“Definitely, the fight is not over. The hacienda system is alive and well, thanks to CARPER and our Haciendero President. It would take more than an SC ruling to free the monopolized lands, and we can only count on the mass movement of the Filipino people to ensure that our tillers get what’s rightfully theirs.”, Merced said.
Around 11:30 am youth groups led by the League of Filipino Students gathered at the historic steps of the College of Sciences and Philosophy steps of the University of the Philippines, Diliman in persistent condemnation of the Imperialist plunder of our national sovereignty and patrimony. Likewise, the short program was meant to award Marjohara Tucay [...]
“The interest of the students is not just to get a good education, but to be living in a just and humane society. In the Philippines, it’s clear that poverty and inhumanity is being perpetrated by the world’s number one imperialist power, the United States.” This was the statement of Aki Merced, spokesperson for the [...]
“Junk the Mutual Defense Treaty! Junk the Visiting Forces Agreement!”
This was the call of youth and student groups led by the League of Filipino Students as they today in front of the National Museum where US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a forum. The groups say that as part of the continued protests for Clinton’s stay, patriotic youth and students will be holding a nationally coordinated US flag burning tomorrow. The center of protest will be at UP Diliman at exactly 12 noon.
NEWS RELEASE Youth groups fear that RPA-ABB “peace bribe” will lead to Iloilo City militarization Progressive youth groups Anakbayan-Panay and League of Filipino Students-Panay today assailed the Aquino government’s giving of a P31 million peace bribe” to the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB), saying this will only lead to the intensified militarization. Anakbayan-Panay Regional Spokesperson [...]
Dear Editor, ‘Squeeze’ appears to have been copied straight from the press release of Sec. Butch Abad which denies for the second straight year the existence of budget cuts in state colleges and universities, despite a categorical declaration by President Aquino himself that the budget of SUCs indeed will be trimmed down during his presidency. [...]
Students from state colleges and universities and private schools declared September 22 as a day of planking against budget cuts on education, health and basic social services. Despite the resounding opposition of certain legislators regarding hazards of planking, what is more hazardous to the youth is the continuous neglect of the Aquino government in providing substantial budget for basic social services.[...]
Estudyante, opisyal, guro, at kawani ng PUP, nag-walk-out Libu-libong estudyante, opisyal, guro, at kawani ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) ang nagwalk-out sa eskuwelahan kanina para igiit ang dagdag na budget para sa pamantasan. Nasa P735 million lang kasi ang nakalaan para sa PUP sa susunod na taon, na wala pang kalahati sa kanilang [...]
Mga taga-PUP at UP, nagprotesta vs budget cut (see full story HERE)
10. Palace meeting all transport groups prior to a planned strike for a supposed dialogue but actually an underhanded attempt to dissuade transport groups from participating in a national transport strike 9. PNP declaring supposed maximum tolerance on the protesters while threatening protesters with multiple arrests 8. Suspending the MMDA Number Coding Scheme, which causes [...]