Archive of Ang Bayan

1 killed, 13 arrested in Negros
July 07, 2019

Joint forces of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and paramilitaries continue to sow terror in the Negros island using Memorandum Order No. 32 and Joint AFP-PNP Campaign Plan Kapanatagan of Rodrigo Duterte. In just three days, human rights groups reported 13 cases of illegal arrests and a killing in […]

Human rights report for the 2nd quarter of 2019
July 07, 2019

This report was culled from Ang Bayan’s reportage of human rights violations perpetrated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and other armed agents of the US-Duterte regime across the country in the second quarter of year 2019. BASED ON THE initial tally of Ang Bayan, there have been at least 191 […]

LGBT community urges, "Resist together!"
July 07, 2019

“RESIST TOGETHER!” This was the theme and call of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT) and their supporters in their rally last June 28 in Manila. The mobilization was mounted in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969 and the first Pride March in the country which […]

Barricade against Oceanagold
July 07, 2019

RESIDENTS OF SITIO Camgat, Barangay Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya remounted their barricade last June 6 to stop and condemn the mining operation of Oceanagold Philippines Inc., a large Australian company engaged in gold and copper open pit mining, which continued despite the expiration of its contract. The barricade was mounted along Oceana­gold’s access road and […]

NutriAsia workers mount strike in Laguna
July 07, 2019

MEMBERS OF THE Kilusan ng Abanteng Seksyon ng Anakpawis sa NutriAsia (KASAPINA-OLALIA-KMU) mounted their strike in front of the factory in Cabuyao City, Laguna in the early morning of July 6. Hundreds of workers locked three factory gates to stop its operation and block the movement of its products. In retaliation, goons and police elements […]

28 countries push for "war on drugs" investigation
July 07, 2019

TWENTY-EIGHT COUNTRIES supported a resolution filed at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) last July 4 to push the council to pursue the investigation on the escalating number of killings in the Philippines under the “war on drugs.” The UNHRC is expected to decide upon the resolution before its session closes on July 12. […]

NutriAsia workers mount strike in Laguna
July 07, 2019

MEMBERS OF THE Kilusan ng Abanteng Seksyon ng Anakpawis sa NutriAsia (KASAPINA-OLALIA-KMU) mounted their strike in front of the factory in Cabuyao City, Laguna in the early morning of July 6. Hundreds of workers locked three factory gates to stop its operation and block the movement of its products. In retaliation, goons and police elements […]

Violence and the toxic condition at Pepmaco
July 07, 2019

MORE THAN 200 workers of Peerless Products Manufacturing Corporation (Pepmaco) were beaten with truncheons, hosed down, and stoned by 20 goons while they were sleeping at their camp in front of the factory in Calamba, Laguna last June 28, 1:00 a.m. The attack was perpetrated to disperse the striking workers and their picketline. Twelve workers […]

DOJ junks case against Sagay 9 lawyer
July 07, 2019

THE DEPARTMENT OF Justice junked the kidnapping case against Atty. Katherine Panguban, head of the Women and Children’s Committee of the National Union of People’s Lawyers, last June 28. The decision was based on the testimony of the mother and the minor who said that they went with Panguban. The minor who is the sole […]

National debt balloons to P7.9 trillion
July 07, 2019

THE OUTSTANDING public debt of the Philippines increased by P1.9 trillion since the loan addict Duterte came to power. Last May, the debt peaked at P7.9 trillion, which is higher by 32% than the P6 trillion debt reported in July 2016. This is also 1.7% higher than the P7.8 trillion debt reported in Apil 2019. […]