Junk the MIF. On May 31, progressive groups led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan protested the railroading of the Maharlika Investment Fund in the senate. They staged protest actions in front of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Manila to oppose plans to use hard-earned pension funds and contributions of workers and government employees […]
While the Filipino people suffer from poor power transmission services, officials of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) pocket huge amounts of profits. On May 8, residents of Metro Manila, neighboring provinces and some parts of the Visayas experienced extreme heat during several hours of widespread brownout because the NGCP grids (cable system […]
Petitions for 2 to 10 percent increase in tuition and other fees increase (TOFI) for academic year 2023-2024 have been submitted by private universities and institutions to the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd). If approved, these will add to the already heavy burden of students and parents. On average, one needs ₱130,000 to send a […]
Group of 7 (G7) countries leaders’ meeting on May 19 to May 20 in Hiroshima was met with protest led by the International People’s Front, International League of Peoples’ Struggle and other allied groups in Hiroshima, Japan. Protests led by the International People’s Front, International League of Peoples’ Struggle and other allied groups were staged […]
Two trooops of 91st IB were killed in a sniping operation by the New People’s Army (NPA)-Aurora on June 3, around 9 am in the Diamuloc river in Barangay Punglo, Maria Aurora, Aurora. With prompt report from the masses of the military combat operation, Red fighters immediately positioned themselves and hit the operating troops. According […]
Mistulang mga asong ulol ang mga armadong pwersa ng estado sa walang-habas na paninibasib sa mamamayang Pilipino sa ilalim ng lalong brutal na terorismo ng rehimeng US-Marcos. Higit na nagiging malupit ang gerang ito sa desperasyong patahimikin at lumpuhin ang iba’t ibang anyo ng paglaban ng sambayanan upang bigyang daan ang higit na malalalang anyo […]
Sampu ang pinatay, 13 ang iligal na inaresto at dalawa ang dinukot sa loob lamang ng dalawang linggong pananalasa ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Siyam sa pinatay ay magsasaka at isa ay sugatang Pulang mandirigma. Sa Camarines Norte, ginapos at tinortyur bago pinatay ng 9th IB si Romeo Agua, 42, na residente ng […]
Hindi maitanggi ang mapangwasak na epekto ng walang habas na pambobomba at panganganyon ng Armed Forces of the Philippines sa kalikasan at mga sibilyang komunidad. Kabilang dito ang pisikal na pinsala sa kapaligiran, mga pagbabago sa kalupaan at pagkasira ng habitat o pamumuhay ng wildlife, polusyon sa hangin at tubig, ingay, pag-aambag sa greenhouse gas […]
Sa 64 taon na pag-iral ng unyon sa Wyeth, iba’t ibang pakana ang ginawa ng kapitalista para bawiin ang naipagtagumpay nang mga benepisyo ng mga manggagawa. Naging isa sa modelo ang Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers’ Union (WPPWU) sa mga manggagawa sa bansa dahil sa inabot ng paglaban nito para sa dagdag-sahod, benepisyo at regularisasyon. Sa […]
Sunud-sunod na pagkilos at aktibidad ang isinagawa ng mga manggagawa ng Wyeth-Nestlé at kanilang mga tagasuporta para igiit ang pagbabalik ng 140 manggagawa na iligal na tinanggal ng kumpanya noong Mayo 18 at limang iba pang manggagawang nauna nang tinanggal. Nagprotesta noong Mayo 30 ang mga myembro ng Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers Union (WPPWU) sa […]