They say that education is not limited to the four walls and corners of the classroom, but three elementary schools in Quezon City took that age-old adage further with a real-life lesson in addressing the worsening impacts of climate change. Diosdado P. Macapagal Elementary School (DPMES),...
THE NINE ACTIVISTS killed in the Bloody Sunday raids in Southern Tagalog last March were all “shot to be killed”, a forensic pathologist said in a news conference on July 7.
On June 13, 2020, four armed men, masked and clad in black, reportedly put a tape on community worker Elena Tijamo’s mouth and tied her hands before taking her away.
Civil society groups and people’s organizations worldwide launched the Global People’s Summit on Food Systems on June 5. Their goal: to gather support for their call to dismantle corporate control over food and restore our ecosystems. The counter-summit was organized...
By Romae Chanice Marquez “Maraming salamat,” were the first words that Lumad teacher Chad Booc shared after he walked free from detention yesterday, May 14. “Napakalaking tagumpay ang nakamit natin at hindi natin ito makakamit kung hindi tayo nagtulungan.” Booc,...
Longtime peasant leader Joseph Canlas, who had been detained over trumped-up charges, has passed away today, May 11, after he was rushed to a hospital three days ago, according to peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas. "We condemn in strongest terms the jail...
by Kristel Ogsimer PUBLIC PRESSURE is mounting on the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to fully disclose to the public how it is using its multi-billion budget, following reports of the agency’s “questionable” fund releases and...
After being detained for over a year, how is Frenchie Mae Cumpio?
Physician and academic Gene Nisperos of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine criticized the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for prioritizing its public image over improving the country’s pandemic response. This comes after the Presidential...
A memorandum and attached project brief from Philippine National Police (PNP) Cagayan de Oro are instructing cops to employ pre-designated beneficiaries in the rollout of their Barangayanihan initiative, which is inspired by the Maginhawa Community Pantry. Under the...
The nation waited with bated breath for President Rodrigo Duterte to take a strong stance on Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). When he finally made a statement, many were disappointed that he practically surrendered the Philippines’ claim to these...
By Mark Z. Saludes / Contributor Many governments in Asia have used the COVID-19 pandemic to control the flow of information and suppress press freedom, according to a report released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The 2021 World Press Freedom Index revealed that...
COMMUNITY PANTRIES have shattered the myth that Filipinos are a disunited people, says Ana Patricia 'Patreng' Non, the woman who set up the first community pantry at Maginhawa Street in Quezon City amid the pandemic. “May usual thinking tayo na ang mga Pilipino hindi...