Articles in English
94th IB soldiers rape 15-year-old, one other
Two cases of rape by soldiers of the 94th IB were reported by residents of Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The crime happened when soldiers held a bayle (dance) in the barangay in the last week of August. That night, residents witnessed five male soldiers of the 94th IB in civvies forcing a 15-year-old […]
Bangladesh protests close 250 factories
More than 250 garment factories in Bangladesh closed since last week in the face of protests by thousands of workers. Workers’ anger erupted after the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), an association of factory owners, offered a mere 25% increase in monthly minimum wages or 10,400 taka ($90) from the current 8,300 taka […]
Protests
Free Palestine! More than 600 protested at the Israeli embassy in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City on October 31, to condemn the occupation, relentless bombing, and genocide by the Zionist Israel government in Gaza. The protest was spearheaded by the International League of Peoples’ Struggles (ILPS) and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan). On October 26, […]
Rottenness of the last barangay elections
Corruption in Philippine reactionary election was yet again exposed glaringly during the recent barangay election. As in the past, it was exploited by political dynasties to consolidate their power and prepare for the next elections. From August 28 to election day, October 30, violence and harassment of politicians against rivals, vote buying, meddling of big […]
Save Cancabato Bay from reclamation
Ten years after supertyphoon Yolanda’s storm surge ravaged Tacloban City, the local government has yet to make a significant step to avoid the next disaster. Instead, it further pushed a reclamation project that was not only the opposite of preparation, but will destroy the entire Cancabato Bay ecosystem and kill the livelihood of many fishermen […]