosto 14 sa Roxas Boulevard sa Pasay City upang gunitain ang Pandaigdigang Araw ng Pag-alaala para sa Comfort Women. Sa aktibidad, inalala ng mga grupo ang libu-libong kababaihang mula sa iba’t ibang bansa na biktima ng sekswal na pang-aabuso ng mga sundalong hapon […]

The zero billing scheme in Department of Health hospitals that Ferdinand Marcos Jr boasted of in his state of the nation address (SONA) last month is nothing but a scam. The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) belied that patients will pay nothing. The program covers laboratory tests, medicine, and doctors’ professional fees but patients may […]

Panggagantso o “budol” lamang ang pakanang zero billing o walang bayad sa mga ospital ng Department of Health na ipinagmayabang ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr sa kanyang state of the nation address (SONA) noong nakaraang buwan. Ayon sa Alliance of Health Workers (AHW), hindi totoong walang babayaran ang mga pasyente. Bagamat saklaw ng programa ang mga […]

The University Hotel Workers’ Union-KMU NCR announced the signing the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the union and the hotel management inside the University of the Philippines-Diliman in Quezon City on August 13. “This demonstrates the success of the union’s effort and strength to push for regularization, wage increases, and recognition of union rights. […]

Inianunsyo noong Agosto 13 ng University Hotel Worker’s Union-KMU NCR na napirmahan na ang bagong collective bargaining agreement (CBA) sa pagitan nito at ng maneydsment ng hote sa loob ng University of the Phillipines-Diliman sa Quezon City. “Pagpapahiwatig ito ng tagumpay mula sa pagod at lakas ng unyon para igiit ang regularisasyon, pagtaas ng sahod, […]

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and Altermidya-People’s Alternative Media Network expressed firm solidarity with their fellow journalists in Gaza, who now suffer unparalleled attacks and hardship. Filipino journalists reaffirmed their stand after Israeli forces bombed and killed the five remaining Al Jazeera correspondents in Gaza. The US-Israel bombing on August 10 […]

Mahigpit na nakiisa ang National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) at Altermidya-People’s Alternative Media Network sa kapwa nila mamamahayag sa Gaza na ngayon ay dumaranas ng walang kapantay na pang-aatake at pagdurusa. Muling nanindigan ang mga Pilipinong mamamahayag matapos binomba at pinatay ng mga pwersang Israeli ang limang natitirang korespondent ng Al Jazeera […]

The group Piston scorned the oil companies’ rollback of ₱1.50/liter for gasoline and ₱0.40/liter for diesel on August 12. They called it “loose change” especially against soaring prices of petroleum products. “Instead of being pleased, drivers, operators, and the people should be outraged over this very small reduction,” the group stated. Based on Piston’s calculations, […]

Kinutya ng grupong Piston ang ipinatupad na rolbak ng mga kumpanya ng langis noong Agosto 12 na ₱1.50/litro sa gasolina at ₱0.40/litro sa diesel. Tinawag nila itong “barya-barya” sa harap ng napakataas nang presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo. “Sa halip na ikatuwa, dapat pang ikagalit ng mga tsuper, operator, at mamamayan ang napakaliit na pagbaba […]