The forthcoming national elections, as with all previous elections since the so-called EDSA I “people power revolution” and the parade of bogus republics in the past, will never be a genuine expression of the slogan “from the people, by the people and for the people” much less embody the hope for the vast underprivileged majority to become the real bosses of the country.
Running mates Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte and Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano are pushing for the lifting of bank secrecy law for public officials saying this will prevent corrupt officials from amassing billions worth of stolen wealth from the public.
The most recent clashes between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Moro armed groups in Lanao Del Sur and surrounding areas have forcibly driven around 6,000 to 10,000 Moro people out of their homes, and resulted to the deaths of yet unaccounted number of civilians.
Labor groups expressed worry that the recent decision of the Office of the Ombudsman to dismiss local officials does not hold national officials accountable over the slipper factory fire in Valenzuela City last year.
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Women workers picketed the Labor Department’s main office in Intramuros, Manila on Friday, March 4 to press for maternity leave for all workers, which they say can only be possible if contractualization is stopped as an employment scheme.
The House of Representatives approved on second reading a bill declaring Filipino Sign Language (FSL) as the national sign language of the Filipino deaf and the official language of government in all transactions involving the deaf, and mandating its use in all public schools, broadcast media, and workplaces.
A militant labor group said the death of four miners in a tunnel in gold-rich Mt. Diwata in Compostela Valley is a result of grave violations of safety standards in the workplace.
Rising to number one on the Canadian Electronica charts and voted Canada’s best new musical artist, Canadian musician, yogi, activist and author Parvati is coming to Davao in April for her first-ever Asian tour.
