STREETWISE* By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Navy Lieutenant First Grade Nancy Gadian stirred a hornet’s nest when she accused retired Lt. General Eugenio Cedo and other senior officers of corrupt misuse of Balikatan funds in 2007. After winning a protective writ of amparo from the Court of Appeals and being given sanctuary by intrepid nuns she faded [...]

The loss or erosion of livelihoods is the most concrete and widespread impact of the current crisis of the world capitalist system on people’s lives, both in the advanced capitalist countries as well as in the underdeveloped countries.

Youth and students led by the League of Filipino Students (LFS) and KABATAAN Partylist walked-out of their classes and held a protest action in Manila today to denounce what they described as ‘bureaucrat capitalism’ in government.

They were like rabid dogs hitting many of our fellow students in the face, abdomen, some even pinning them to the ground like common criminals. Those who have fallen were stepped on by the perpetrators like they were putting off cigarette butts.

Pagmulat palang ng aking mga mata noong sabado ng umaga, bumungad sa akin ang balitang pumanaw na ang dating pangulong Corazon “Cory” Aquino.

The League of Filipino Students extends its deepest condolences to the family of President Corazon Aquino – an insurmountable ally of the students and the people in the anti-Marcos struggle, EDSA II, and truth and accountability under the Arroyo government. “While the LFS have had principled disagreements with President Aquino on agrarian reform and her [...]