"We mean protecting 366.7 hectares of public land so it can be transformed into a modern, humanized center for custody, legal aid, and reformation."
The absence of reliable irrigation makes it difficult for farmers to continue planting during periods of extreme heat.
Farmers organizations warned that agricultural land conversion and large-scale development projects could displace farming communities, threaten food production and undermine farmers' access to land.
The Super El Niño, land-use conversion and human rights abuses are among the key issues aggravating the plight of rural folk.
For farmers, it is the government's unpreparedness that turns it into an even greater calamity, made even worse by the climate crisis.
“We cannot condemn the genocide in Palestine without also condemning the imperialist United States."
Kabataan Partylist Rep. Renee Co condemned attempts to silence students who have been at the forefront of the fight for social justice and against corruption, especially since the onset of the flood control scandal.
"Our primary call remains a salary increase since our GDP grew by four percent, so we are expecting that wages should also be increased."
"He was instead confronted by a certain Simon who later grabbed him by the collar, hit him with a piece of chopped wood, and threatened that he will be hanged or electrocuted if he does not cooperate with them."
Transportation costs are rising, but household incomes do not necessarily rise at the same pace.
Sino ang may-ari ng mga planta, sinu-sino ang may kontrol ng transmisyon at distribusyon, at para saan ba talaga ang Electric Power Industry Reform Act?
Losing CMFR feels a lot like losing a home.
"Why do they not care about the youth's livelihoods? Our education?"
"The reality is that we go unnoticed because we are located in such a distant area."
“I was alarmed and disappointed [by the redtagging remarks] especially coming from a military officer who is supposed to serve and protect the people.”
This event marked the beginning of the week of action at the UN General Assembly with the banner “No to War and Plunder, Fight for Peoples’ Rights, National Sovereignty, and Genuine Development.”
On September 23, 1972, the day Martial Law was announced, Ferdinand Marcos was certain — or, at the very least, he was determined to sound like it.
The September 21 protests will also be held in various parts of the country.
“Panginoon, ilang beses ko po ba dapat patawarin ang aking kapatid na nagkakasala sa akin? Hanggang pitong beses po ba?”
Parkour reached many parts of the Philippines, having small communities in Rizal, Navotas, Mindoro, IloIlo, and even parts of Visayas and Mindanao.
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