[As walkouts vs. tuition hikes begin] Anakbayan to impeachment-crazy Noynoy: What about a Tuition Moratorium?
The youth group Anakbayan is calling on President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III to stop his ‘unhealthy obsession’ with the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, and give attention to student demands for a freeze of university tuition and other fees this year. The group made the call for a ‘tuition moratorium’ today, alongside campus...
Defy Aquino’s vendetta vs. SC, uphold redistribution of Luisita now!
Young peasants from Hacienda Luisita, along with their student supporters, called on the Supreme Court today to ‘defy’ the ‘Aquino vendetta’ against the said Court, and to uphold their previous decision regarding the disputed estate of the Cojuganco-Aquino clan. This was the call of members of Anakbayan from Luisita, as well as several universities and...
Young workers join workers’ march to DOLE, bewails widespread contractualization
Young workers belonging to the youth group Anakbayan joined a rally today in front of the Dept. of Labor and Employment (DOLE) main office, as they protested against the continuing and widespread practice of contractualization According to Vencer Crisostomo, national chairperson of Anakbayan, youths are among the most affected by the prevalence of contractualization in...
P1200 Pantawid Pasada ‘reload’ does nothing for oil price hike-weary Filipinos – Anakbayan
“Like fighting fire with a water gun” This was how Vencer Crisostomo, national chairperson of the youth group Anakbayan, described the Aquino administration’s announcement of a P1,200 ‘reload’ of the Pantawid Pasada program. The announcement was made in anticipation of P1.00-P0.45 per liter oil price hike this week, the 7th in 8th week this year....
No ordinary crime: Political motive behind attack vs. UP student leader Lordei Hina seen
The attack vs. University of the Philippines (UP) student leader Lordei Hina cannot be simply considered a case of an ordinary crime. After careful evaluation of the circumstances – with consideration to the cases of harassment and “psy-ops” (psychological warfare operations) done against progressives in the past few weeks — we have reason to believe...
