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PUP anti-privatization rally. Students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) protested before the House of Representatives in Quezon City on February 12 as a hearing was held on the National Polytechnic University (NPU) Bill that will allow further privatization and commercialization of university education. The proposal contains provisions that would allow the […]
More than 100 organizations and individuals under the No to Chacha Network gathered on February 15 to oppose the Marcos regime’s plan to amend the 1987 Constitution (charter change or chacha), through any form. They also announced the commemoration of the 38th year of the EDSA Uprising, which they say gave birth to the constitution. […]
Farmers’ and women’s groups protested in Mendiola in Manila on February 14 to call for the repeal of the Rice Liberalization Law (RLL), which was enacted on the same day in 2018. They denounced the liberalization of rice imports that further increased the price of rice, contrary to its promise to lower the price. The […]
Capitalists, their congressional defenders and state agencies, once again sang in chorus about the “detrimental effects” of wage increases on the economy and the workers themselves. “Small businesses will close!” “Fees and prices will increase!” and worst, “It will burden workers!” These excuses have long been repeatedly debunked. Ibon Foundation’s study of the country’s history […]
Always anxious, always stressed. Of course, that’s our sole means of livelihood,” shared Aling Myrna, wife of a jeepney driver who is also a bus conductor, when asked about the Marcos regime’s Public Utility Vehicles (PUV) phaseout program. This is the general sentiment of drivers and operators, their wives and families, even as the deadline […]
Cases of arrests, surveillance and harassment by military elements against progressives and activists in the Negros, Bicol and Southern Tagalog regions were recorded in recent weeks. In Negros Occidental, police arrested Pertinisa Jereula Charita, 55, while visiting her husband at the San Carlos City jail on February 13. According to Human Rights Advocates Negros (HRAN), […]
Residents of Sitio Balubad, Barangay Anunas, Angeles City thwarted yet another attempt by the police, with the complicity of Clarkhills Properties Corporation, to demolish their community since February 7. At least 100 police and SWAT members, with an additional 50 personnel, were sent to the site to forcibly evict the residents. The planned demolition will […]
Sumisigaw ng katarungan ang mga kaanak ng mahigit 100 nasawi sa pagguho ng lupa sa Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro noong Pebrero 6. Katarungan ang kanilang hinihingi dahil batid nilang ang pagkamatay ng kanilang mga mahal sa buhay ay hindi simpleng aksidente o trahedya ng kalikasan, kundi bunga ng kalagayang nilikha ng mga hayok sa […]
Aktibong hinaharang ng mga katutubo sa Sityo Dalicno, Barangay Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet ang napipintong pagpapatibay ng gubyernong Marcos sa Application for Production Sharing Agreement 103 (APSA 103) sa Itogon-Suyoc Resources, Inc (ISRI) na sasaklaw sa kanilang lupang ninuno. Anila, maraming iregularidad sa proseso ng pagkuha ng Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) ng National Commission […]