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  • 2010 Poll Watchdog Urges People's Action in Worst-Case Scenario

    MANILA - A 2010 election watchdog group launched yesterday is geared not only to monitor the upcoming elections, but also to rally the public to respond accordingly should the electorate's will be frustrated.

    Kontra Daya 2010, which was launched yesterday morning in Intramuros, Manila, has this early raised several fears about the May elections. These include the possibility of massive fraud and failure of elections.

  • Political Comeback of Marcos Family Alarming – Victims of Martial law

    On April 27, 1977, urban poor leader Trinidad Herrera-Ripuno was arrested in Katipunan, Quezon City by virtue of an arrest and search and seizure order (ASSO) of then President Ferdinand Marcos. She was made to suffer brutal torture, which was meant to break her determination and spirit.

  • The Mighty Pharmaceutical Industry
    MANILA - Sen. Mar Roxas is raising hell about the alleged collusion between the Arroyo government and the pharmaceutical industry to delay if not derail the implementation of Republic Act 9502, or the "Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008," which was signed on June 6, 2008. Among the provisions the multinational pharmaceutical companies are reportedly blocking is the setting of the maximum retail price for 22 essential medicines. To sweeten the deal between the Arroyo government and pharmaceutical firms, Pfizer allegedly offered five million "sulit" discount cards to President Arroyo for distribution to indigent patients around the country. (Remember the distribution of PhilHealth cards in 2004?)
  • New Labor-Export Policy Commodifies Filipinos

    Apart from adding to the burden of those who seek job abroad, the Labor Export Policy bill now pending in Congress could mean that the government will no longer generate local jobs because it would be easier to deploy them to foreign countries.

    MANILA - The Philippines is one of the biggest sources of migrant labor, with about 10 percent of its population spread in countries around the world. Their billions and billions of dollars in remittances every year have helped prop up the economy and serve as a lifeline to their families back home.

  • Ang Alamat ni Pogi

    Binago at binabago ng SM Naga ang landscape at mindset natin. Katulad ng iba pang malls, ang SM Naga ang tumatayong sityo kung saan ini-stimulate at vinavalidate ang karanasan ng modernong indibidwal bilang pag-aangkop ng sarili sa mas malawak na kalakarang nangyayari. Mga transaksyong hindi na lamang pumapadron sa kung ano ang maaaring bilhin at iuwi, kundi dito mismo, nagaganap ang pormasyon ng 'yong opinyon at ng maaari mong mga pagnasaan, dahil naririto na rin ang lahat na maaring makita at tingnan dahil they got it all for you.

  • Kamatayan sa Kulturang Popular

    Sunod-sunod silang tumutumba. Ito ang isang bersyon ng tiempo muerto, o ang patay na panahon. Nauna kong narinig ang gamit ng "tiempo muerto" sa kalakaran ng paggawa ng sakadas, ang pana-panahong manggagawa sa bukid. Bukod sa pakyawan ang bayad, sa panahon lamang sila ng tagtanim at tag-ani may kabuhayan. Mas mahaba ang panahon ng paghihikahos kaysa sa isang kahig, isang tuka.

  • Land, Justice and the Peasantry

    MANILA - Jan. 22, 2010, would mark the 23rd anniversary of the Mendiola massacre. On that fateful day, thousands of farmers marched to Mendiola to demand for land reform and were mowed down by gunfire from soldiers from the Philippine Marines and the police. Yet, more than two decades later, those responsible were never held accountable and peasants continue to be denied the land they till. This is the kind of injustice that peasants continue to suffer from.

  • Is the Worst Really Over at PAL? Not Quite, as Workers Brace for More Turbulence

    MANILA - In the face of mounting calls for the government to investigate Lucio Tan's alleged losses and abuses of his employees in Philippine Airlines, the Aquino government has retreated from further intervention in the ongoing labor disputes in the airline, suggesting that the trouble at the country's flag carrier may be over.

    But is it?

  • Amid Overpricing by Oil Firms, Repeal of Deregulation Law Now a Must

    No matter how oil firms deny the allegations that they are overcharging the consumers, the widespread public perception that oil companies are abusive and profit-hungry will remain. This will be the case as long as the oil industry is deregulated and oil companies are allowed to automatically increase their prices and at the same time not compelled to publicly divulge how they compute their price adjustments.

  • In Historic Gathering, Filipino Priests Vow to Be More Active in ‘Political Realm’

    MANILA - It what appears to be a challenge to the assertions of conservative groups and the government that the Church should not be involved in politics and the "affairs of the state," priests from all over the country - in a historic first - gathered to discern and discuss their role amid these turbulent times.