Workers in Japanese corporations based in Southern Tagalog expressed opposition to the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). They deemed that their situation will get worse if JPEPA is ratified. According…
Arroyo veto will cause serious political backlash As more senators echo the people's demand to scrap the 12 percent value added tax (VAT) on oil, umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan…
Philippine green groups today cautioned the Environment Secretary against supporting larger deployments of military and police personnel to protect the operations of foreign mining firms such as Xstrata in South Cotabato, warning that this would give rise to even more conflict and human rights violations against mining-affected communities.
Last December 31, at around 2:50 in the afternoon, 45-year-old human-rights defender Bishop Delfin Callao Jr. and his family received a text message from 09206012624 saying ?Mag-ingat ka, Bilang na ang Oras mo.?