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Kurit-Lagting: On the Proposed Relocation of the DepEd Sorsogon City Division Office to the Sorsogon National High School Main Building

The Kurit-Lagting Art Collective and the Concerned Artists of the Philippines Bicol Chapter, strongly oppose and object to the proposed relocation of the DepEd Sorsogon City Division Office to the Sorsogon National High School Main Building. The National Cultural Heritage…

PMPI joins Church and CSOs in Samar, calls for a Stop of Mining in all Samar Islands

A Stop to Mining call reverberated in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on January 20, 2024, with thousands of people from different parts of Samar and Leyte converging at the Immaculate Concepcion Church in Guiuan to express their sentiments against the destructive…

Four years after the Social Outbreak, violence, robbery and manipulation, the old way of governing

Origins of the failed institutionality in Chile Chile is an “incomplete democracy” due to the authoritarian enclaves inherited from the dictatorship and not overcome by subsequent “democratic” governments. During the civil-military dictatorship, significant public companies at the national level were…

A “Human Chain” Calls to Stop Reclamation and Save Manila Bay

What was once the nature-rich, 190-kilometer (118 miles) Manila Bay coastline famous for its beautiful sunset, straddling the highly populous capital region of Metro Manila and several provincial regions, is facing severe environmental degradation called reclamation. These reclamation projects pose…

Why the French Fight Their Elite

By Nadia Schwarz Among the countries of Europe, France is the most flammable one. The flames of popular protest against the political and public phenomena of the last few years are virtually unstoppable. It would seem to be in the…

Hundreds take to the streets in Ghana to protest against worsening economic crisis

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Ghana for three days to protest against the government, as outrage grows over the exorbitant rise in the cost of living and unemployment. Romeo said: “The average Ghanaian cannot afford three decent…

Korea Peace Rally on the 70th Anniversary of the War Armistice

” Overcome the Threat of War, Stop Hostility” On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Armistice, peace activists organized a rally in Seoul city on Saturday, 22 July 2023, from the East of Seoul Plaza to Gwanghwamun Square.…

“Oras de Peligro”, A Movie Review

The truth deserves to be told for future generations.     by Lui Queano Oras de Peligro, which prominently featured the historical narrative of the four-day peaceful EDSA revolution, was the result of a collaboration between acclaimed director Joel Lamangan…

Philippine teachers in pay rise protest inspired by the Flowers of May festival

Teachers celebrating the annual Flores de Mayo festival in the Philippines call for significant increases in salaries to compensate for rising inflation. On May 1st, 500 teachers and educators from public and private schools and universities gathered for a Labor…

Macron makes no concessions

The French president admitted to “social anger” but argues that pension reform was essential. French President Emmanuel Macron signed into law a pension reform that raises the retirement age from 62 to 64 and extends the time of work needed…

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