Kinutya ng Ibon Foundation ang ipinagmamalaki ng rehimeng Marcos na tantos ng paglago ng gross domestic product o GDP na 5.7% para sa unang kwarto ng 2024. Hindi ito palatandaan ng pag-unlad ng kalagayan ng mamamayan dahil wala itong nalilikhang bagong mga trabaho, ayon sa grupo. Ipinagmamayabang ng mga upisyal sa ekonomya ng rehimen ang […]
Thousands of unemployed workers swarmed the “job fairs” opened by some local governments as their “offerings” during the recent Labor Day. In the job fair in Eastern Visayas, nearly 12,000 jobs were reportedly offered in various centers in the region. In Manila and Quezon City, 9,000 jobs each were reportedly offered to those who flocked […]
Dinagsa ng puo-puong libong manggagawang walang trabaho ang mga “job fair” na binuksan ng ilang lokal na gubyerno bilang “handog” ng mga ito sa nagdaang Araw ng Paggawa. Sa job fair sa Eastern Visayas, meron diumanong inalok na halos 12,000 trabaho sa iba’t ibang sentro sa rehiyon. Sa Maynila at Quezon City, tig-9,000 namang trabaho […]
The 7th ID and the Philippine Air Force dropped 1,000 leaflets in Barangay Galintuja, Maria Aurora, Aurora and in Barangay Lub-lub, Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya on March 28 as it launched an “aerial reconnaissance” using a Black Hawk military helicopter. This is similar to the futile tactics of other AFP units in the past to […]
Naghulog ng 1,000 polyeto ang 7th ID at Philippine Air Force sa Barangay Galintuja, Maria Aurora, Aurora at sa Barangay Lub-lub, Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya noong Marso 28 kasabay ng inilunsad nitong “aerial reconnaissance” gamit ang Black Hawk na helikopter ng militar. Katulad ito ng inutil na taktika ng iba pang mga yunit ng AFP […]
After several months of warning, children in Gaza are starting to die by starvation due to Israel’s relentless bombing, attacks and food aid embargo. On March 21, the Gaza Health Ministry recorded the deaths of 27 children due to malnutrition and dehydration. The United Nations says the actual number is probably higher because many of […]
Matapos ang ilang buwang babala, nagsimula nang mamatay sa gutom ang mga bata sa Gaza dulot ng walang patid na pambobomba, pang-aatake at pagtanggi ng Israel na papasukin ang mga ayudang pagkain dito. Noong Marso 21, naitala ng Gaza Health Ministry ang tuluyang pagkamatay ng 27 bata sanhi ng malnutrisyon at dehydration. Ayon sa United […]
February saw relentless increases in the price of rice, the staple food of Filipinos. Average “rice inflation” reached 23.7% and 26.3% for the poorest 30% of Filipino families. Rice inflation is higher for this sector because food constitutes a higher percentage of their small income. The last time rice inflation soared higher was in 2009. […]
Walang awat ang pagtaas ng presyo ng bigas, ang pinakabatayang pagkain sa Pilipinas, noong Pebrero. Umabot sa 23.7% ang abereyds na “rice inflation” at 26.3% para sa 30% pinakanaghihirap na pamilyang Pilipino. Mas mataas ang implasyon ng bigas sa bahaging ito ng lipunan dahil mas mataas na porsyento ang nailalaan nila sa pagkain dahil sa […]
Simultaneous protest actions were carried out by women under Gabriela on March 1 at the beginning of Women’s Month. Their call: Livelihood, Human Rights, Sovereignty, not chacha for foreigners and the few! That day, Gabriela Youth members, together with other youth groups, went to Mendiola in Manila to express their opposition to the Marcos regime’s […]