Archive of People’s Struggles

Rehimeng Marcos, pinakamalaking banta sa kalikasan ng Pilipinas—mga grupong pangkalikasan
June 06, 2024

Nagprotesta ang mga grupo at aktibistang pangkalikasan sa tanggapan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa Quezon City noong Hunyo 5, kasabay ng paggunita sa taunang World Environment Day. Sa pangunguna ng Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment, binatikos nila ang rehimeng Marcos bilang “pinakamalaking banta” sa kalikasan ng Pilipinas. “Idinudulot ni Pangulong […]

Democratic and rights groups call to disqualify judges issuing questionable search warrants from higher positions
June 06, 2024

Democratic and human rights groups trooped to the Supreme Court yesterday, June 5, to call for the disqualification of judges Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert and Jason Zapanta from positions in higher courts. Both are currently judges of regional trial courts. They are known for issuing questionable search warrants used in cases of political killings and arrests. Villavert’s […]

Mga huwes na naglabas ng mga kwestyunableng search warrant, pinadidiskwalipika sa mas mataas na pusisyon
June 06, 2024

Nagtungo sa Korte Suprema ang mga demokratikong grupo at grupo sa karapatang-tao kahapon, Hunyo 5, para ipanawagan na idiskwalipika ang mga huwes na sina Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert at Jason Zapanta sa mga pusisyon sa nakatataas na korte. Ang dalawa ay kasalukuyang huwes ng mga regional trial court. Kilala sila sa paglalabas ng kwestyunableng mandamyento o search […]

Drivers launch 2-day transport strike against new routes in Iloilo
June 02, 2024

Drivers in the “first towns” around Iloilo City are scheduled to hold a transport strike on June 3 and 4 to oppose the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) of Iloilo City that will limit the number of jeepneys plying within the city. Under the LPTRP, which is affiliated with the PUVMP or jeepney phaseout […]

2-araw na tigil-pasada laban sa bagong mga ruta, ilulunsad sa Iloilo
June 02, 2024

Nakatakdang magtigil-pasada ang mga drayber sa tinatawag na “first town” o mga bayan sa paligid ng Iloilo City sa Hunyo 3 at Hunyo 4 para tutulan ang Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) ng Iloilo City na maglilimita sa bilang ng dyip na papapasukin syudad. Sa ilalim ng LPTRP, na kaakibat ng PUVMP o jeepney […]

Students denounce relations between the local government of Quezon City and Zionist Israel
June 01, 2024

PUP for Palestine, a group of students from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, called on Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte to sever her office’s ties with officials of the Zionist state of Israel. The call is in line with condemning Israel and the US’ genocide against the Palestinian people. The call was made after […]

Ugnayan ng lokal na gubyerno ng Quezon City at Zionistang Israel, binatikos
June 01, 2024

Nanawagan ang PUP for Palestine, grupo ng mga estudyante ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines, kay Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte na putulin ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng kanyang upisina sa mga upisyal ng estado ng Zionistang Israel. Nakabalangkas ang panawagan sa pagkundena sa henosidyong inilulunsad Israel at ng US laban sa mamamayang Palestino. Ginawa ang panawagan […]

B-MEG workers demand long-delayed wages and other rights
June 01, 2024

Around 100 workers of B-MEG, a factory in the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) in Mariveles, Bataan, are complaining about delayed wages and eight months of non-remittance by the Delta 5 Manpower agency for their Social Security System, PhilHealth and Pagibig benefits. The Nagkakaisang Manggagawa ng FAB (NMFAB) condemned this and called for the dismantling […]

Naantalang sahod at iba pang mga karapatan ng manggagawa sa B-MEG, iginigiit
June 01, 2024

Inirereklamo ng 100 manggagawa ng B-MEG, pagawaan sa Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), Mariveles, Bataan, ang naantalang sahod at walong buwang hindi pagbabayad ng ahensyang Delta 5 Manpower para sa kanilang benepisyo sa Social Security System, PhilHealth at Pag-ibig. Kinundena ito ng Nagkakaisang Manggagawa ng FAB (NMFAB) at ipinanawagan ang pagbuwag sa sistemang “labor agency” […]

Sibuyan residents determined to defend the island against destructive mining
June 01, 2024

The residents of Sibuyan, an island in Romblon province, are determined to continue to defend their island against the disastrous mining of the Altai Philippines Mining Corporation (APMC) of the Gatchalian family. This is after the Court of Appeals dismissed on May 24 their petition to declare a writ of kalikasan on the island to […]