U2, Bono’s politics – saying and singing the things we need to hear
U2’s The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 leg in Manila is over, but the pouring of reactions is not. This is to be expected, with U2 being one of the longest-staying music greats, with a career spanning 43...
View ArticleJustice for Ampatuan massacre victims, justice for all journalist killings
On December 19, the Philippines, and the world, awaits the handing down of the verdict in the Ampatuan massacre. It is the first time a decision is to be read after 10 years of trial. Numbers remind us...
View ArticlePayak na larawan ng sakit ng lipunan: rebyu ng Kalel, 15
Isang ‘di inaasahang ‘coming-of-age’ na pelikula ang ‘Kalel, 15’ sa direksyon at panulat ni Jun Robles Lana. Hindi inaasahan sapagkat bigla itong naipalabas sa mga sinehan ilang araw bago ang paglabas...
View ArticleCASER not a product of ‘secret backchannel maneuver’ – NDFP
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said that Filipinos did not need the Comprehensive Agreement on Social Economic Reforms (CASER), a joint agreement being formed between the Government of...
View Article#NOTOABSCBNSHUTDOWN | Black Friday Protest sa hindi pag-renew ng prangkisa ng...
Nakiisa ang mga empleyado ng ABS-CBN at iba’t ibang media network at iba’t ibang organisasyon sa midya sa isang Black Friday Protest sa hindi pa rin pag-renew ng gobyerno sa prangkisa ng ABS-CBN. Ang...
View ArticleChurch leaders, church people should adhere to scientific (and also the...
Church people like pastors, priests and religious leaders can easily interpret that calamities like earthquakes, typhoons, floods, volcanic eruptions are signs of the wrath of God because of the...
View ArticleSupport ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal, defend press freedom
Altermidya, the nationwide network of independent and progressive media outfits, stands in full support with the call of thousands of media workers, actors, directors, and employees of ABS-CBN for the...
View ArticleBalsa ng Mamamayan
Tunay na nakatataba ng puso masaksihan ang nag-uumapaw na tulong na ipinararating ng mga karaniwang Pilipino mula sa iba’t-ibang sektor, samahan at mga organisasyon, unyon, paaralan, kumpanya at mga...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Chinese New Year in world’s oldest Chinatown
Chinese New Year revelry in Manila Chinatown in Binondo, Manila. It was established in 1594, and is recognized as the world’s oldest Chinatown. The post IN PHOTOS: Chinese New Year in world’s oldest...
View Article#FQS50 | Edgar Jopson, reformist turned revolutionary
No one is born a revolutionary. One such example was Edgar Jopson. The events that unfolded after FQS transformed political moderates into proletarian revolutionaries. Edgar Jopson or “Edjop” as he was...
View Article#FQS50 | Lorena Barros, woman warrior
Susan Macabuag, member of Samahan ng Demokratikong Kabataan (SDK) and MAKIBAKA shared her memories of Lorena Barros. Lorena Barros was one of the founders of militant womens’ organization MAKIBAKA,...
View ArticleThe task of sustaining the ecumenical movement in the Philippines
A week-long ecumenical prayer on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) 2020 ended on January 25, 2020 at the Roman Catholic Church Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Diocese of Novaliches. It was...
View ArticleImeldific quotes from ‘The Kingmaker’
“I don’t have an answer for why we allow Imelda to even open her mouth,” said May Rodriguez, a human rights activist and Martial Law survivor who shared her story in the film. And opened her mouth...
View ArticleFisherfolk group counters DENR claim of improved water quality in Manila Bay
The water quality of Manila Bay in its eastern part remains poor a year after the government launched the rehabilitation drive dubbed as “Battle for Manila Bay”, a group of small fishers on Wednesday...
View Article50 years after Battle of Mendiola, activists vow to continue the struggle
“Aktibista kami noon fifty years ago, aktibista pa rin kami ngayon,” Judy Taguiwalo proudly exclaimed in front of the crowd at Mendiola Bridge. Taguiwalo, along with other senior and young activists...
View ArticlePatuloy na naghihirap ang sambayanan sa mga patakarang neoliberal
Sa pagpasok ng taong 2020, sinimulan ang paggunita sa ika-50 taon Sigwa ng Unang Kwarto ng 1970 o First Quarter Storm (FQS). Enero 30, Huwebes, nagtungo ang mga aktibista ng makasaysayang Sigwa na...
View Article#TulongKabataan para sa #TulongTaal
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View ArticleYouth groups decry surveillance on relief ops for Taal victims
Youth groups Anakbayan Metro Manila and Kabataan Partylist Metro Manila decried the surveillance on their relief operations activities under the banner of Tulong Kabataan last Sunday. The condemnation...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: Free Altermidya journalist Frenchiemae Cumpio!
Altermidya Network condemns the arrest of our colleague in Tacloban, Frenchimae Cumpio of Eastern Vista. Cumpio was arrested with 4 other known human rights leaders in Tacloban City, including Marissa...
View ArticleNovel’s best adaptation to date: review of Little Women
Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 renowned novel Little Women is like a rite of passage for girls, especially when it is part of the school’s book lists to read. It is THE coming-of-age novel of little girls....
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