Archive of People’s Struggles

Charter change, ipinagpipilitan pa rin sa Senado
May 19, 2024

Isang prayer rally laban sa charter change sa pangunguna ng simbahang Katolika ang nakatakdang ilunsad, kasama ang iba’t ibang sibiko, progresibo at makabayang organisasyon, sa huling araw ng regular na sesyon ng Senado sa Mayo 22. Lalahukan ng rali ng dyosises ng Maynila at iba pang kalapit na simbahan, gayundin ng ilang paaralang Katolika. Sabayang […]

Drivers and jeepney operators reject "alternative livelihood program"
May 19, 2024

Jeep drivers and operators rejected the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) offer of an “alternative livelihood program” after the bogus transportation modernization program deprived them of their livelihood. The department reiterated its offer on May 16, coinciding with the LTFRB’s threat of “crackdown” on jeepneys that rejected forced franchise consolidation. Part of the “alternative training” is […]

"Alternatibong programang pangkabuhayan," itinakwil ng mga tsuper at opereytor ng dyip
May 19, 2024

Itinakwil ng mga tsuper at opereytor ng dyip ang alok ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) na “alternatibong programang pangkabuhayan” matapos sila pagkaitan ng kabuhayan ng huwad na programa ng modernisasyon sa transportasyon. Muling ipinagpilitan ng kagawaran ang alok nito noong Mayo 16, kasabay ng bantang “crackdown” ng LTFRB sa mga dyip na hindi pumaloob sa […]

Big mining company steals livelihood of small miners in Benguet
May 17, 2024

Miners of the Dontog-Manganese Pocket Miners Association (DOMAPMA) barricaded against the big mining company Benguet Corporation, Inc. (BCI) in Sitio Dalicno, Barangay Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet on May 13. The barricade is part of their struggle to defend their rights to land and livelihood against BCI’s forced seizure of DOMAPMA’s pocket mines and unreasonable rental increases […]

Kabuhayan ng maliliit na minero sa Benguet, inaagaw ng malaking kumpanya sa mina
May 17, 2024

Nagbarikada ang mga minero ng Dontog-Manganese Pocket Miners Association (DOMAPMA) laban sa malaking kumpanya sa mina na Benguet Corporation, Inc. (BCI) sa Sitio Dalicno, Barangay Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet noong Mayo 13. Ang barikada ay bahagi ng kanilang pakikibaka para ipagtanggol ang kanilang karapatan sa lupa at kabuhayan laban sa sapilitang pang-aagaw ng BCI sa mga […]

Drivers and operators rally on LTFRB's first day of "crackdown"
May 16, 2024

Hundreds of drivers and jeepney operators protested today before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) national office in Quezon City to condemn its “crackdown” or apprehension of those who refused the forced consolidation of franchises. The agency today began imposing sanctions related to its implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). […]

Unang araw ng LTFRB 'crackdown' laban sa mga tsuper at opereytor, tinapatan ng rali
May 16, 2024

Nagprotesta ang ilandaang tsuper at opereytor ng dyip ngayong araw sa harap ng pambansang upisina ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) sa Quezon City para kundenahin ang “crackdown” o panghuhuli nito sa mga hindi pumailalim sa sapilitang konsolidasyon ng mga prangkisa. Sinimulan ng ahensya ngayong araw ang panghuhuli kaugnay ng pagpapatupad nito ng […]

Demand an end to rice import liberalization, advance the struggle for genuine land reform
May 16, 2024 | Communist Party of the Philippines | Marco Valbuena | Chief Information Officer |

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) expresses its support for the broad masses of peasant and the Filipino people in pushing the demand for the repeal of the Rice Liberalization Law (RLL). Currently being reviewed in the congress, the RLL is an oppressive law that has aggravated the situation of palay farmers and pushed […]

Agkiddaw iti pannakaikkat ti liberalisasyon iti importasyon ti bagas, itandudo ti pannakidangadang para iti pudpudno a reporma ti daga
May 16, 2024 | Communist Party of the Philippines | Marco Valbuena | Chief Information Officer |

Ipakpaka-ammo ti Partido Komunista ti Pilipinas (PKP) ti suporta na iti nalawa a masa a mannalon ken dagiti umili a Pilipino iti panangitultuloy da ti kiddaw a mawaswas ti Rice Liberalization Law (RLL). Iti agdama a pannakausig iti kongreso, ti RLL ket maysa a manangirurumen a linteg a nangpakaro iti kasasaad dagiti agtaltalon ti pagay […]

El Niño and state fascism worsen Negros Island's economic crisis
May 16, 2024 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Negros Island | Bayani Obrero | Spokesperson |

The drawn out El Niño phenomenon has put the Negrosanon masses in immensely dire straits. Roughly 16,000 farmers, farm workers and fisherfolk all over the island are affected by drought and extreme heat. Damage caused by El Niño to agricultural products, livestock and fisheries in Negros Occidental is more than Php300 million affecting 5,864 hectares […]