By DEE AYROSO
Paralysed
Day: October 17, 2017
Harassments against Lumad persist: Higaonon leader forced to surrender as NPA
Soldiers harass the brother of slain Lumad leader Gilbert Paborada who replaced him as leader of his group.
Navotas fisherfolk hold fluvial protest vs reclamation, demolition
A reclamation project threatens to bring loss of livelihood and homes to Navotas fisherfolk.
‘What modernization? Govt only acting as agent for Toyota, Ayalas, Pangilinans’
“Our proposal details steps for the modernization and nationalization of our mass transport system. But Duterte personally rejected our request and instead told us to hold a two-month strike first, and he would give us a permit.” – Piston
‘World Hunger Day’ | Farmers most affected by poverty, lack of food security
As landlessness and other root causes of poverty remain unaddressed, the greatest irony persists: that those who work hard to produce food have nothing to put on their own plates.
Transport strike succeeds, Day 2 still on for ‘people-centered jeepney modernization’
“Why will jeepney operators accept indebtedness when the jeepneys they already have can be rehabilitated to fit the clean air, safety and other requirements of the government?”