Despite the ₱85 adjustment on the Metro Manila daily minimum wage, labor groups and workers continue to push for a higher national living wage amid the country’s poor economic conditions and rising prices of goods under the Marcos Jr. administration.
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The global race to fuel the world’s next generation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) takes shape far from data centers. Following the recent collaboration between the United States (U.S.) and the Philippines (PH) to secure global chains for AI and semiconductors, what emerged alongside promises of innovation was a chorus of alarm over familiar cycles of dispossession, environmental exploitation, and militarized repression suffered by the people on the ground.
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Calling for equality and more inclusive rights for the queer community, allies and other progressive groups staged a Pride protest in commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of Stonewall Manila at Liwasang Bonifacio yesterday, June 26.
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Two months after the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental, the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), along with 42 student publications, condemned the deaths of journalist RJ Nichole Ledesma and Toboso 19 victims, amplifying the call for justice in a unified statement released last Sunday, June 21.
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Binatikos ng mga progresibong grupo ang imperyalistang Estados Unidos bilang isa sa mga suliraning humahadlang sa pagkamit ng tunay na kasarinlan ng bansa, kasabay ng paggunita sa ika-128 na anibersaryo ng Araw ng Kalayaan sa kahabaan ng Abenida ng Kalaw kaninang umaga, ika-12 ng Hunyo.
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In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), various sectors condemned the deregulation of the power industry amid growing concerns over rising electricity costs during a demonstration held at Mendiola earlier today, June 8.
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Amid surging fuel prices, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. suspended the previously approved fare hikes for public utility vehicles by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), garnering protests from transport groups and mixed reactions from commuters.
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Far Eastern University (FEU) alumnus and Lokalpedia founder John Sherwin Felix is met with a cyberlibel case after criticizing the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)’s erroneous Malikhaing Pinoy recipe book ‘Kayumanggi: A Kaleidoscope of Filipino Flavors and Traditions.’
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Marking a development from its postponement last year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded the confirmation of charges hearing against former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte, with the written decision expected to be delivered within 60 days.
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Far Eastern University (FEU) student filmmakers presented their documentary ‘Iiyak Ang Langit (Heaven Will Cry)’ in a special screening hosted by In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (iDEFEND) at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands last February 25.
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