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Filipino-Americans to protest NATO

Posted on May 13, 2012   |   Leave a comment

News Release
May 11, 2012

Reference: Jack De Jesus, Deputy Secretary-General, BAYAN USA, email: bayandepsec@gmail.com

FILIPINO-AMERICANS TO DESCEND UPON CHICAGO TO PROTEST NATO
US Chapter of BAYAN to Hold 4th Congress in Chicago Days Before NATO Summit

CHICAGO– Filipino-Americans from across the US will gather in Chicago on Sunday, May 20, 2012 to join the nationally-coordinated protest demonstration against the scheduled NATO Summit in downtown Chicago. The protest is scheduled two days after the fourth congress of the US Chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, also known as BAYAN USA, which will also take Chicago on Friday, May 18th, at Centro Autonomo in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood.

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Engineering the Eurozone Collapse – F. William Engdahl on GRTV

Posted on May 11, 2012   |   Leave a comment

The Eurozone continues to spin out of control. But how did the collapse begin, and who will profit from it? Below is a video interview by Canada-based Center for Research on Globalization about the Eurozone crisis.

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Anakpawis Representative Rafael Mariano the poorest solon while Manny Pacquiao richest

Posted on May 7, 2012   |   Leave a comment

Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano is the poorest member of the House of Representatives while world boxing champion and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao is the richest.

Rep. Mariano noted in his 2011 statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) assets amounting to P46,946.73. Mariano had no liabilities last year.

The top five poorest congressmen in terms of net worth, including Mariano, were all party-list representatives. They are: Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro Casiño (P91,000), Kabataan Rep. Raymond Palatino (P195,000), Kalinga Rep. Abigail Faye Ferriol (P483,006.30), and Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares (P697,701).

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Manila Archbishop Tagle wrote pastoral letter in favor of workers on May 1

Posted on May 3, 2012   |   Leave a comment

Below is the pastoral letter of Manila Archbishop Tagle to the workers last May 1, which was read at a mass in Quiapo Church on said day for the workers. This is the first time in recent years that an Archbishop in Manila issues a pastoral message in favor of the workers.

PAHAYAG
ARAW NG MANGGAGAWA, 1 Mayo 2012

Ang taunang pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Manggagawa sa unang araw ng Mayo ay magandang pagkakataon upang maipahayag ng Simbahan ang kanyang pasasalamat sa mga manggagawa, ang kanyang pagmamalasakit sa kanilang kapakanan at ang kanyang turong panlipunan hinggil sa paggawa upang maitaguyod ang wasto, makatarungan at makataong patakaran sa mundo ng paggawa. Sa taong ito, ibig kong ibahagi ang ilang mahalagang turo ng Simbahan.

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Bayan-Europe joins Labor Day march in Rotterdam

Posted on May 2, 2012   |   Leave a comment
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International Workers Day: Tens of thousands marched in Manila

Posted on May 1, 2012   |   Leave a comment


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Libu-libong obrero magpoprotesta sa Mayo Uno
On Labor Day, workers vow to rally vs Aquino’s failure to address pressing issues

Photos by Sining Kadamay
More photos at ArkibongBayan.org

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Minimum wage, cost of living gap widens in last 10 years – IBON

Posted on April 28, 2012   |   Leave a comment

A substantial wage hike is necessary and urgent especially as the current mandated minimum wage in Metro Manila falls far short of providing for decent living, said research group IBON Foundation.

According to the group, the gap between the mandated minimum wage and the family living wage (FLW) in the NCR has been widening in the last decade. At the end of 2001, there was a gap of Php244 between the Php265 minimum wage and the Php509 family living wage – placing the minimum wage at just 52% of the FLW. This gap widened over the next ten years to reach P567 by end-2011, between the Php426 minimum wage and the Php993 FLW – or a minimum wage of just 43% of the FLW. The family living for 2011 is inflated using NCR commodity price index since September 2008 (the last time that the National Wages Productivity Commission released an FLW estimate).

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Condemn the Aquino government for the Silverio Compound Massacre!

Posted on April 23, 2012   |   Leave a comment

Condemn the Aquino government for the massacre and demolition at the Silverio compound and many urban poor communities!
Boycott SM malls and condominiums!

MIGRANTE Europe
BAYAN Europe Information Desk
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

23 April 2012

Filipinos in Europe join our urban poor compatriots in Manila in strongly condemning the massacre of four urban poor residents and the brutal demolition of the urban poor community at the Silverio compound in Paranaque City today. Thirty six persons were also injured and 30 more were unjustly arrested.

Click here for the related news in Dutch

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Presence of US troops in PH increases in past decade

Posted on April 18, 2012   |   Leave a comment

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The United States (US) recently declared a foreign policy pivot toward Asia involving greater economic, political and military engagement in the region. The shift however started as early as 2001 when its Quadrennial Defense Review proclaimed a shift to Asia and a corresponding increase in the US military presence through fixed bases, rotational deployments, training exercises and logistical arrangements.

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Filipinos in Amsterdam joins protest against the US-Philippines military exercises

Posted on April 16, 2012   |   Leave a comment
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