Archive of People’s Struggles

Drivers and operators to launch 3-day transport strike and national action against jeepney phaseout
April 28, 2024

Jeep drivers and operators under the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper and Operator Nationwide (Piston) are set to launch a three-day transport strike and nation-wide protests starting tomorrow, April 29, up to May 1. Piston declared the protests as a response to the Marcos regime’s scheduled phaseout of non-consolidated Public Utility Vehicles (PUV) on […]

3-araw na tigil-pasada at pambansang pagkilos, ikakasa kontra jeepney phaseout
April 28, 2024

Tatlong araw na tigil-pasada at pambansang pagkilos ang ilulunsad ng mga drayber at opereytor ng dyip sa ilalim ng Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper and Operator Nationwide (Piston) simula bukas, Abril 29, hanggang sa Mayo 1. Idineklara ng Piston ang pagkilos bilang tugon sa nakatakdang pag-phaseout ng rehimeng Marcos sa hindi nagkonsolidang mga Public […]

Union in Manila holds picket for living wages
April 28, 2024

Members of the Pambato Cargo Forwarder Labor Union (PCFLU-LAND-KMU) staged a picket-protest at Blumentritt in Manila on April 27 to announce their and fellow workers’ fight for a living wage. The union says the government should respond to the workers’ call for a living wage instead of spending public funds on pushing for charter change […]

US deploys new missile system to the Philippines
April 28, 2024

The Typhon Missile System (TMS), the missile launcher with the firing range of 1,600 kilometers, arrived in the Philippines in early April. The launcher was brought to a “military base in northern Luzon” and used first in the Salaknib exercises and in the ongoing Balikatan war game. This launcher is said to be the first […]

Bagong missile system ng US, dinala sa Pilipinas
April 28, 2024

Dumating sa Pilipinas noong maagang bahagi ng Abril ang Typhon Missile System (TMS), ang missile launcher na may kapasidad na magpakawala ng misayl sa layong 1,600 kilometro. Dinala ang naturang launcher sa isang “base militar sa hilagang Luzon” at ginamit una sa Salaknib exercises at sa kasalukuyang lumalargang Balikatan war game. Sinasabing ang TMS na […]

Teachers hold National Teachers' Day of Action for higher pay
April 28, 2024

Teachers led by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines collectively lit candles and torches during a protest in Quezon City on April 26 for the National Day of Action to demand a salary increase. A candle lighting ceremony was also held in Bacolod City. ACT unions also held activities in their respective schools nationwide. […]

Prosecutor dismisses case against 12 Southern Tagalog activists who joined anti-SONA protest
April 28, 2024

The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office dismissed the case on violation of the Public Assembly Act of 1985 (Batas Pambansa Blg. 880) against 12 activists from Southern Tagalog who participated in the protest action against the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of Marcos Jr on July 24, 2023 in Quezon City. THe Bagong Alyansang […]

Kaso laban sa 12 aktibista ng Southern Tagalog na lumahok sa protesta kontra-SONA, ibinasura
April 28, 2024

Ibinasura ng Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office ang kasong paglabag sa Public Assembly Act of 1985 (Batas Pambansa Blg. 880) laban sa 12 aktibista mula sa Southern Tagalog na lumahok sa kilos-protesta kontra sa ikalawang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Marcos Jr noong Hulyo 24, 2023 sa Quezon City. Ayon sa Bagong Alyansang Makabayan […]

Workers march to US embassy to protest Balikatan
April 27, 2024

Workers marched to the US embassy yesterday, April 26, to denounce the ongoing Balikatan war games. The action is the third in a series of Red Friday Protests launched by Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) workers this month. Workers denounced what they say is the US posturing for war which further intensifies the tension in the […]

Mga manggagawa, nagtungo sa embahada ng US para iprotesta ang Balikatan
April 27, 2024

Nagmartsa patungong embahada ng US ang mga manggagawang kahapon, Abril 26, para tuligsain ang isinasagawang Balikatan war games. Ang pagkilos ay pangatlo sa serye ng inilunsad ng mga manggagawa sa Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) na Red Friday Protest ngayong buwan. Tinuligsa ng mga manggagawa ang anila’y pagpopostura para sa gera ng US na lalong nagpapatindi […]