Philippines
The blunder of an Arroyo lawyer, Hitler fan
Wanneer: 21/01/2012 - 06:34
Philippines: Ignoring a constitutional ban against making “midnight” appointments in the last months of her presidency, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) went ahead and appointed her personal manicurist, Nitz Carpon, as director of a government housing agency, and her personal gardener, Armando Macapagal, as Deputy Director of the Luneta Park Administration. For good measure and insurance, she also appointed her former legal counsel, Associate Justice Renato Corona, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Lees meer...
PHILIPPINES: Retired armed forces officers should repudiate Palparan
Wanneer: 20/01/2012 - 15:48
Akbayan Party today called on the Association of General and Flag Officers (AGFO) to repudiate retired major general Jovito Palparan and declare him an enemy of the Filipino soldiers and the military institution. Lees meer...
ILPS conveys Condolences to the Korean People over Demise of Beloved Leader Kim Jong Il
Wanneer: 21/12/2011 - 06:33
Dear Comrades,
On behalf of the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS), its International Coordinating Committee and its nearly 400 member-organizations throughout the world, I wish to convey through your Committee the most heartfelt condolences to the family of the beloved leader Comrade Kim Jong Il and to the Korean people, the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea over his passing away. Lees meer...
Philippine Chief Justice Corona urged to resign
Wanneer: 18/12/2011 - 13:34
TWO days after a "court holiday" was declared in support of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona, Bantay Gloria Network (BGN) responded with a "national day of action" to press for the removal of Corona from his post. Lees meer...
Philippine police asked to respect human rights
Akbayan Party to PNP: Respect People's Right to Protest, Observe Maximum Tolerance Lees meer of Begin discussie...
Filipino Militant groups commemorate Bonifacio Day with mass protest
Wanneer: 10/12/2011 - 01:04
MANILA, Philippines—Various militant groups from the labor sector commemorated the 148th birth anniversary of Philippine national hero and revolutionary Andres Bonifacio Wednesday with mass protest action at the historic Don Chino Roces (formerly Mendiola) Bridge. Lees meer...
Philippines: End the rule of elites and capitalists! Power to the People!
Wanneer: 01/12/2011 - 02:50
On the occasion of Gat Andres Bonifacio’s 148th birthday, tens of thousands of workers belonging to the Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) and its allied organizations marched in key cities around the country to protest against elite rule and their failed neoliberal policies. Lees meer...
