Hundreds of activists and farmers aboard 20 vehicles joined a caravan to accompany the ashes of Joseph Canlas back to his hometown in Arayat, Pampanga last May 14. Canlas, vice chairperson of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, died early morning of May 11 due to complications caused by Covid-19. He was arrested on March 30 […]

The 10K Ayuda Network picketed protest last May 17 in front of Congress in Quezon City to demand the immediate distribution of aid for all, implementation of the ₱10,000 Ayuda Bill, ₱100 daily wage subsidy, paid “leave” for Covid-19 positive workers, and a ₱15,000 subsidy for farmers. The mobilization was held in conjunction with the […]

Rodrigo Duterte once again exposed his tyrannical response to the pandemic by arbitrarily ordering on May 5 to arrest “those who are not wearing their masks properly.” This was his response after local cases of Covid-19 surged. Government agencies rushed to devise new guidelines disregarding the Department of Justice’s clarification earlier in April that state […]

After three months of detention, the Bakwit School 7 were finally released on May 14 following a Davao del Norte court’s dismissal of the trumped up charges filed against them. The Bakwit School 7 are Chad Booc, Roshelle Mae Porcadilla, Benito Bay-ao, Segundo Milong, Jomar Benag, Esmelito Oribawan and Moddie Mansimuy-at. They were arrested during […]