Anakbayan condemns military assault, terrorizing of UP students in Porac, Pampanga
Anakbayan condemns the physical assault and terrorizing of three University of the Philippines Diliman (UP) students at the hands of members of the 70th Infantry Battalion-Philippine Army last January 21 in Porac, Pampanga. The three are all BS Community Development students who were in the community for their ‘fieldwork’, or practicum/on-the-job-training, a requirement for all...
Anakbayan joins call for new legislation on oil pricing, says it’s hopeless to rely on pro-oil cartel Noynoy
The national youth group Anakbayan called on lawmakers today to focus on pending legislation in Congress regarding petroleum prices, saying it has lost hope that President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III and the Dept. of Energy (DOE) will take any real steps towards stopping the overpricing done by local oil companies. Members of the organization joined...
Youth groups call on government to stop oil price, tuition hikes
Press Release January 24, 2012 “Hindi makakain ang impeachment” Youth groups call on government to stop oil price, tuition hikes Amidst the impeachment trial of Suprement Court Chief Justice Renato Corona in the Senate, hundreds of youth and students marched to Mendiola today to call on the government to stop the incessant oil price hikes...
Military assaults, terrorizes 3 UP students two days before Human Rights Watch report
Two days before the New York-based Human Rights Watch announced that President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III failed to curb human rights violations by state security forces, three Community Development students from the University of the Philippines were assaulted and terrorized by members of the Philippine Army in Porac, Pampanga. According to Vencer Crisostomo, Anakbayan national...
“Hindi makakain ang impeachment” — Youth groups call on government to stop oil price, tuition hikes
Amidst the impeachment trial of Suprement Court Chief Justice Renato Corona in the Senate, hundreds of youth and students marched to Mendiola today to call on the government to stop the incessant oil price hikes and impending tuition increases. “Hindi makakain ng mamamayan ang impeachment. Dapat bigyan din ng atensyon ang pagpigil sa pagtaas ng...
