Articles filed under "In The News"


Sunstar: Gonzales ‘defenseless’ vs young militants jeer

Feb 15th, 2010 • Categories: In The News, News

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/gonzales-defenseless-vs-young-militants-jeer
Thursday, February 11, 2010
By Ben O. Tesiorna
DEFENSE chief Norberto Gonzales was caught off guard when several militant students jeered him during a forum at the Ateneo de Davao University Wednesday afternoon.
Members of the militant League of Filipino Students (LFS) and Anakbayan did a blitzkrieg just as Secretary Gonzales was speaking about democratic election at the [...]



SunStar: Students league to sue Defense chief

Feb 15th, 2010 • Categories: In The News, News

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/students-league-sue-defense-chief
Saturday, February 13, 2010
MILITANT students in Davao City will file a human rights violation case against Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Norberto Gonzales on Monday, a student leader said.
Members of militant League of Filipino Students (LFS) and Anakbayan did a blitzkrieg Wednesday just as Secretary Gonzales was speaking about democratic election during a forum [...]



Inquirer.net: Leftist youth rally, blame WB for VAT

Oct 8th, 2008 • Categories: In The News

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080916-161018/Leftist-youth-rally-blame-WB-for-VAT
By Thea Alberto
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:44:00 09/16/2008
MANILA, Philippines — Members of the leftist youth group Anakbayan staged a rally in front of the World Bank’s (WB) Philippine office on Tuesday, blaming the financial institution and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the value added tax.
Members of the League of Filipino Students and Student Christian [...]



Malaya: Protesters call for end to Arroyo War in Mindanao

Oct 8th, 2008 • Categories: In The News

http://www.malaya.com.ph/sep09/index.htm 



Inquirer.net: Choice of Imelda as DepEd honoree slammed

Sep 6th, 2008 • Categories: In The News

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080907-159168/Choice-of-Imelda-as-DepEd-honoree-slammed
Choice of Imelda as DepEd honoree slammed
By Jerry E. Esplanada
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Posted date: September 07, 2008
MANILA, Philippines�The choice of former first lady Imelda Marcos as
“guest of honor” at a youth leadership conference tomorrow in Baguio
City has raised a furor among education officials, as well as various
teacher and student groups.
The controversial wife of the late dictator [...]



Bulatlat.com: Student Group Launches Campaign vs Mindanao War

Sep 2nd, 2008 • Categories: In The News

Student Group Launches Campaign vs Mindanao War
BY BULATLAT
Posted 5:30 p.m., Aug. 27, 2008
Student groups led by the League of Filipino Students (LFS) today kicked-off campus campaigns against the escalation of the conflict in Mindanao, for which they blamed the Arroyo administration.
According to the LFS, the campaign will take the form of an information drive which [...]



Inquirer.net: Alleged gov’t spies nabbed by protesting PUP students

Aug 29th, 2008 • Categories: In The News, News

Alleged gov’t spies nabbed by protesting PUP students
SWAT team blocked from entering school
By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 03:33pm (Mla time) 08/29/2008
MANILA, Philippines — Youth activists at the Polytechnic University
of the Philippines (PUP) claimed to have caught four alleged
government agents conducting surveillance on a student protest Friday
noon.
In a phone interview, Ken Ramos, chairman of the youth group
Anakbayan, [...]



Inquirer.net: Thousands turn out for “Truth Fest”

Aug 26th, 2008 • Categories: In The News

Thousands turn out for 12-hour ‘Truth Fest’
Traffic snarled on northbound lane of Roxas Blvd
By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 13:30:00 08/22/2008
MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of people have turned out for a
12-hour “Truth Fest” at the Rajah Sulaiman Plaza on Roxas Boulevard in
Manila from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
The participants, from militant labor, youth, church and [...]



GMAnews.tv: Militant students to stage walkouts vs Cha-cha

Aug 21st, 2008 • Categories: In The News

Militant students to stage walkouts vs Cha-cha
JOHANNA CAMILLE SISANTE, GMANews.TV
Article posted August 21, 2008 – 04:25 PM
MANILA, Philippines – Militant student organizations will lead a Metro
Manila-wide walk-out on Friday to protest against Charter change and a
possible “all-out war” against secessionist rebels, a statement
released on Thursday said.
Youth for Accountability and Truth Now! (Youth ACT Now!), a [...]



PDI: Youth activists arrested over US embassy protest

Jul 24th, 2008 • Categories: In The News

Youth activists arrested over US embassy protest
By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:47:00 07/24/2008
MANILA, Philippines — Four youth activists, including the leaders of two organizations, were arrested and five others injured after police dispersed protesters outside the US embassy in Manila Thursday.
Senior Police Officer 1 Jerry Campo said Arrested were League of Filipino Students (LFS) national chairman [...]