LETTER TO THE EDITOR April 18, 2012 This is to clarify the issue of illegal wildlife poaching that sparked the stand-off between the Philippine and Chinese state forces in the heavily contested Scarborough Shoal. It should be clear that the problem is a concern of both the Philippine and Chinese governments, regardless of the still-unresolved…
Category: Democratic Space
On Mobile Journalism and Social Networking
By Allyn V. Baldemor Online social networks mobilized hours after Noemi Lagman, 21, was reported to have been missing January 6, 2010. The student of Asia Pacific College Magallanes left her house in Multinational Village in Paranaque between 9 and 10am. Last seen near Duty Free in Paranaque, Lagman had with her Php33 thousand for…
Letter to the Editor: Real condition of Filipino women belie Newsweek poll
Letter to the Editor September 30, 2011 Dear Editor, No poll can refute the fact that Filipino women, majority of whom are burdened with joblessness, lack of social services and injustice, are in fact faced with the direst of situations. This is our reaction to the Newsweek magazine’s report ranking Philippines as 17th best country…
Open letter of Filipino workers from Norwegian firm Mustad (MTTPWEA-ADLO-KMU) about Mustad’s sudden closure
31 May 2011 To our fellow workers in the Philippines and around the globe, to all those who do fishing whether as sport or as a commercial enterprise, and to all people everywhere, Greetings! We are workers of Mustad Terminal Tackle Phils. Inc. (MTTPI). Our union is comprised of daily rank and file employees with…
LTE: “Everyone against the RH Bill is stupid.” True story.
By Daniel Lorenzo Pineda Stupid is a word I will never learn to swallow. Stupid is a word reserved for certain people—the President, Willie Revillame, Floyd Mayweather Jr., & co.—which, by virtue of balancing out our rights and privileges, has been bestowed on us—ordinary, insignificant people—for the taking. It is ours to use against the…
LTE: Position on the Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani-Tanggol Bayi
May 5, 2011 H.E. Jejomar Binay Vice President Republic of the Philippines Dear Vice President Jejomar Binay, Greetings from Tanggol Bayi, an organization of women human rights defenders in the Philippines! I wrote to express our organization’s strong and vehement opposition to the dangerous proposal of our legislators from the House of Representatives to allow…
CPDF Statement on the 27th Cordillera Day Commemoration
By SIMON “Ka Filiw” NAOGSAN Spokesperson Cordillera Peoples’ Democratic Front ALCUB, Abra — With clenched fists raised, the Cordillera People’s Democratic Front salutes the participants of the 27th Cordillera Day being held in Lacub, Abra. We especially hold in esteem the people of Lacub who defied threats to disallow the commemoration of this historic occasion…
An Open Letter to the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli, Libya
February 28, 2011 Attention: Ambassador Vicente ANT Admin Jovencion Catbagan Welfare officer Rosauro Octiavano Dear Sir, Nais ko po alamin sa inyong tanggapan riyan sa ating embahada sa Tipoli libya kung ano po ang kalagayan sa 17 ofws ng CKG na naiwanan ng kanilang employer? Midyo matagal na po ito sa shelter ng embassy? Sana…
Perspective on the Peoples’ Uprisings Against Autocratic Regimes in North Africa and Middle East
By PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chairperson, International Coordinating Committee International League of Peoples’ Struggle February 27, 2011 The International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) steadfastly stands in solidarity with and supports the peoples of the North African and Middle East countries in their mass uprisings and revolutionary struggles for national liberation and democracy against the…
A daughter’s search for missing father, other desaparecidos
Search for Missing Dad, Other Disappeared
Reds Release Another POW, Slam Military for More Cases of Ceasefire Violations
Below are statements issued by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and the New People’s Army: Conrado Heredia Command Front 20 Operations Command New People’s Army–Southern Mindanao Press Statement 19 February 2011 CHC-NPA frees POW PO3 Sabatin; slams AFP/PNP ceasefire violations On the occasion of the renewed round of peace talks between the Government…