“Tonight, Congress just wrote the president a blank check that will be financed by the Filipino people.” – Kabataan partylist Rep. Terry Ridon
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7 years since Jonas’ disappearance | ‘My son is still missing’ – Edita Burgos
Edita Burgos took the witness stand at the first trial hearing of Maj. Harry Baliaga Jr. who is charged with the disappearance of her son Jonas.
His friends wished they had met his ‘astig’ father
Arnold “AJ” Jaramillo was the iconic “astig” father: he was a New People’s Army leader.
2 Lumad killed, 2 missing in Caraga region
Two people were killed, while two went missing in three separate incidents during heavy military operations in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur.
‘Military, police arrested Lumad church worker for P 4.8 M bounty’
After the military arrested agriculturist Dominiciano Muya of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, they presented him as a top-rank communist rebel with a P4.8 million reward for his head.
16-hour forced labor in Cebu chemical firm compels workers to strike
“After imposing slave-like conditions on workers, the Cenapro management is acting like a dictator in punishing workers for holding legitimate protests against such conditions. It not only wants workers to suffer, it wants workers to suffer in silence.” – Kilusang Mayo Uno
Continuing Bishop Alberto Ramento’s advocacy
“Justice remains elusive but his death would not be for naught if we continue what my father fought for.”
3 years after Fr. Pops’ murder, justice remains elusive
“Three years is too long for justice to be delayed. We will not accept this complacently; we fear that without public pressure, the case will remain unresolved, similar to the thousands of extra-judicial killings.” – Marie Sol Villalon of the Promotion of Church People’s Response
Nurses to march to Mendiola on Oct 17 to demand salary hike
“Our call for salary increase for public and private nurses is not a selfish act. To have quality health care, health workers must also have quality and dignified working conditions. This is also for the welfare of the Filipino people.” – Sean Velchez, nurse at the Philippine Orthopedic Center
UCCP Bishop condemns attack on church, calls for prayer
“No circumstance or reason can justify such deplorable act on a house of worship leading to the death and injury of worshipers.”
Then and now | Marcos-era mosquito press shares lessons with new breed of alternative media
Whenever allowances were delayed or the reality of scarce resources hit them, Edita Burgos said one of the staff would shout, “Para sa Bayan!” (For the Motherland!) and all of them would continue working.