Pnoy, Give back Hacienda Luisita the farmers and farmworkers
14/03/2014 10:09
The time is now Mr. President: Order your family to give Hacienda Luisita back to [Naboth] the farmers and farmworkers
“Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.“ Proverbs 31: 9
Two years since the Supreme Court unanimously decided the distribution of almost 5,000-hectares of land to farmers and farm workers of Hacienda Luisita, the sugar plantation owned by the Cojuangco – Aquino family of...
Call for justice for the victims of killing and arbitrary arrest in the Bicol region, Philippines
10/03/2014 09:59
Assassination of rights defender and his son in Albay province
At around 8:00 p.m. of February 26, 2014, Rosaldo Rayteran was driving home to Matara village after plying his jeepney route from Polangui town. With him was his 18-year-old son, Rasty.When they reached Barangay (village) San Pascual, two masked men on board a motorcycle blocked their path and began shooting at them. Rosaldo and Rasty were immediately...
Kababaehan noon ... ngayon
09/03/2014 09:31
STATEMENT: Women's Committe Umangat Migrante Italy
Marso 8 ang ika-103 daang taon ng pagdakila sa pandaigdigang araw ng kababaihan. Daang taon na ang lumipas subalit patuloy at tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang pakikipaglaban ng mga kababaihan sa ibat ibang panig ng mundo lalong-lalu na ang mga kababaihan sa Pilipinas sapagkat magpahangagang ngayon ay tila nalulunod sa kumunoy ng kahirapan ang ating mga kababayan at ang pinakaunang naapektuhan ay tayong...
Women have always been integral in the Philippine people’s centuries-long struggle against foreign domination and for social emancipation. They have been ever present in the people’s fight against the control of the country’s economy and resources by a tiny fraction of Philippine society. With the majority of women being part of the classes whose conditions and livelihood are for the most part dictated by the foreign and local elite, women have...
Stop posturing, get down to business for trafficked OFWs in Malaysia, BS Aquino told
06/03/2014 06:35
Global alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and families Migrante International called on Pres. BS Aquino to “stop his posturing and get down to business” to address the cases of trafficked Filipino workers whose lives and well-being are in danger as the Malaysian government started a massive crackdown on undocumented migrants in the country last January 21.
Migrante International made the call as Pres. BS Aquino embarked on a state...
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