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...
“Those defending their rights and that of others are being wrongfully painted as criminals through charges that are based on fabricated testimonies of soldiers or contracted witnesses, or on planted evidence.”
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) was said to be comprehensive in its agenda, but lacks specifics on Mindanao issues.
Tinang 83 farmers and supporters filed six charges against the Concepcion (Tarlac) Philippine National Police (PNP) at the Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday, July 26, in connection with their violent mass arrest last June 9.
For martial law survivors like Danilo Dela Fuente, 73, the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should have started with his acknowledgment and genuine apology for the sins of his family under the tyrannical rule of Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
Artists from the Dap-ayan ti Kultura ti Kordilyera (DKK), an alliance of cultural workers and organizations, led a live mural painting serving as the backdrop to progressive groups staging their own People’s State of the Nation Address on July 25 at Malcolm Square.
Two Lumad (indigenous people) brothers were arrested by the Davao City police after attending a protest rally held at the Freedom Park along Roxas Boulevard Monday afternoon, July 25.
Addressed to big businesses and not for ordinary Filipinos.
Mahirap ilarawan kung ano si Richard R. Gappi sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas-Diliman noong dekada 90.
“Why do we need to remember? We need a remembrance, not to reminisce or romanticize, but look back, to compare, to draw or even to relearn lessons, to identify what went wrong and what went right, to know missed opportunities and even defaults.”
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan assailed the Quezon City’s Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) decision to deny their application to hold protest action in Batasan Road in time for Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address.
Government prosecutors are not letting up on Hacienda Tinang farmers and their supporters, charging them with another criminal complaint in Tarlac City on Wednesday.
A volunteer Lumad teacher of the Tribal Filipino Program of Surigao del Sur was arrested on July 17 by the Philippine National Police in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur for allegedly participating in an ambush.