Uphold democracy, sovereignty, social justice and human rights! No to Charter change! WE, individuals, groups and institutions of freedom-loving Filipinos; RECOGNIZING that the Constitution, while not perfect nor unchangeable, is the result of our people’s historic struggle against dictatorship and for freedom, democracy, social justice and human rights; ALARMED that…
The prayer booklet on the Way of the Cross as a Penitential Walk for Life is now available at the Laiko Office for P50 each. You may visit our office, call us at (02) 5275288 or email laiko_phils@yahoo.com.ph to order.
March 2018 Dear Friends, The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), Mindanao for Civil Liberties, Tanggol Magsasaka, Asian Peasant Coalition (APC), PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP), People’s Coalition for Food Sovereignty (PCFS), Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), International League of Peoples Struggles (ILPS) Commission 6 and the Youth for Food Sovereignty…
It started with labor being given the roundabout on the issue of Contractualization by the Secretary of Labor. Now Secretary Silverio Bello III himself has become a purveyor of fake news by making false pronouncements to the public. Today, he was quoted in the Philippine Daily Inquirer as having said:…
You can fool some people sometimes. But you can’t fool all the people all the time. It has become a vicious cycle. President Rodrigo Duterte wooing workers with an oath to end contractualization, only to back out on the promises he made. He sounded resolute on the campaign trail and…
Fr. Shay Cullen | 15 March 2018 History is full of tyrants and dictators. Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Mao Ze Dong are among the worst in past history but today dictatorship is increasingly on the rise. True democracy is in retreat as elected officials turn to dictatorship as a way to…
The GBM Members’ 8-Point Agenda for Action Good governance in the small barangay republic is essential for good governance in the big Philippine Republic. As its basic units, its foundation, the stability and progress of the Big Republic depend on them. Only in them do Filipinos have an official and…
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