Archive of People’s Struggles

Progressive youths staged a protest on September 8 in front of the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways on Guerrero Street in Davao City to denounce corruption in the agency related to reported ghost and incomplete flood control projects in the city. They carried a list of major contractors involved, including […]

Nagprotesta noong Setyembre 8 sa harap ng upisina ng rehiyunal na Department of Public Works and Highways sa Guerrero Street sa Davao City ang mga progresibong kabataan para kundenahin ang korapsyon sa kagawaran kaugnay sa nababalitang mga “ghost” at di tapos na mga proyektong pang-flood control sa syudad. Dala nila ang listahan ng pinakamalalaking kontraktor […]

The streets of Kathmandu and Jakarta have recently erupted in fire, fury, and the unmistakable power of people’s resistance. From the youth-led uprisings in Nepal to the massive street demonstrations in Indonesia, millions are showing the world that the people will no longer tolerate corrupt governments enriching their bureaucrats at the expense of the people. […]

On September 9, Migrante Philippines, Network and Alliance of Consumers for National Development (SUKI Network), Bayan Muna Partylist, Association of Domestic Helpers in the Middle East (Sandigan), Gabriela Women’s Party, and Manibela protested in front of the Supreme Court to urge the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the privatization of NAIA. NAIA […]

Nagprotesta sa harap ng Supreme Court noong Setyembre 9 ang mga grupong Migrante Philippines, Samahan at Ugnayan ng mga Konsyumer para sa Ikauunlad ng Bayan (SUKI Network), Bayan Muna Partylist, Samahan ng mga DH sa Gitnang Silangan (Sandigan), Gabriela Women’s Party at Manibela. Nanawagan ang mga grupo sa Supreme Court na maglabas ng Temporary Restraining […]

Led by the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya)-Navotas, Navotas City fisherfolk protested in front of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Malabon-Navotas District Engineering Office on the morning of September 8. They condemned the local agency for its involvement in massive corruption linked to flood control projects. Navotas City is […]

Nagprotesta sa harap ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Malabon-Navotas District Engineering Office noong Setyembre 8 ng umaga ang mga mangingisda ng Navotas City sa pangunguna ng Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya)-Navotas. Binatikos nila ang lokal na ahensya sa malawak na korapsyong kinasasangkutan nito kaugnay sa mga proyektong flood control. […]

The Ilocos Sur people’s collective action compelled the local government to speak and announce the suspension of Isla Verde Mining and Development Company (IVMDC)’s destructive dredging operation at the Lower Abra River estuary within the province. On September 2, Ilocos Sur Gov. Jeremias Singson and former Gov. Chavit Singson declared that the operation would be […]

Naitulak ng sama-samang pagkilos ng mamamayan ng Ilocos Sur ang lokal na gubyerno na magsalita at magpahayag ng pagpapatigil sa operasyon ng mapangwasak na operasyong dredging ng Isla Verde Mining and Development Company (IVMDC) sa bukana ng Lower Abra River sa saklaw ng prubinsya. Noong Setyembre 2, nagpahayag sina Ilocos Sur Gov. Jeremias Singson at […]

Victims, their lawyers, and supporters expressed deep disappointment at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber’s postponement of the scheduled confirmation hearing for Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity case on September 23. The court upheld the lawyers’ statements that Duterte was “unfit to stand trial.” However, the court limited the postponement “to the time strictly […]