young radicals

Be there and cheer for the truth!

2008-03-11T06:55:00.001+08:00

March 14, 2008, 2pm, Liwasang BonifacioAssembly points: 1pm, Taft Avenue cor. Kalaw/UST EspanaAlso featuring Datu's Tribe, Wuds, Radioactive Sago Project*, The Jerks*, Stick Figgas*, Musicians for PeaceWear your school color, bring your school flags, represent your alma mater!Visit http://youthactnow.com

Things we can do on February 28 Youth Action Day

2008-02-26T12:10:00.001+08:00

1. WEAR WHITE vs. CORRUPTION – as a symbol of the youth's crusade for truth, accountability and hope.2. ACCESSORIZE – with shirts, pins, bracelets, headgears, white armbands, etc. Be creative. Show your protest through your fashion sense.3. DECORATE – your school, tambayan, class room with 'protest art.' Designs are available at youthactnow.com. Or better yet, be resourceful and come up

A Call to the Filipino Youth to Stand Up for Truth

2008-02-14T12:20:00.001+08:00

YOUTH ACT NOW!A Call to the Filipino Youth to Stand Up for TruthAs the nation faces intense moral and political crisis, the Filipino youth is called upon to take up its role as bearers of the future and stand up for truth and accountablity in government. The Filipino youth must act now.We are youth, students and professionals from different organizations, schools, colleges, universities,

Like father (and mother), like sons

2008-02-06T09:49:00.000+08:00

Youth group to Arroyo brothers: So young yet so corruptYouth group Anakbayan criticized brothers Mikey and Dato Arroyo for their 'Mafia-like operations and maneuverings' at the House of Representatives. The Arroyo brothers are said to be the ones who clandestinely brokered last night's 'showdown' at the House of Representatives, resulting in Speaker Jose de Venecia's (JDV's) ouster.

police brutality at education summit protest

2008-02-02T21:07:00.000+08:00

January 31, 2008NEWS FLASH!*Police violently disperse student protest vs. Palace-led educ summit (photo courtesy of EPA. more photos here. view news footages here and here.)Six students were illegally arrested while 23 others were injured after police forces brutally dispersed today's protest against what they called the 'anti-student education summit.' Joanna Rose Adenit and Emman Montado

Debunking Myths on the RP Oil Crisis

2008-01-29T15:25:00.000+08:00

from Vencer Crisostomo's StudentStrikeAs the government's "energy summit" starts today, it is becoming more obvious that the government does not really intend to stop the oil price hikes, but instead insists on pursuing foolish efforts pretending to do so. Worse, it wants to address the oil crisis by intensifying liberalization and deregulation schemes -- the same culprits which drove the oil

How to "People Power"

2008-01-22T22:03:00.000+08:00

from Vencer Crisostomo's StudentstrikeMany activists and Filipinos are reminiscing their EDSA 2 moments today and most are reminding themselves of how great those days were, how ecstatic, idealistic and determined the people were then, and how, after seven years of suffering under this puppet regime, we badly need that People Power spirit with us again -- one that's even greater than what we had

tribute to sir nick

2007-12-07T06:20:00.000+08:00

Prof. Monico Atienza's wake lies at the UCCP (United Council of Churches of the Philippines) chapel along EDSA. he will be cremated tomorrow, december 8, 10am.Arkibong Bayan mounted a loving tribute to sir nic here and here. bulatlat provides us a glimpse into sir nic's colorful and meaningful life.

STP (Siyam na Taong Pakikibaka) ng Anakbayan!

2007-11-30T21:46:00.000+08:00

Mabuhay ang Siyam na Taong Pakikibaka ng Anakbayan!Sulong tungo sa isang dekada ng militanteng paglaban,masikhay na pag-aaral at puspusang pag-oorganisa!Pahayag ng Anakabayan sakanyang Ika-9 na AnibersaryoPambansang Komiteng TagapagpaganapNobyembre 30, 2007Ipinagdiriwang ng Anakbayan ang ika-9 na anibersaryo nito sa diwa ng rebolusyonaryong tradisyon ng Kabataang Makabayan na itinatag noong 1964,

notes on the Makati stand-off

2007-11-29T20:00:00.000+08:00

Senator Antonio Trillanes and Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim walked out of the Makati Regional Trial Court this morning and led a herd of Magdalo soldiers and their armed guards in a march towards the Manila Peninsula Hotel.Trillanes and Lim called on the public to support the overthrow of the Arroyo government. below was their statement issued to the media:“Today, we address all decent Filipinos to

Karen and Sherlyn fight on

2007-11-14T17:05:00.000+08:00

below is a rough transalation of the article written by my friend krguda for the latest issue of pinoy weekly. (click here for the original article written in Filipino.)Karen and Sherlyn fight onDespite her present predicament, Sherlyn Cadapan remains strong. She displayed this characteristic even at a young age, up to when she became an athlete. Her undefeatable stance in spite of her struggle

Hinggil sa Pagtaas ng Presyo ng Langis

2007-11-12T15:22:00.000+08:00

Isang gabay sa pagtalakayInilabas ng Anakbayan, Nobyembre 2007Ang gabay na ito ay dagdag sa mga nauna nang inilabas ng iba’t-ibang progresibong organisasyon at institusyon. May diin ito sa pagtalakay ng katangian ng pandaigdigang monopolyo sa langis at ang papel ng rehimeng US-Arroyo sa pagtatanggol sa interes ng mga ito. Inaasahang magagamit ito sa mga talakayan sa paaralan, komunidad at pabrika

A challenge to JDV’s ‘moral revolution’

2007-11-05T11:27:00.000+08:00

Youth group to Speaker: Uphold new, stronger impeachment complaintYouth group Anakbayan today joined other sectoral groups, concerned citizens and anti-Arroyo forces in a rally at the Batasan Complex to support the filing of a ‘multi-pronged impeachment complaint’ against Mrs. Gloria Arroyo.Anakbayan challenged Speaker Jose de Venecia, who earlier called for a ‘moral revolution’, to uphold the

Halloween Protest

2007-10-31T08:20:00.000+08:00

more photos here.

Erap pardon shows GMA continuous betrayal of youth, Edsa Dos - Kabataan Party

2007-10-26T14:28:00.000+08:00

More corruption, loss of trust in gov't seen with Estrada's release,unsolved scandalsThe Kabataan Party today hit the Arroyo government for its continuousbetrayal of the Filipino youth and EDSA Dos, saying that the rashgranting of pardon to former President Joseph Estrada shows Mrs.Arroyo's ultimate abandonment of EDSA Dos principles."Such developments only show how Mrs. Arroyo continues to

Erap pardon will not save Arroyo

2007-10-26T08:26:00.000+08:00

Anakbayan's statement on the Estrada pardon grantYouth group Anakbayan expresses deep doubts over Mrs. Gloria Arroyo’s real motives for having granted Executive Clemency to ousted president and convicted plunderer Joseph Ejercito Estrada.Anakbayan questions the timeliness of the pardon. The response to Estrada’s petition for clemency was so abrupt that even Estrada’s lawyers were caught

SUMA-TOTAL of Arroyo's bribery and corruption

2007-10-19T14:34:00.000+08:00

do the math.SUMA-TOTAL here.

Arroyo administration is that of bribes, betrayal and blatant corruption

2007-10-16T19:58:00.000+08:00

Anakbayan's statement on the bribe attempts and 'cash gifts' linked to MalacanangAnakbayan expresses full support and admiration for the likes of Pampanga Governor Among Ed Panlilio, Anakpawis Rep. Crispin 'Ka Bel' Beltran and all other public officials who have admitted to receiving ‘cash gifts’ from persons associated with Malacanang.A bribe, called by any other term, is still a bribe. These

Free Burma!

2007-10-03T19:58:00.000+08:00

www.free-burma.org

desperation, not delicadeza

2007-10-02T19:59:00.000+08:00

Comelec chair Benjamin Abalos resigned from post yesterday in a dramatic press conference complete with blocking and painful expressions from his family who were flanking him. Full text of Abalos’ resignation letter here.Abalos’ resignation is another breakthrough development in the sense that he is the first Malacanang-appointed government official to have been implicated in a scandal involving

download the AB ZTE FG ringtone!

2007-09-23T22:37:00.000+08:00

here or here. SPREAD THE WORD!--this got my attention: French mime Marcel Marceau dies."Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words?" he once said. read on.while the influx of bad news is enough to render one speechless:we haven't even stopped rejoicing in the suspension of the ZTE deal and already Palace execs are saying that it may be revived. Estrada may walk free as per

the ZTE deal: corruption, the First Couple and the Cabinet of Cons

2007-09-19T11:22:00.000+08:00

luli arroyo, daughter of FG Mike and Prez Gloria, today likened jose 'joey' de venecia III's (jdv3) expose on the controversial ZTE national broadband deal to the thinning hair on his head. before luli and other apologists for the First Couple water down the issue with more name-calling and trivialities, let's make sense out of the whole hullabaloo for what it really is.first off, some very

JOMA IS FREE!!!

2007-09-13T18:25:00.000+08:00

The Dutch government had no choice but to order Prof. Jose Maria Sison's release from detention after it could not find 'sufficient indications' of his involvement in 'inciting murders in the Philippines.' Read the statement of the Dutch Ministry of Justice.The Dutch court said that while the New People's Army owned up to the punishment of former Communist Party members Arturo Tabara and Romulo

Estrada verdict a warning to Arroyo

2007-09-12T15:11:00.000+08:00

Full text of the SandiganBayan verdict here.Bayan accepts decision, says significance of the verdict will be greatly diminished if same standards of justice will not be applied to Arroyo. Read Bayan's initial statement here.Joint statement of the progressive partylist groups point out the same and that the verdict must serve as a warning to the Arroyo government. Whole text of the joint

Bringing forth the Best and Brightest: LFS 30th Anniversary Statement

2007-09-11T05:34:00.001+08:00

Ipagbunyi ang ika-30 taong anibersaryo ng LFS!Pahayag ng LFS-PKT sa ika-30 taong anibersaryo ng LFSSeptember 11, 2007Binabati natin ang lahat ng ating mga kasapi at lider mula sa iba’t ibang mga balangay sa buong bansa sa okasyong ito ng ating ika-30 taong anibersaryo. Nagdiriwang ang lahat ng ating mga kasapi, mga balangay sa buong bansa at maging sa ibang bansa, mga kaibigan, masang mag-aaral

Bloggers Kapihan 1: More than just coffee chat

2007-09-11T03:10:00.000+08:00

"Everything is political and it has a lot to do with sex," - MLQ3 "Hindi totoong raket ang blogging. Enterpreneurship ito...something you build," - Abe Olandres "Link-up. We should use blogging in order to represent the interests of our generation," -Bikoy Villanueva These are some memorable quotes from the discussions during first Bloggers' Kapihan last Saturday at PSHS.During the past months,

Kabataang Makabayan Founding Speech

2007-09-03T20:11:00.000+08:00

Prof. Jose Maria Sison(SPEECH DELIVERED BEFORE THE FOUNDING CONGRESS OF KABATAANG MAKABAYAN AT THE YMCA YOUTH FORUM HALL ON NOVEMBER 30, 1964)Itinuturo ng katwiran ang tayo’y umasa sa ating sarili at huwag antayin sa iba ang ating kabuhayan. Itinuturo ng katwiran ang tayo’y maglakas na maihapag ang naghaharing kasamaan sa ating bayan.Panahon na ngayon, dapat nating ipakilala na tayo’y may

Injustice

2007-09-03T16:11:00.002+08:00

Latest on Prof. Sison's arrest: Dutch judge extends Sison detention for 14 more days.Joma is in solitary confinement and is being denied access to media and even his doctors. This is tantamount to torture according to Committee DEFEND.They said Prof. Sison is being detained at the National Penitentiary in Scheveningen, a facility with was used by the Nazi’s during World War II to imprison and

Talakayan hinggil sa pagdakip kay Prof. Jose Ma Sison

2007-09-03T16:11:00.001+08:00

Noong Agosto 28, 2007, nagulat ang buong mundo sa balitang inaresto si Prop. Jose Maria Sison ng Dutch police sa kanyang tirahan sa Utrecht, the Netherlands.Kasabay nito ay ni-reyd ang kanyang bahay. Bandang 9:30 ng umaga, sinira ng mga hindi nakaunipormeng pulisya ang pintuan ng kanyang bahay at buong araw na hinalughog ang kanyang bahay. Pinagkukuha ang mga kompyuter, CD, mga dokumento at iba

Release Jose Ma. Sison!

2007-08-28T21:14:00.002+08:00

Newsflash: Prof. Jose Ma. Sison has been arrested by the Dutch government today based on a warrant issued by a Dutch court judge.The warrant alleged that Sison, 68, was wanted for "multiple murder" and for "calling for more murders."Prof. Sison has been subjected to a series of false and politically motivated charges in 1988, 1991, 2003 and 2006. One after the other, these charges have been

The DepEd 'Recruitment Agency'

2007-08-28T21:14:00.001+08:00

Once again, 1.3 million students take the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) today.For those who haven't read our past statements on the exam read this Inquirer letter to the editor and this past blog post.Some high school students led by the LFS boycotted the exam today and trooped to the Department of Education (DepEd) to protest.The DepEd refused to have a dialogue with the students

Sicko

2007-08-28T21:13:00.000+08:00

from studentstrike.blogspot.comAnybody who's experienced waiting in an ER of any public hospital in Metro Manila will go crazy upon seeing this movie. I doubt if this film is going to land in our cinema houses but if it does, we'll sure have more people shaking their heads in freaking disbelief in how our health system works, maybe even raising their fists in anger.Micheal Moore, shakes up the

Kabataan Cyber-Fever!

2007-05-10T16:52:00.000+08:00

KA - Karapatan sa Edukasyon at Empleyo (Right to Education and Employment)BA - Batayang Serbisyong Panlipunan (Basic Social Services)TA - Talino at Galing sa Pamamahala (Excellence in Governance)AN - Anak ng Bayan para sa Maningning na Kinabukasan (Sons and Daughters of the Nation for a Bright Future)Our future IS our choice. This coming May 14, I vote for honest officials, for principled

Tie a Blue Ribbon

2007-04-28T11:12:00.000+08:00

Against Electoral Fraud; For Youth Representation in Congress (download and post in your website)

NCAE results show DepEd’s inability to address education crisis

2007-03-23T20:20:00.001+08:00

We express our disappointment not only on the results of the recent National Career Assessment Exam (NCAE), but also on the attitude the Department of Education towards the result. It is an irony for us that the Department of Education seems happy and satisfied of the results, instead of showing dismay and regret in its recent statements. It even applauds the results and pats its shoulder for

Total denial

2007-02-21T14:23:00.000+08:00

United Nations special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or special executions Philip Alston ends his 10-day investigation in the Philippines today with a briefing attended by activist organizations, friends, supporters and families of victims of the more than 800 victims of extra-judicial killings under the Arroyo regime.Alston criticized the Armed Forces of the Philippines for being in a "

IBOTO! KABATAAN sa Partylist

2007-02-14T13:43:00.000+08:00

Ang Krisis ni Walden Bello

2007-02-08T20:25:00.000+08:00

KRITIKATeo S. Marasigan(This article is being reposted from email. Previously, Walden Bello, a reformist, anti-NatDem personality announces his candidacy for a party-list representative in Congress, citing the killings of ND activists as his main motivation. This is hypocritical and blatantly opportunist as Walden and his party are known as one of the forces who bad-mouth the ND left and tag them

UNLI-Kalokohan at UNLI-Kasinungalingan

2007-02-04T04:29:00.000+08:00

TxtPower and KabataanParty is leading a consumer campaign vs. Globe's 100% increase of its UNLIMITXT rates. Sign the petition here. To: National Telecommunications CommissionWe, subcribers of Globe and citizens of the Philippines, demand that the Commission withdraw its approval of the new Globe unlimited texting promo which replaced Globe Unlimitxt and resulted in a price increase. The NTC must

KABATAAN, PAG-ASA NG BAYAN

2007-01-21T15:14:00.000+08:00

I've been receiving text messages and emails of righteous indignation over the PNP's brutal dispersal of our rally at the US Embassy last January 17.What was supposed to be a peaceful protest against the illegal transfer of convicted rapist Lance Corporal Daniel Smith to US custody turned into a demonstration of sheer police brutality. We honestly didn't realize the extent of the police's cruelty

target animation

2006-12-12T09:16:00.000+08:00

"Target," an animation short (30 secs) in 2-D, depicts the brute manner by which state apparatuses address dissent and resistance in society, and how, despite the escalation of state-sponsored violence in the form of political killings, interventions are still waged without hesitation. WATCH

A cry for justice

2006-11-28T15:44:00.000+08:00

Nov 1, 2005 - a 22 year old Filipina was gang raped by 4 US soldiers in Subic. 'Nicole' was carried into a van, ruthlessly abused and then dumped naked, "like a pig," on a sidewalk.Even before Nicole's case, hundreds have already been victimized by American soldiers in the Philippines. 1964, popular outrage sparked when news of an American soldier killing a young Filipino in Clark Air Base

Trick and Threat

2006-10-18T21:09:00.000+08:00

Youth Jam against Charter Change

2006-10-16T11:13:00.000+08:00

YOUTH JAM against Charter ChangeY-CHAT (Youth against Charter Change and Tyranny), a network of youth and student organizations and individuals opposing the proposed charter change, invites you to a press conference and jamming on October 26, 6 pm at Xaymaca Bar, Timog Avenue, Quezon City.This activity aims to gather different youth and student organizations and other anti-cha-cha youth networks

LITANYA NG MGA ITLOG NA IBINATO KAY GEN. ESPERON

2006-09-27T12:52:00.000+08:00

September 27, 2006PRESS STATEMENTLITANYA NG MGA ITLOG NA IBINATO KAY GEN. ESPERONHindi, hindi masama ang loob namin na ginamit kaming sandata ng mga estudyante laban kay Gen. Hermogenes Esperon. Kung tutuusin, iyon na nga lang ang maiaambag namin sa protesta nila. "Egg's a crazy nation, kailangan nang mag-alsa (at hindi lang umalsa)" ika nga ng isa pang katoto namin.Ang totoo, masamang-masama ang

Yehey! Esperon gets eggs in the face, mud at UP

2006-09-23T11:39:00.000+08:00

Young activists from UP hurled mud and rotten eggs at AFP Chief General Hermogenes Esperon yesterday, around 5pm after a forum in C.M Recto Hall. Here's Malaya's coverage. Here's a report from inq7.net.Saksi news report here.Here are cheers from Tonyo and Ellen T.Yehey!Esperon gets eggs in the face, mud at UPBy Joel GuintoINQ7.netLast updated 07:13pm (Mla time) 09/22/2006(UPDATE) STUDENT

Happy 29th Anniversary LFS!

2006-09-14T12:08:00.000+08:00

The League of Filipino Students (LFS), one of the biggest, oldest, and most active Filipino youth organization, celebrated its 29th year anniversary last September 11, 2006.Thank you Tonyo for the warm greetings. Here's our anniversary statement and Jose Ma. Sison's podcast. The LFS will also hold an alumni gathering on Septemeber 29, former members are called upon to party at 70's Bistro in

Command Responsibility

2006-09-04T11:53:00.000+08:00

Conrado De Quiros believes (as we have also pointed out in our last entry) that the president should be held accountable for the political killings for 'command responsibility,' as Marcos have also been charged for the same.For sure Arroyo knows that atrocities are happening, and tolerates, even encourages it.LinkSince the assumptions of this policy matrix are wrong, these projects are boundto

Clearance to kill

2006-09-02T13:27:00.000+08:00

One of the arguments of the anti-impeachment congressmen in trashing the impeachment complaint was the inclusion in the list of the more than 700 extrajudicial killings since 2001. I remember Rep. Villafuerte saying it is absurd to blame the president for the killings even if we are to assume that most of the suspects are state security forces. He said it will be hard to prove that Arroyo has

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

2006-09-01T10:52:00.000+08:00

Here's a video documentary on people power, Venezuela style.The Revolution Will Not Be Televised shows how Venezuelan media was used by the CIA to topple an anti-US, anti-imperialist president, Hugo Chavez, and install a puppet government comprised of elite businessmen in April 2002. Chavez was forced out of power, arrested and detained.After 48 hours, Venezuelan people in a mass rally trooped to

Cha-cha: Dirty Dancing with Gloria

2006-08-30T03:31:00.000+08:00

Adding to our film documentary collection is this recent CenPeg video discussing Arroyo's Charter Change posted by arkibongbayan.org.From arkibongbayan:The video gives an excellent brief for rejecting the GMA cha-cha proposal based on the following major points: transitory government, structure and powers, foreign ownership, human rights and accountability.This 22-minute video on the Cha-Cha of

ABC-5 Frontlines

2006-08-28T00:21:00.000+08:00

After State of War, ABC5 news led by Ed Lingao aired another brilliant documentary last August 23 focusing on the "people's government" run by communist revolutionaries in the countryside.According to a report from National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), the Movie and Television Regulatory and Classification Board (MTRCB) wanted the "Frontline" maiden episode, shown last August

Back(b)log

2006-08-23T02:38:00.000+08:00

We are sorry for not being able to update for a few weeks now, our schedule have been rather tight. We are making up for it, as usual, with a round-up of what we would have blogged during the past few days if we had the time:Understanding the US-Israel war on LebanonCarol Araullo and the ILPS statement made during the height of the conflict gave us a clear picture and shows us why the ceasefire

Tuition Refund

2006-08-18T07:59:00.000+08:00

REFUND all illegal tuition and other fee increases NOW!

State of War

2006-08-13T01:27:00.000+08:00

I watched "State of War", ABC-5's State of the Nation Special, weeks after it has been shown in time for the president's SONA last July 24.It's a great video documentary on how the military under Arroyo's government conducts its all-out war. It features a journalist embedded it the AFP's military operations, observing how the Special Operation Teams conducts its war in the communities, another

Justice for Ambo!

2006-08-01T22:23:00.000+08:00

Rie Mon "Ambo" Guran, 21 years old and a 2nd-year Political Science student from the Aquinas University in Sorsogon was the latest youth victim of political killings believed to be perpetrated by the fascist Arroyo regime.He just recently celebrated his 21st birthday last July 30. Ambo was Spokesperson for the League of Filipino Students in Bicol after unidentified military men killed Cris Hugo,

Arroyo's SONA shows her cowardice

2006-07-25T00:05:00.000+08:00

I was in the protest rally outside Batasan yesterday, where around 10,000 others gathered to proclaim the real state of the nation, instead of listening to Arroyo's address. The different sectors were there, including foreign delegates.Fiery speeches were delivered along with cultural performances. The giant effigy and the stage background captured the general theme of the day: Gloria as Hitler,

NEWS FLASH!

2006-07-20T09:17:00.000+08:00

The Supreme Court has ordered the NOLCOM and Gen. Jovito Palparan to produce the two missing UP students Karen and Sherlyn on July 24, 10am at the Court of Appeals.The parents of Karen and Sherlyn filed a petition for habeas corpus at the Supreme Court last Monday to compel the military to produce their daughters and Manuel Merino, a local farmer from Hagonoy, Bulacan.The SC is the only court

G-bombs (Gloria Bombs)

2006-07-18T22:51:00.000+08:00

Devastating lives...Desperate to stay in power...Bound to self-destruct...A nation on the brink of an explosion...Five years of poverty, hunger, unemployment and empty promises. Filipinos have all the reason to blow up and blast this government.Join the People's SONA on July 24!OUST ARROYO!

Disinclined Accomplice

2006-07-16T18:37:00.000+08:00

also posted in http://karlmarx00.blogspot.com/I'm dismayed, to say the least, with the recent Pastoral Letter issued by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). As religious leaders, they have the responsibility to lead their flock in these times of moral decadence and injustice. It seemed, however, that the bishops were even more confused than their bewildered followers. The

Video coverage of the July 7 dispersal

2006-07-15T14:19:00.000+08:00

I ended up with a cast covering my right arm as treatment to the broken wrist I obtained during the violent dispersal. The guy in the picture got busted open and had to have his head stitched and all.SIPAT video coverage clips here, here, and here.Coverage of ABS-CBN, a major TV network, was captured by arkibongbayan.org here.Photos and video clips of UP protests held during the same day also

iMonitor online

2006-07-10T11:09:00.000+08:00

for updates and statements on the 2nd impeachment complaint, visit the iMonitor blog.

July 7 photo essay: Police brutality in the streets leading to the Palace

2006-07-08T10:52:00.000+08:00

More than 1,000 youth and students trooped to Mendiola in yesterday's youth protest march against Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's P1 billion murder fund for her all-out-war policy. "May pera sa gera, wala sa eskwela! Books not Bullets!"After a 1-hour program in front of FEU Morayta (blockaded by dozens of police troops and a fire truck), we decided to re-route towards Legarda to assert our march to

Desaparecidos

2006-07-04T23:23:00.000+08:00

We met with the family of Karen and Sher in a press conference today. A fellow youth leader remarked that talking with the family of the missing persons was really difficult. There is really no way you could take it lightly.Bulatlat notes the shift from killings to abductions. Talking to the family of the victims, I realized how hard the situation is for the family of the victims of forced

Calls for release of the abducted students continue

2006-07-03T10:26:00.000+08:00

UP students held a protest run for the release of abducted classmates Karen and Sher yesterday.Adarna, who knew the two personally, posts her thoughts on the abductions. What pissed her and Ellen Tordesillas the most, is Palparan's statement saying they were "confirmed rebels" and that "the people in the village were glad they were gone." Who, by the way, was the main feature in the Sunday

2006-07-02T01:46:00.000+08:00

Babaeng Pinaslang | July 02, 2006

UP Students Abducted in Central Luzon

2006-06-30T12:41:00.000+08:00

Two students from the University of the Philippines (UP) - Diliman and a peasant organizer were abducted in Hagonoy, Bulacan last Monday.Karen Empeño, a BA Sociology student of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy and a member of the League of Filipino Students-UP Diliman, Sherlyn Cadapan, an award-winning triathlete from the College of Human Kinetics (CHK) and a former representative to

Youth leaders file 4th impeach bid

2006-06-29T21:00:00.000+08:00

This morning, youth and student leaders trooped to the House of Representatives to file the fourth impeachment case against Ms. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The youth groups, all under Youth DARE, were joined by Atty. Abigail Binay, daughter of staunch Arroyo foe Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay.For details, click here, here and here.They filed the same document as the Citizens' Impeachment Complainants'.

The presidential binge (or what caused Arroyo's upset stomach)

2006-06-24T09:45:00.000+08:00

a fellow young radical jokingly said that Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo got an upset stomach not from over-eating but from over-spending when there's no money to spend. millions of impoverished Filipinos can relate to this malady. ask any poor family breadwinner about dinner on the table tonight and he/she is surely to get his/her stomach all worked up.Arroyo's binge, however, had nothing to do with

LIBERATING OUR COUNTRY FROM "UNFREEDOMS"

2006-06-14T11:02:00.000+08:00

This message of CBCP President Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, Archdiocese of Jaro, was read by Archbishop Oscar Cruz, Archdiocese of Lingayen and former CBCP head at the Interfaith prayer service, "Panalanging Bayan", 430 pm, Liwasang Bonifacio, 12 June 2006.LIBERATING OUR COUNTRY FROM "UNFREEDOMS"Archbishop Angel N. LagdameoJune 12, 2006We celebrate today the Philippine Independence Day

MLQ3 gets the outrage he asks for

2006-06-11T17:55:00.000+08:00

there is something terribly wrong when one receives an email of news articles reporting three separate deaths within 24 hours:June 9 (2 days ago)9 AM today -- Bayan Muna member in Sorsogon "gunned down by two motorcycle-riding assassins"5 PM yesterday - A tribal leader and officer of the Cordillera People's Alliance was shot dead "by people wearing bonnets on board a van? 1 teacher - the "

Dagdag-bawas education edition

2006-06-05T11:48:00.000+08:00

Bulatlat.com has a special report on the school opening featuring an article on the Two-shift Classroom Scheme, another on the general Picture of the State of Education, and other articles giving us regional tidbits on the education crisis.And if you still haven't read about that cabinet meeting "classroom magic" fantaserye, here is your YR linkathon.Looks like they're opening a new episode to

Shortage and Arroyo's Short Circuit

2006-06-01T10:38:00.000+08:00

The Philippine Daily Inquirer's editorial cartoon today aptly depicts Ms. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as a tyrant with a short circuit, following her recent outburst over DepEd Head Fe Hidalgo's report on classroom shortages.Meanwhile, youth and student groups assailed Ms. Arroyo for the bully boo-boo. Kabataan Sectoral Party cited data proving RP's classrooms are the most crowded in Asia. Anakbayan

Gun-wielding media will aggravate culture of impunity

2006-05-24T12:31:00.000+08:00

This is in reaction to DOJ Sec. Raul Gonzalez' statement with regards to the government being "amenable to arming members of the media as a solution to the continuing killing of journalists."While I applaud the Commission on Human Rights' statement holding the government accountable for the continuous spate of killings under the Arroyo administration, I strongly question this recommendation. This

Party list Paradox

2006-05-18T00:25:00.000+08:00

The Party list System Act (RA 7941) was enacted to 'promote proportional representation in the election of representatives to the House of Representatives.' The law aims to enable Filipino citizens belonging to the marginalized and underrepresented sectors, organizations and parties to contribute to the formulation and enactment of appropriate legislation and to become members of the Lower House.

Generations

2006-05-18T00:19:00.000+08:00

Conrad de Quiros writes about our friend Erika in his column today: Generations. This is the third Inquirer article featuring Erika. First was Ramon Farolan's The gift of Erika, then the mother's day article, then finally de Quiros'.Young radical Karl has three recent interesting entries: on the wealth of some party-list reps, on CHEd's "uselessness", and on the church's attack on The Da Vinci

Happy Mother's Day

2006-05-14T19:28:00.000+08:00

Here's the government's mother's day "present": CHEd OKs tuition hike of up to 7.6%.Upon reading the story, it will seem that the CHEd is giving us students and our parents a favor by limiting the tuition increase to equal the inflation rate. But as usual, we're not seeing the whole picture.The real deal is that, actually, the CHEd is institutionalizing tuition increase in their recent memo (CHEd

Comedian Roasts George Bush

2006-05-07T13:19:00.000+08:00

Watch George W. Bush Jr. get in-your-face humiliation by a comic in public. Click here.Boingboing.net points us to this interesting video of Stephen Colbert, a news comedian, ridiculing Bush in a Washington Correspondents' Dinner the White House sponsored.I couldn't believe this video clip when I watched it and couldn't wait for the time a Filipino comedian does this to Arroyo.

Batasan 5 to leave house premises Monday

2006-05-06T19:04:00.000+08:00

The Batasan 5 released a statement today announcing their intention to leave the premises of the House of Representatives on Monday, May 8. This is after the Makati Regional Trial Court strikes out the amended information in the rebellion case intended to be filed against them, meaning the case has no sufficient merits.Here's the whole text of the joint statement issued by the 'Batasan 5':May 6,

Thank God for Theresa Pangilinan!

2006-04-25T09:41:00.000+08:00

Ma. Theresa Pangilinan will be coming to Manila on Thursday and we are hoping to get an inteview with her. Meanwhile, cheers pour in:Conrado De Quiros thanks god for Theresa. Ellen Tordesillas thinks the act is a good form of a social boycott aimed at isolating Arroyo. Business Mirror's Colonel calls her the Gutsy Girl.Mong slams Defensor's response. Rep. Teddy Casino says Mahiya ka naman, Mike!,

Subverting Subversion

2006-04-23T12:05:00.000+08:00

kudos to Maria Theresa Pangilinan, student council president of the Cavite State University, for exemplifying what our new grads really think of president arroyo and her godforsaken regime.despite super efforts to hide it, president arroyo was visibly pissed and will probably think a zillion times before accepting another invitation to speak in any graduation rite. her chief of staff mike

Nepal's king bows down to protests

2006-04-22T22:21:00.000+08:00

Nepali people's movement updates: Nepal's King Gyanendra offers multi-party democracy yesterday but failed to stop the protests. Protesters reaching 500,000 are determined to march to the King's palace and end the Gyanendra's monarchy.Protesters are met with batons and bullets. At least 15 protesters have been killed by armed police and security forces.Here's an article from Countercurrents and

Students heckle Arroyo in Cavite graduation

2006-04-22T13:11:00.000+08:00

Maria Theresa Pangilinan, student council president of the Cavite State University, led an 'in-your-face' protest of graduating students against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.Pangilininan and other students chanted and held placards saying "pahirap sa masa, patalsikin si Gloria!" as the president held her speech as guest of honor.Inq7.net story and more photos here. Phil Star's coverage

Nepal: Last Stand of a Monarchy

2006-04-21T14:32:00.000+08:00

Here is an update on the pro-democracy protests in Nepal from Countercurrents:They came in their tens of thousands, ordinary Nepalis who defied a curfew and shoot-to-kill warnings, and marched through their capital to demand the King give up his power and restore democracy. And he greeted them with bullets. Soldiers and police opened fire on the protesters, shooting them down in the streets.At

Walang Lusot

2006-04-18T09:47:00.000+08:00

KRITIKA ni Teo S. MarasiganSa isang banda, ang pagsusulong ngayon ng Charter Change o ChaCha ng rehimen ni Pang. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ay padrong halimbawa ng mga taktika nito para manatili sa kapangyarihan laban sa mga pagkilos ng taumbayan para patalsikin ito sa pwesto.Alam na ng marami ang kwento hinggil sa pekeng 'people's initiative' ng Malakanyang: Sa mga pumirma, lumilitaw na nagkaroon

The gift of Erika

2006-04-17T01:14:00.000+08:00

This article getting published on the Inquirer is a good reason to rejoice this Easter. It is written by Ramon Farolan on his column and is entitled "The gift of Erika."Erika was a friend from high school, perhaps we can call her a "true blue" young radical, who passed away a few days before the holy week. I do not know the author, and have no idea how he got to know Erika, but I'm really

International Labor Solidarity Mission

2006-04-16T16:14:00.000+08:00

Let us support the ILSM-Philippines. Visit their site and see if you can help. END POLITICAL REPRESSION! STOP THE KILLINGS! Workers in the Philippines are under grave threat. At least 31 unionists, worker-organizers and union-supporters were killed in 2005 by death squads and suspected military agents including Diosdado "Ka Ding" Fortuna, Union President of Nestle Cabuyao who was shot dead last

Batasan Bloggers

2006-04-14T14:06:00.000+08:00

The Batasan 6: Representatives Satur Ocampo, Teddy Casino, Liza Masa, Ka Paeng Mariano, Joel Virador, and Ka Crispin Beltran blogs about their stay in the House of representatives in their new blogsite.The entries highlight their personal views and testimonies regarding their stay in the House of Representatives, due to threats of illegal arrest and detention. (Ka Crispin Beltran is an exception

'Un-rebyu' ng rebyuhan sa mga bidyo-dokyung panlinlang

2006-04-14T13:12:00.000+08:00

sa totoo lang, ayoko na sanang mag-post ng kahit ano tungkol sa 'Paglaban sa Kataksilan' at iba pang bidyo-dokyu ng AFP at gobyerno ni Arroyo. baka kasi sumikat pa, e wala namang nakakapanood at may interes na manood kundi ang mga avid-viewers ng channel 4, 9 at 13 (na sa totoo lang, sila-sila lang din naman).pero dahil may bagong release na naman (Paglaban sa Kataksilan 2 nga ba ang pamagat nun?

A broad anti-chacha movement is in the making

2006-04-12T09:16:00.000+08:00

Some points should be taken notice regarding the on-going Arroyo Cha-cha train campaign:1. Arroyo sees cha-cha as the only way she can hold on to power. She holds this move as one that will, at least legally speaking, consolidate government and concentrate power for her and her minions, and save her from the various opposition movements to oust her. (Cha-cha before July means goodbye to the part

Back with a vengeance

2006-04-10T00:30:00.000+08:00

Yes, we know. It is the blogger's mortal sin not to update. We were too busy these past few days and it was already late when we realized that no one has entered a YR update.But now we're back and making up for lost moments. Here's what we have been up to these past few days. Some, unfortunately, kept us away from our YR blogger selves: Switched our tellies to CNN and BBC and watching people

PASTORAL STATEMENT ON THE ALLEGED 'PEOPLE'S INITIATIVE' TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION

2006-04-09T11:29:00.000+08:00

1. IntroductionThe Church "must not remain on the sidelines in the fight for justice." (Deus Caritas Est, 28) This challenging call of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, impels us to express to you, our beloved People of God, our deep concern over the attempt of certain sectors to make hasty and substantial changes to our Constitution, supposedly through the "People's Initiative" provision in

Titser

2006-03-26T12:06:00.000+08:00

KRITIKA ni Teo S. MarasiganTuwing nagsasara ang taong akademiko, madalas papurihan ng midya ang mga nagsipagtapos o graduates -- bihira ang mga guro nila, ang madalas nating tawaging 'titser'. Ngayong taon, natawag ang pansin ng publiko sa mga guro dahil sa nangyari sa isang estudyanteng Grade 2 sa isang pampublikong paaralang elementarya sa Taguig. Namatay siya, hinihinalang dahil nalason o

Making a different mark

2006-03-23T13:22:00.000+08:00

This is a reaction to Conrado de Quiros' article Courage published on March 23, 2006.He was right when he said that the older generations 'always talk of how the youth of today will one day make their mark on society' but 'never talk about how society will one day make its mark on the youth of today.'But this concern is not only true for young professionals and this batch of graduates. The

To those who prefer to be anonymous

2006-03-21T01:08:00.000+08:00

Hindi kita masisisi. Sa mga panahong tulad ng sa atin, safe ang anonymity.You're probably, what,12, 18, 24, 30 years old? Or a fresh, vibrant, youthful 20 like Cris Hugo.You sound like a lawyer, a professor, a bum? Or maybe you're a 4th year journalism student like Cris Hugo.I imagine you to be a film buff, or a nerd, maybe? Or you probably love to now and then tinker with your guitar like Cris

Friendsters for Freedom

2006-03-17T12:52:00.000+08:00

We searched friendster for users named 'Gloria Arroyo' and here is what we found:We got 127 results, out of which, more than a hundred had photos and profiles pertaining to Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. This is quite surprising, for we didn't expect the results to be this many.We scanned the profiles of some of the accounts, and saw what we came for: friendsters in protest. While some were made

RP politics and the allegorical bus

2006-03-16T11:19:00.000+08:00

Here's an interesting email forwarded to us, explaining the political crisis and the need to oust Arroyo by likening our political life to a bus journey.It might convince some who are still thinking twice about joining the oust movement and might answer some questions regarding the prospects of the movement.We are posting the email, said to have come from a writer from Northern Dispatch, a weekly

Rebyuhan on Emergencia Poemas

2006-03-15T10:04:00.000+08:00

Rebyuhan critiques Emergencia Poemas in its recent entry.This art and literature review blog commends Emergencia's quick response to the turn of political events: Katangi-tangi ang makapag-ipon sa napakaikling panahon ng mga akda mula sa iba't ibang awtor at magkaroon pa rin ng malawak na saklaw pagdating sa anyo at estilo, bagamat nababakuran ng isang napakapartikular na temang emergency.

Emergencia Poemas: Break Glass in Case of National Emergency

2006-03-08T10:54:00.000+08:00

A few days after the Proclamation of the State of National Emergency, young writers came up with a literary zine called "Emergencia Poemas: Break Glass in Case of National Emergency." Download the zine here. Update: For easier viewing and download, new Emergencia Poemas blogsite here.Here's a poem contributed by our own Guiller Luna:Xerox Republicby Guiller Lunai.muling ginurlisan ang katawan ng

Paper Lifting 1017

2006-03-05T21:37:00.000+08:00

March 5, 2006Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's proclamation of a State of National Emergency, lifted a week after, left us a clear message: that in desperation to stay in power, her regime will rely more and more on terrorism, repression and open acts of violence against the Filipino people.Even as Arroyo lifted Proclamation 1017 , she left us with no guarantee that that acts of suppression, curtailment