Archive of People’s Struggles

Farmers continue to demand the repeal of 5-year rice import liberalization law
February 15, 2024

Farmers’ and women’s groups launched a picket in Mendiola, Manila, yesterday, February 14, to call for the repeal of the Rice Liberalization Law (RLL), which was enacted on the same day in 2018. Rice inflation hit 19.6% at the end of 2023, the highest in the past 14 years. Compared to 2022, rice prices increased […]

5-taong batas sa liberalisasyon ng importasyon ng bigas, patuloy na ipinababasura
February 15, 2024

Naglunsad ng piket ang mga grupo ng magsasaka at kababaihan sa Mendiola sa Maynila, kahapon, Pebrero 14, para ipanawagan ang pagbabasura sa Rice Liberalization Law (RLL), na naisabatas sa araw ding iyon noong 2018. Noong katapusan ng 2023, naitala ang pinakamataas na “rice inflation” sa tantos na 19.6%, pinakamabilis sa nakaraang 14 taon. Kumpara sa […]

Importasyon at kainutilan ng gubyerno, dobleng pasakit sa mamamayan at magsasaka ng palay
February 14, 2024 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | NDF-Southern Tagalog | Patnubay de Guia | Spokesperson |

Gabundok na ang pasanin ng magsasakang Pilipino at mamamayan dahil sa Rice Liberalization Law (RLL) mula nang isabatas ito noong Pebrero 14, 2019 at dahil sa kainutilan ng gubyerno sa harap ng sakunang El Niño. Dahil sa El Niño tinatayang bababa ang produksyon ng palay habang sisirit ang presyo ng bigas hanggang Setyembre. Malaon nang […]

Indigenous people condemn Apex Mining operations in Maco
February 14, 2024

The Katribu Kalipunan ng Katubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas has strongly condemned Apex Mining Corporation Inc for the damage it has caused to the Lumad communities in Maco, Davao de Oro. The most recent of its crimes was the landslide in Purok 1, Masara where 71 people were recorded killed and nearly 50 others are missing. […]

Pagmimina ng Apex Mining sa Maco, kinundena ng mga katutubo
February 14, 2024

Mariing kinundena ng Katribu Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas ang Apex Mining Corporation Inc sa pinsalang dulot ng pagmimina nito sa mga komunidad ng Lumad sa Maco, Davao de Oro. Pinakahuli sa mga krimen nito ang pagguho ng lupa sa Purok 1, Masara kung saan 71 ang naitalang napatay at halos 50 pa ang […]

IPs oppose Apex Mining plans to encroach on Benguet
February 14, 2024

Indigenous communities in Sitio Dalicno, Brgy. Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet announced yesterday, February 13, their objection to the Application for Production Sharing Agreement 103 (APSA 103) on their ancestral land by the Itogon-Suyoc Resources, Inc (ISRI), a company owned by Enrique Razon Jr’s Apex Mining Corporation Inc. They say there are many irregularities in the process […]

Plano ng Apex Mining na pumasok sa Benguet, tinutulan
February 14, 2024

Ipinahayag kahapon, Pebrero 13, ng mga komunidad ng katutubo sa Sitio Dalicno, Barangay Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet ang kanilang pagtutuol sa Application for Production Sharing Agreement 103 (APSA 103) ng Itogon-Suyoc Resources, Inc (ISRI), isang kumpanyang pagmamay-ari ng Apex Mining Corporation Inc ni Enrique Razon Jr sa kanilang lupang ninuno. Anila, maraming iregularidad sa proseso ng […]

Apex Mining's devastating operations continue despite tragedy
February 13, 2024

The mining operations of Enrique Razon’s Apex Mining Corporation Inc. continue uninterrupted, despite the landslide on February 6 in its area in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro. According to the latest news, the bodies of 68 company workers were dug up from the landslide, while more than 51 remain missing. In addition to the […]

Mapangwasak na operasyon ng Apex Mining, tuluy-tuloy sa kabila ng trahedya
February 13, 2024

Walang patid ang operasyong pagmimina ng Apex Mining Corporation Inc. ni Enrique Razon Jr, sa kabila ng naganap na landslide noong Pebrero 6 sa saklaw nitong erya sa Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro. Ayon sa huling balita, 68 nang manggagawa ng kumpanya ang nahukay na patay mula sa gumuhong lupa, habang higit 51 pa […]

Claims against wage increase have long been debunked
February 13, 2024 | Communist Party of the Philippines | Marco Valbuena | Chief Information Officer |

Over the past few days, a senate committee has been conducting public hearings on a proposed measly ₱100 increase in the daily workers’ wages. Workers organizations have welcomed the opportunity to place their long-standing demand for wage increases on the national spotlight, especially in the face of skyrocketing prices of food and other basic commodities. […]