Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club President, and Daily Tribune Correspondent, Aldwin Quitasol survived an attack on his life last March 1, 2022. According to reports from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Baguio-Benguet, Quitasol was walking in a dimly lit part of the 2nd Road Quezon Hill, Baguio City when a motorcycle […]
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NERI COLMENARES, IBP LAWYERS FILED A PETITION TO STRIKE DOWN THE ANTI-TERROR LAW
Led by Senatoriable Atty. Neri Colmenares, lawyers of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, and 26 other groups and individuals filed a Motion for Reconsideration before the Supreme Court regarding its decision on the Anti-Terror Law. The group also a challenged to the SC to strike down the said controversial and anti-people law. It can […]
SUGAR IMPORTATION, ADDED ADVERSITY FOR THE SUGAR WORKERS OF NEGROS
February 27, NEGROS – The 20 day temporary cessation of the country’s importation of 200,000 metric tons of sugar as mandated by the Sugar Regulatory Administration Order No. 3 Series of 2022, after a Temporary Restraining Order was issued by the Sagay City Regional Trial Court last February 15 in response to the appeal of […]
CONSUMERS ANG PROGRESSIVE GROUPS HOLD A PICKET PROTEST IN ACTION ON SUCCESSIVE OIL PRICE HIKES
ILOILO CITY – Earlier today, March 4, consumers and different progressive organizations hold a picket protest in Iloilo city to register their demands and urge the national government to take action on the successive oil price hikes in the country. According to BAYAN-Panay Deputy Spokesperson Bryan Bosque, it has been almost ten weeks in a […]
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR THE ABOLITION OF NTF-ELCAC, RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS, A STOP TO REDTAGGING, AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON HRVS
February 21, ILOILO – In a vote of 627 or 92%, the European Union Parliament passed the resolution which condemned the situation in the Philippines regarding its human rights record and called for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF – ELCAC). The European Parliament has 705 members […]
PROGRESSIVES CALL TO LOWER OIL PRICE
ILOILO CITY – Earlier today, progressive groups under BAYAN-Panay held a picket-protest in front of the Land Transportation Office 6 to register their call to immediately lower the prices of petroleum products amid the successive oil price hike for more than two months now. According to Bryan Bosque, spokesperson of the group, the government can […]
Iloilo City Schools Set to Open For Face-to-Face Classes
ILOILO CITY – The Nursing program of the West Visayas State University, as well as the Nursing, Medical Technology, and other allied health service programs of the University of San Agustin are set to open for face-to-face classes this October. West Visayas State University has set to open limited face-to-face classes for 4th year Nursing […]
Farmers March for Land, Aid, and Justice
October 22, ILOILO – Farmers held protest actions across the country last October 21 to voice out their call for land, aid and justice. Together with progressive organizations led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng PIlipinas (KMP), the protest action is the culmination of the group’s October Peasant Month campaign. The protest action also commemorates the […]
COUNCILOR LOVE BARONDA PROMISES TO CARRY THE LIGTAS BALIK ESKWELA CAMPAIGN
ILOILO CITY – The Back-to-School Network Panay held a dialogue with Iloilo City Councilor Love Baronda on the safe re-opening of schools last October 5 at Iloilo City Hall. Councilor Baronda is the standing chair of the Committee on Education of the city council. BTS Network Panay submitted a petition to the councilor’s office that […]
ROXAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL’S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, STILL HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED; HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO FILE MASS LEAVE
ROXAS CITY – The employees of the Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital (RMPH) intend to pursue their plan to file for leave of absence if the hospital’s supplemental budget will not be approved. According to Dr. Edmarie Tormon, OIC of RMPH, there are more than 68 healthcare workers who have already filed for leave of absence […]