Kailanman, hindi mapatatahimik ang mga kabataan. Patuloy nilang itataguyod ang bandila ng kalayaan sa pagpapahayag at pag-oorganisa. Sa harap ng sistematiko at patuloy na panggigipit ng rehimeng Duterte sa sektor, muli nilang ipinamalas ang pagkakaisa at paninindigan noong Agosto 20. Libu-libong estudyante at kanilang mga guro ang nagprotesta sa loob at labas ng mga unibersidad […]

Isang fact-finding mission (FFM) ang inilunsad noong Agosto 8-10 sa San Mariano, Isabela matapos maiulat ang pagtindi ng mga paglabag sa karapatang-tao sa prubinsya. Pinangunahan ng grupong Karapatan ang FFM. Natuklasan sa imbestigasyon na aabot na sa limang kumpanya ng mga sundalo ang ipinakat ng 95th at 86th IB sa 15 barangay ng San Mariano, […]

The Defend Negros #StopTheAttacks Network mounted the “National Day of Mourning and Protest” on August 20 to condemn the widespread killings and other attacks against civilians in Negros. It spearheaded the protest of hundreds of individuals in various parts of the country including Metro Manila, Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Sorsogon, Masbate, Laguna, Iloilo, Dumaguete, […]

For the third time, Rodrigo Duterte has again identified the Na­tio­nal Land Use Act (NLUA) as a priority bill of his regime in his Sta­te of the Na­ti­on Address (SONA) on July 22. Duterte insisted that this measure has to be immediately passed by Congress before the end of 2019 to purportedly lay down a […]

Contrary to President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim in his fourth State of the Nation Address, it is not true that land reform has been implemented in the Boracay Island, Aklan. In reality, 18-hectares of land subjected to agrarian reform have not yet been distributed to beneficiaries. According to De­partment of Agra­ri­an Reform (DAR)-Wes­tern Vi­sa­yas Di­rector Step­hen […]

Filipino fisherfolk lose a lot due to massive Chinese poaching of fishes in Philippine territorial waters. In the past six decades, fish stocks in the South China Sea steadily dwindled due to overfishing. A 2015 study revealed that fish stocks in certain parts of the SCS declined by as much as 90%. High-value fishes, like […]

Major transportation lines were destroyed during World War II. As a temporary solution, several Filipinos invested in refurbishing dilapidated US military jeeps. Sarao Motors was the first and formerly the biggest jeepney manufacturer in the country. It was founded in 1953 by businessman Leo­nar­do Sa­rao, a mechanic and former calesa (horse-drawn carriage) driver, with a […]

DUTERTE SHOWED his extreme bias for capitalists when he vetoed the Secu­rity of Te­nu­re (SOT). He clearly admitted this during his speech in Itba­yat, Ba­ta­nes last July 30 wherein he explicity said that the “anti-endo” bill lacks safeguards for businessmen. Consequently, progressive lawmakers filed a new version of the bill that is genuinely anti-endo and […]

Negros is drenched in blood. Once again, the Duterte monster spewed a thousand bullets against the defenseless. His death squads in the island mounted another round of killings of ordinary people over the past month. No less than 16 were killed, including a former mayor, an elected council, a school principal and other officers in […]