Altermidya raises concern over the proposed “Anti-Fake News and Digital Disinformation Act” or House Bill (HB) 2697, sponsored by presidential son Rep. Alexander “Sandro” Marcos, and backed by House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III. We believe that it is a dangerous measure that potentially...
SORSOGON-- Activists and human rights workers say the killing of two New People’s Army (NPA) members and two civilians last July 28 in Casiguran town was a “massacre” and not an “encounter” as the raiding government forces claimed. At a rally in this town...
YOUTH AND teachers’ organizations welcomed the passage of ‘Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act’ today. The legislation, which Pres. Rodrigo Duterte signed last night amid objections from his economic managers, offers full tuition subsidy to state...
STUDENTS from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman expressed their indignation over the cancellation of the free tuition policy in state universities and colleges (SUCs). In front of UP Diliman’s College of Arts and Letters building, students gathered...
Si Rosalita Villavenda ay isang sapatero na single dad sa North Triangle, Quezon City. Nabawasan na ang kanyang mga kustomer dahil sa demolisyon at boluntaryong relokasyon. Pero tuloy pa rin siya sa paghahanapbuhay, para makapagpa-aral ng mga anak.
As soon as the clock strikes five in the morning, 13-year-old Dimlestyr Dumanglay, a grade six student of the Tribal Filipino Program of Surigao del Sur (TRIFPSS), sets off to the field to plant crops. He has cultivated these crops for several weeks, and looks forward...
May sorpresang dumating sa protesta sa ikalawang State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Duterte. Paano ito tinanggap ng mga mamamayan?
A fisher folk leader was shot dead on Monday in front of his two children by six unidentified men in Brgy. Bulado, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, according to a report by human rights group Karapatan-Negros. The 45-year old fisherman, identified as Alberto “Leboy”...
“Change is coming.” Ito ang binida na slogan ni Pang. Rodrigo Duterte noong panahon pa lamang ng eleksiyon. Ngunit sa kasaysayan, ang mga pagbabagong nakabubuti sa mga mamamayan ay hindi kusang ibinigay ng mga nasa kapangyarihan, kundi iginiit at ipinaglaban. Sa...
ISANG TAON matapos ang unang State of the Nation Address (SONA) si Pangulong Duterte, nagiging malinaw na para sa progresibong kilusan ng mamamayan ang posibleng direksyon ng administrasyon. Ayon sa kanila, matingkad ang pagiging pasista at pagiging anti-mahirap ng...
“Kung saan po may mga militar, merong terorismo.” Moro leader Diamond Kalaw said this as she shared the current condition of civilians in her hometown Marawi. “Kahit saan ‘yang lugar, kapag may mga military, meron daw terorista at meron daw terorismo. Pero kung walang...
Legazpi City, Albay--Libu-libong magsasaka mula sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa ang naghahanda para sa malakihang mga pagkilos para salubungin ang ikalawang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pang. Rodrigo Duterte. Panawagan nila ang libreng pamamahagi ng lupa, sa...
MILITARY FORCES set fire to a house and took four children with them as they conducted military operations in Guihulngan City, Negros Occidental. They also reportedly ordered the evacuation of over 50 families from their communities. These are some of the abuses that...