By Edward Alipio | Baretang Bikolnon Daet, Camarines Norte — “Serbisyo sa tao, ‘wag gawing negosyo.” This was the chant of various consumers, labor workers, and youth representatives in front of the Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CANORECO) building in Magallanes Ilaod, Daet on...
‘Take a different stand from Yasay’ YOUTH GROUPS marched to the United States (US) Embassy today to mark the 70th Filipino-American Friendship Day and protest the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and other military agreements with the US....
[soliloquy id="0"] ON JUNE 30, members of various people’s organizations marched to Mendiola to show their support for the progressive reforms that newly-inaugurated President Duterte promised. The marchers said they were optimistic that the new administration will...
A paramilitary group associated with the 8th Infantry Batallion of the Philippine Army went on a shooting rampage during a wedding celebration in in Sitio Tibugawan, Brgy. Kawayan, San Fernando, Bukidnon, killing a pregnant woman and wounding five children. According...
Hopes that formal peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) will push through remain high among both sides, as the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has stated that it...
On June 30, Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte assumes the highest seat in the country with the promise of change. Over 1,000 leaders from various people’s organizations gathered at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman on June 29 to present their agenda for the...
This year’s most awaited mixed martial arts (MMA) match in the country is not between two renowned athletes. After their brawl video went viral, actors Baron Geisler and Kiko Matos accepted the Universal Reality Combat Championship’s (URCC) offer to settle their...
Peace advocates together with relatives of political prisoners called for the public to become involved in the ongoing talks between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front Philippines (NDFP). A “peace constituency” in President-elect...
Much has been written about the wrong or unwelcome pronouncements of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte: his statement on journalist killings, catcalling, revival of the death penalty, and plans to bury late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng Mga Bayani. An...
Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte said during the electoral campaign that contractualization is one of the first things that his administration will end. Does his statement mean that there is a ray of hope for contractual workers currently battling for their right to...
Amid allegations of fraud in the vice-presidential race and emerging discrepancies in canvassing in the senatorial race, poll watchdogs reiterated their call to make foreign firm Smartmatic and Comelec (Commission on Elections) officials accountable for the conduct of...
Poll watchdog group Kontra Daya has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voting hours to 7 p.m. because of numerous reports of failures of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs). By midday, Kontra Daya has monitored 59 incidents of VCM errors and failures....
Poll watchdog Kontra Daya received verified reports that votes for progressive candidates were not recognized by vote counting machines (VCM) or were credited to other candidates. Voters from different precincts in Manila and in Cagayan reported that their voter...