A single human voice screaming against injustices in society is like screaming in the wilderness. But when distressed individuals demanding solutions or change band together, their voice has a power that is more powerful than a nuclear bomb.Humankind’s history is filled with stories of changes brought about by disaffected individuals who banded together. Think of […]
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Bayan coalition to present ‘people’s demands’ during SONA protest rally
PROGRESSIVE groups under the Bayan coalition are set to hold protest actions during the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday, after they struggled to secure permits from authorities. Bayan announced at the weekend that it has been allowed by the Quezon City government to march from […]
EXPLAINER: BOPK’s Margot Osmeña reveals she filed election protest but withholds details. Under Comelec rules, basis must be ‘fraud, anomalies.’ In 2016, Mike Rama cited fraud, alleging he was ‘PCOSed.’ His protest against Tomas Osmeña failed as Margot’s seems not likely to succeed too.
WHAT THE PUBLIC IS TOLD. A dyLA Cebu post on Facebook Thursday, June 2, said Margarita “Margot” Osmeña, BOPK candidate for mayor in the 2022 May elections, confirmed that “yes, we filed a protest” and her lawyers “are taking care of that.”Asked in a phone interview for the basis of the protest, the former Cebu […]
Shell makes first payment on import tax due under protest
PILIPINAS SHELL Petroleum Corp. (PSPC) made a first payment to the Bureau of Customs (BoC) of P1.7 billion under protest to cover disputed alkylate import taxes levied against it, the Department of Finance said. “BoC received P1.7 billion from Shell Phils. Balance due on Jan. 10,” Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said in a […]
PSG to enforce strict health rules during Duterte’s last SONA
The President’s security force said on Friday that it is all set to handle the last State the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, saying stricter rules would be enforced during the annual activity. The Presidential Security Guard (PSG) said that it had created a task force as early as May “for early planning and preparation with regard to security” for the annual presidential address. “With less than a week […]
SC asked to reject Marcos appeal
Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo on Friday asked the Supreme Court to reject the motion for reconsideration filed by losing vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. The tribunal earlier ordered her to comment on the appeal made by the son of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. in his election […]
Philippine envoy orders another protest vs China
THE PHILIPPINES would file another diplomatic protest against China, its top envoy said on Wednesday, adding that it would continue to assert its rights in the South China Sea. “They can say what they want from the Chinese mainland; we continue to assert from our waters by right of international law what we won in […]
Editorial: From China with love
The Philippines received 600,000 doses of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccines last month, and recently, we got another shipment of 400,000. In between those two batches of goodwill, our friendly donor moored over 200 Chinese militia ships on Julian Felipe Reef or Whitsun Reef, just 175 nautical miles from Palawan, well within the country’s exclusive economic zone […]