By signing the Rice Import Liberalization Law last February 14, Rodrigo Duterte brought a menace to all palay (unhusked rice) farmers in the country. The said law paves the way for the complete liberalization or the removal of restrictions on rice importation. The law is compliant with the liberalization policy impositions by the World Trade […]

ON THE SEVENTH year of the One Billion Rising, hundreds of women led by Gabriela converged at the Rajah Sulayman Park, Roxas Boulevard, Manila last February 14 to dance in protest against intensifying fascism and tyranny in the country. The extensive plunder of resources and wealth in compliance with neoliberal policies pushed by the US […]

HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS of Anakpawis, Pamalakaya, Kadamay and Gabriela protested in Manila on February 18 against the 32,000-hectare Manila Bay reclamation project. According to Pamalakaya and Kadamay, the said rehabilitation project is being used as a pretext for the reclamation of the area and the construction of commercial structures for eco-tourism which will result in […]

After the successive bombings inside and outside a Catholic church in Jolo, Sulu, Rodrigo Duterte was quick to declare that these were suicide bombings perpetrated by “foreign terrorists.” Nevermind that his police has just started investigating and has yet to obtain any evidence. According to Duterte, the bombings proved that ISIS minions are flourishing in […]

Only a handful of giant companies dominate the internet. Two of the biggest are Facebook and Google. These companies rake in billions of dollars in profit through monopoly and control of the biggest internet operations. Facebook is well known as a social media website where users communicate and interact. Google, on the other hand, started […]