The Uni­ted Pan­ta­ron Ba­na­na Wor­kers Uni­on (UPBWU) filed a pettion at the office of the Re­gio­nal Tri­par­ti­te Wa­ges and Pro­ductivity Board (RTWPB) in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte on April 6 to demand a ₱100-daily wage increase for all workers in the Davao Region. The said region is the main source of bananas, both for […]

Two mass leaders were simultaneously arrested by the police in Bicol in the early morning of May 2. The victims were identified as Dan Balucio, secretary general of Bayan-Bicol and pastor of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, who was arrested in his home in Sto. Domingo, Albay; and Sasah Sta. Rosa, spokesperson […]

Two unidentified men gunned down John Heredia, former director of the National Union of Journalist of the Philippines, in Barangay Lawa-an, Roxas City, Capiz on May 2. The attack was perpetrated a day before the commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day. Heredia was the 21st journalist killed under the Duterte regime. Altermidya, a network […]

Bishop Hamuel Tequis of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), along with Rev. Daniel Palicte, Ephraim Malazarte, Grace Avila, Lindy Trenilla and Jong Monzon once again faced the court after the regime revived the trumped-up charges against them. They were accused of child abuse for providing sanctuary to Lumad children in UCCP […]

Rodrigo Duterte issued last April 14 Executive Order 130 which ended the 9-year moratorium on new mining projects. The moratorium was put in place in 2012 by the Aquino regime on some protected areas and tasked Congress to craft a new tax regime for mining companies. At that time, there were 291 new mining applications. […]

The Earth Day, an annual event to demonstrate support for environmental protection, was commemorated internationally last April 22. In the Philippines, the Duterte regime announced its submission of its Nationally Determined Contribution to make it appear that it is doing something to fight global warming. The document contains the commitment of the Philippines to gradually […]

There is no hope in sight in the next months for a reduction in the prices of processed foods such as canned goods, hotdogs and other products dependent on imported ingredients, as well as other products as bread and milk that depend on imported input.. This is due to the continuous increase in the prices […]

The Kaichin Independence Army (KIA) shot down a helicopter of the junta in its offensive in Momauk, Kachin state in Maynmar (formerly Burma) last May 3. The KIA is one of the armed groups of national minorities which oppose the military junta. Helicopters and fighter jets have been used by the junta in the past […]

There is currently a strong call in India for the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to his failed response to the Covid-19 pandemic which has resulted in an unprecendented spread of the virus in the country in the past month. Last May 6, the country recorded a total of 21 million cases of […]