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…
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 fact that we’re one of the last few countries without a divorce law until now speaks volumes about us as a nation. No doubt, those who associate divorce with being progressive would laud our legislators who are currently raring to pass a divorce bill in Congress. With due respect…
In support of coconut farmers’ appeal to approve Senate Bill 1233, creating a Coconut Farmers and Industry Support Fund, we encourage the members of Laiko to send the following letter to our Senators. Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas 2/F Laiko Building, 372 Cabildo Street Intramuros, Manila March 12, 2018 Dear Senators,…
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