Research group IBON said that a wage hike towards a family living wage is a more than fair 50-50 split of profits between employers and Filipino workers. The group said that a meaningful wage hike is urgent for nominal wages to keep up with the rising cost of living. IBON stressed that raising...
By JULIA THERESA SORIANO and VICTOR BATONGBAKALPinoy Weekly Mga dumalo sa Quezon City Pride Festival. Larawan ni Aira Kate Estrada. Makulay, masaya at puno ng pag-asa sa paglaban ang LGBTQ+ community sa mga Pride march nitong Hunyo 24. Tampok sa...
Health groups reported at the United Nations (UN) that access to health care in the Philippines remains inequitable despite digital innovations and technological breakthroughs in the sector.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte is on a warpath against the public school teachers’ union, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and its affiliated party-list organization. As concurrent secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd),...
“It took four years for Ge-ann to be acquitted of all the charges against her, involving a ridiculous trove of firearms and explosives that bear the usual telltale marks of planted evidence. But the unfunny thing is, Frank Fernandez and Cleofe Lagtapon were convicted...
By JUNNETH DELA CRUZPinoy Weekly Sa sunod-sunod ang mga insidente pag-aresto sa ilalim ng rehimen ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr., tinatayang nasa 778 ang bilang ng bilanggong politikal na nakapiit sa iba’t ibang parte ng bansa. Nasa 49 naman ang dinakip...
By JULIA THERESA SORIANOPinoy Weekly Mariing tinutulan ng Gabriela sa isang pahayag ang pagtatalaga ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. kay Larry Gadon bilang Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation dahil sa kaliwa’t kanang...
The country’s agriculture and food situation has been dire in the last couple of decades.
Filipino rights defenders urged the United Nations (UN) anew to investigate violations in the Philippines at the ongoing 53rd Human Rights Council (HRC) meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
Isang taon mula nang payagan ng Korte Suprema ang deposition order para sa kaso ni Mary Jane Veloso, nananatili pa rin itong nakabinbin sa DOJ.
One year after taking the secretary post, the agriculture sector continues to be in shambles on a macroeconomic scale under the leadership of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
By EXEQUIEL AGULTOPinoy Weekly “Hindi na bago ‘yong ganitong mga mekanismo ng Department of Education (DepEd) na paghingi ng mga sensitive information ng mga teacher na affiliated sa Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT). Sa DepEd, ito ‘yong pangalawang...
Human rights group Karapatan denounced the recent reports of activists and human rights defenders being accused of trumped-up charges.