MANILA – Filipino-American activists protested Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s visit to the United States for the first trilateral U.S.-Japan-Philippines leaders’ summit on April 11. The national day of action was led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-US. Protests were also held in the states of...
NEW YORK — Women activists gathered in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on March 21, 2024 to express their support for Palestine. The protest action was in time for the Commission on the Status of Women. “From the sea to the river, Palestine...
By MARICAR PIEDADIBON Foundation The announcement of Ramon Ang’s San Miguel Corporation (SMC) winning the Php170.6-billion deal to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) did not sit well with a lot of people. Privatization it seems is a traumatic...
By JUSTN UMALIBulatlat.com SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – Hundreds of workers from Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia Philippines protested an impending “temporary layoff” of 54 workers outside their plant in Cabuyao City, Laguna, March 22. At least 300 Nexperia workers...
Ni ANDREA JOBELLE ADANPinoy Weekly Kapag ipinapanawagan ang paglaya ng Palestine “from the river to the sea,” kasama dito hindi lang ang Gaza, kung hindi mga komunidad hanggang sa okupadong West Bank na katabi ng ilog ng Jordan. May 40 kilometro sa hilagang kanluran...
Environmental groups held a rally in front of the The Netherlands Embassy in Makati last Friday, March 22, to demand accountability for two Dutch company’s involvement in the San Miguel Corporation’s P735-billion New Manila International Airport (NMIA) project on...
The railroading and passage of the Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 7 shows that the House had already decided on the bill as soon as it was filed. It was irrelevant that the arguments for economic Charter change (Cha-cha) did not hold water. The House was just...
Sa kabila ng pagtutol ng iba’t ibang koalisyon sa bansa, tuloy-tuloy ang mga mambabatas sa pagtulak ng pagbabago sa Konstitusyon. Anila, para ito sa ikauunlad ng Pilipinas. Pero ano ba ang tingin ng mga eksperto at mga organisasyong direktang nakikipag-ugnayan sa mga...
Ni NEIL AMBIONPinoy Weekly Pinagbabaril ng pinagsanib na puwersa ng Philippine National Police-Special Weapons and Tactics (PNP-SWAT) at “goons” ng Clarkhills Properties Corporation ang mga magsasaka at residente ng Sitio Balubad, Brgy. Anunas, Angeles City, Pampanga...
By SHERWIN DE VERANorthern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Four Cordillera activists, who filed a petition questioning their terrorist designation by the Philippine government, have asked the court to consider the series of “harassments” they have experienced during the...
ILOILO – A climb for a cause was successfully held in Pan de Azucar, an island in Concepcion town in Iloilo, on March 1 - 2, 2024. The activity was participated by various advocates and supporters of the campaign against the mining exploration on the island.It can be...
In the first six months of the Marcos Jr administration, the Children’s Legal Rights and Development Center documented 12 children killed. In 2023, 20 children died in Caloocan and Manila alone. By DOMINIC GUTOMANBulatlat.com MANILA – Despite the pronouncements of...
By SHERWIN DE VERAwww.nordis.net BAGUIO CITY — The Klima Center has strongly denounced the continued red-tagging campaign and harassment against the leaders and members of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance. In a statement, human rights lawyer Dean Tony La Viña said his...