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...
The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) and church groups condemned the arrest of one of its leaders in the city on Sunday and the charges filed against him.
Progressive organizations in Cebu asserted their indignation against the oil price hike and to call for a Php750 minimum wage and suspend the excise tax and value-added tax (VAT) on oil
PASAKA Confederation of Lumad Organizations in Mindanao and Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanugon deputy secretary general Datu Benito Bay-ao chided at the claim of former PASAKA secretary general Jong Monzon that the Lumad struggle is a ploy of the CPP.
Recently-freed community doctor Naty Castro has spent more than two decades in the communities of Northeastern Mindanao helping those in need. But why would the government want the likes of her to be put behind bars?
Two candidates for city councilor who have been victims of red-tagging over the past years are part of the slate of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, who is seeking a second term in May
The “Himamaylan 3” political prisoners composed of peace consultant Ramon Patriarca, and youth activists CJ Matarlo and John Michael Tecson conducted a one-day fasting inside their detention cells yesterday, March 30, in line with the anniversary of the Negros 14...
Originally published on Rappler.com on March 22, 2022, under the Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship program. BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — A farmers’ alliance in the Cordillera called on the government to expand the Department of Agriculture’s fuel subsidy for farmers and...
Vice President Leni Robredo is committed to resume formal peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) if she wins in the May polls, according to her spokesperson Atty. Barry Gutierrez. Representing Robredo in the third episode of...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – Several workers at the Coca-Cola plant in Santa Rosa, Laguna province received text messages inviting them to a mysterious event, according to labor center Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan (PAMANTIK-KMU). In a March 18 report,...
Recently, two groups in the Philippine Left — the the national-democratic or ND Left, the biggest in the formation, and the democratic socialist Left — have become friendlier, after decades of being cold towards each other. In response to the tyrannical regime of...
MANILA – Progressive educators decried the red-tagging of two bookstores, saying that this is another unmistakable attack on academic freedom and critical thinking. “It is not surprising that Popular Bookstore and Solidaridad Bookshop were targeted by the latest...
Originally published on Rappler.com on March 23, 2022, under the Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship program. BAGUIO CITY–Retired Police General and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong urged the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC)...