Philippine Revolution Web Central
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The BPO Industry Employees Network (BIEN) released a list on November 9 of 98 call center companies that disregard workers’ safety. It concurrently called on the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to protect them from these companies’ policy of forcing them to work amid Super Typhoon Uwan. It said this policy risks their lives […]
Students at the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology organized a protest in Iligan City in solidarity with the Palestinian people on October 22. Student members from the Kabataan Partylist-Iligan and other organizations and human rights defenders participated in what was dubbed the KASAMA Palestine Solidarity Program. The protest began with a solidarity forum inside […]
The group Salinlahi strongly condemned Zionist Israel for committing genocide in Palestine which is causing unparalleled suffering for the children in Gaza. The group condemned US and the United Kingdom for supporting this genocide in the form of weapons, troops, and funds. Overwhelming evidence shows the crimes against humanity committed by Israeli soldiers branded as […]
The Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women strongly condemned the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for its ongoing military operations and attacks on rural communities. The Marcos regime implements these under the National Action Plan for Unity, Peace and Development (NAP-UPD). On July 31, elements from the 8th ID dropped bombs on the indigenous […]
The International League of Peoples’ Struggles (ILPS) Australia and national democratic organizations led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Australia joined hundreds of thousands of people on August 3 in Sydney, Australia, to condemn the US-Israel genocide in Palestine. They participated in the protest called “March for Humanity, Save Gaza,” led by the Palestine Action Group […]
Makabayan Coalition representatives met with Sen. Francis Pangilinan on July 30 to discuss important national issues. They discussed issues in agriculture, high food prices, fisheries reform, free education, and the progress of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. According to Makabayan, their coalition aims to work closely with the senator on national issues. […]
Thousands of Filipinos trooped to the streets on July 28 in Metro Manila and in provinces to expose the Filipino people’s true conditions under the Marcos regime’s past three years. Activists held the annual demonstration as a counter to the sitting president’s state of the nation address (SONA), calling this year’s event the “SONA of […]
Kilusang Mayo Uno-South Mindanao Region (SMR) demanded justice for the death of a worker while working at the Samal Island-Davao City (SIDC) Connector Bridge in Caliclic, Babak District, Island Garden City of Samal. Welmar Melecio Lagunsay, 25, a resident of Esperanza, Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, fell on July 23 while preparing to pour cement […]
Through persistent efforts, the Lakas ng Nagkakaisang Manggagawa sa Fuji Electric Philippines Inc (LNMFEPI), federated with OLALIA-KMU, won wage increases and other benefits for the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The negotiation between the union and company management ended on July 17. The union successfully negotiated for an annual increase of ₱50 in wages from […]
Employees, teachers, and health workers in the public sector gathered in a protest on July 11 in Quezon City to call on the Marcos regime for higher wages and job security. They held the action a few weeks before Ferdinand Marcos’s fourth state of the nation address to emphasize their long-standing demands. All Government Employees […]