Articles in English
Military arrests CPA founder
ANNE MARGARET Tauli, 70, was arrested by military elements in Besao, Mountain Province and flown by helicopter to Baguio to face National Security Adviser Sec. Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. on June 11. Esperon made it appear that Tauli “surrendered” and “returned to the folds of the law.” He accused her of being a ranking member of […]
Millions of OFW are stranded abroad
The reactionary state has always treated overseas Filipino workers like garbage. The pandemic only highlighted this fact. Last June 16, 14 Filipinos who wanted to come home were barred by the Duterte regime from leaving Amsterdam, the Netherlands because there were not enough quarantine facilities in the Philippines. They were told that Rodrigo Duterte […]
Remittances set to plunge this year
IN EARLY APRIL, the National Economic Development Authority projected that the inflow of remittances sent back home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will plunge by around 30% this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is because almost half of the total number of OFWs are employed in sectors hardest hit by the pandemic in […]
Anti-poor plan on the education system
Devoid of sympathy and preparation. This was what millions of parents and thousands of teachers accuse Rodrigo Duterte and his education officials with regards to the plan of enforced “distance learning” for the coming schoolyear. “The online, modular, television, radio and laptop methods are inappropriate since families’ conditions vary,” a mother and member of the […]
Lumads urge 88th IB to leave community in Bukidnon
The confrontation between between Lumads and 88th IB officials became heated during a dialogue held in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon last June 13. The Lumads urged the military unit to leave and demanded an end to its attacks in the community. The unit has occupied the communities of Eyaray, Lakap, Katablaran, Salorenga, Maynaga, Tombaga, San Vicente and […]