Sanayan lang yan!

ANG KWENTO

Nasa byahe ako papunta sa isang importanteng meeting ng biglang inagaw ng talakayan sa radyo ang aking atensyon. Ang usapan ay tungkol sa LRT/MRT fare hike. Sabi ng caller, wag naman daw itaas ang pasahe sa LRT dahil hindi rin naman daw umuunlad ang serbisyo ng nasabing kumpanya. At ang naging magiliw na sagot ng DJ sa talakayang iyon, ay ganon daw talaga, wala daw tayong magagawa at masasanay din daw tayo. Tumawa lang ang caller, dagdag pa niya, taasan daw ang pasahe kung itataas din ang sahod. At biglang sumabat na naman ang DJ, hirit nya: “ate ano’ng gusto mo, hindi nila tataasan ang pamasahe pero magdadagdag sila sa buwis? (tumawa lang si ate) Ate ganon talaga, hayaan mo, paglipas ng ilang buwan makakalimutan mo din yan. Masasanay din tayo”.

P-Noy the Majician (The Making)

A preview of the first effigy of Pres. Noynoy Aquino on the making, constructed by the Ugat-Lahi Artists Collective.

Kodao Productions. Jaime de Guzman

Balang Araw: SONA 2010 Song

Balang Araw is a song written by Dream Worker Too. It will be performed live by the Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP) at the SONA ng Bayan (People's SONA) rally on July 26. 

Balang Araw

lyrics by Dream Worker Too
Arranged and performed Karl Ramirez

Walang makakahadlang sating pangangarap

Dulo ng bahaghari’y mararating din

Mapapawi’ng mga luha’t paninimdim balang-araw

Ang lahat ng bagay, may kanyang panahon

Sikaping taas-noo’t nakangiting harapin

Mga hamon at problema’y maiigpawan din balang-araw

Diba’t mithi nati’y karaniwang pangarap lang

Magkaroon ng kasaganaan, kapayapaang may katarungan

Ikaw, ako’t buong mundo’y aawit ng pagkakaisa…

Anong salimuot man ng napili nating landas

Nasaan ang kabuluhan ng buhay

Kung hindi natin iaalay

Sa pagpapaalab ng pag-asa at pag-abot sa mga adhika

Balang-araw.

100 days Peasant Camp Out

Please wear this as your profile picture in any social networking site to support the 100 day peasant camp. It may be a small thing for you but it will be a great help in informing others about the camp out.

BAYAN calls on P-NOY to end killings

People's organizations led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) marched from the España Blvd to the Mendiola bridge near the Malacanang Palace last July 19 to call on the Aquino Administration to end extra-judicial killings against activists.

In a statement, BAYAN secretary general Renato Reyes said that President Benigno Aquino should condemn and junk the counter-insurgency program OPLAN BANTAY LAYA of the former administration and end political killings.

There are three victims of political killings under the new Aquino government so far, on top of 1,205 victims of extra-judicial killings under the Arroyo regime. Oplan Bantay Laya (Operation Freedom Watch) is the military counter-insurgency plan that is being blamed for thousands of human rights violation in the last nine years. 

Kodao Productions. Jaime de Guzman and Mona Bernardo

BANTAYAN: Peasants' Solidarity Night

KARAPATAN denounces another killings under Aquino Regime; Slams Aquino for being silent

Human rights advocate KARAPATAN today marched to Mendiola to condemn the 2nd incident of killings among activist under President Benigno Aquino III administration.

KARAPATAN denounces the assasination of Pascula Guevarra, a 78 year old peasant leader in Luar, Nueva Ecija who was shot dead on Friday, July 9.

In a statement, KARAPATAN Chair Marie Hilao- Enriquez said that Aquino's silence on this issue is a way of giving license to the military to continue the killings of civilians with impudence and impunity.

Enriquez also calls on PNOY not to make his own list of victims of political killings citing more than 1205 victims of extra judicial killings under former President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo.

The group appeal to all human rights defenders to continue on pressuring the new administration to end impunity and stop the killings.

Bayan Muna Calls for an immediate investigation of Baldomero's killing

Members of Bayan Muna Partylist together with human rights advocate group KARAPATAN and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) today held a protest in Mendiola to condemn the assassination of Fernando I. Baldomero of Lezo, Aklan, who was shot dead early yesterday.

Baldomero is a Sangguniang Bayan member and Bayan Muna provincial coordinator Lezo, Aklan. It is the first case of political killings under Aquino-regime.

In a statement, Bayan Muna representative Teddy Casiño demands an immediate and thorough investigation on the possible involvement of military and military-backed death squads in this continuing climate of impunity against government critics. He also stressed that Baldomero is the first and should be the last victim of extrajudicial killing under the Aquino government.

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) through  Renato Reyes said Mr. Aquino should use the full force of law to arrest the perpetrators. BAYAN also remind Aquino of his avowed commitment to end extrajudicial killings and punish their perpetrators.

Meanwhile, KARAPATAN Chair Marie Hilao-Enriquez calls on the present administration to immediately conduct an investigation, and to arrest and punish the perpetrators of the Baldomero killing. Enriquez added that the complete justice announcement of Aquino is nothing if the political killing and impunity is still prevalent and continuing.

Militant groups deemed the incident as part of the ongoing counter-insurgency program OPLAN BANTAY LAYA (Operation freedom watch) of the Armed Forces of the Philippine