TFDP GA Statement of Support for PALEA We, delegates and participants of the 16th National General Assembly of the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), in renewing our commitment to human rights, particularly to its universality, as originally conceived in its establishment in 1974 by the Association of the Major Religious Superiors in the … Continue reading »
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[Press Release] PAL outsourcing plan is economic sabotage – Akbayan
Akbayan Party declared on Thursday its solidarity with the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) as the union continues to protest against Philippine Airlines management’s lock out and termination of the workers way ahead of the scheduled implementation of their outsourcing plan. PAL’s decision to outsource over 2000 jobs was supported by the Office of the … Continue reading »
[Statement] Never again to martial law! Continue to uphold, defend and advance our basic rights!- SANLAKAS
NEVER AGAIN TO MARTIAL LAW! CONTINUE TO UPHOLD, DEFEND AND ADVANCE OUR BASIC RIGHTS! (SANLAKAS Statement / 21 September 2011) Exactly thirty-nine years ago today, our country and people officially became national prisoners enslaved and repressed by the fascist Marcos dictatorship. Although Marcos publicly declared military rule only two days afterward, September 21, 1972 shall … Continue reading »
[Press Release] PALEA dismisses economic sabotage, illegal strike cases; announces big protest tomorrow
The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) dismissed threats of an economic sabotage case from the government and an illegal strike suit from the management of Philippine Airlines (PAL). “We are confident that PALEA’s protest against contractualization last Tuesday is within the bounds of the Constitutionally-guaranteed right to seek redress of grievances,” declared Gerry Rivera, PALEA … Continue reading »
[Event] Protest rally to smash light-bulbs on NAPOCOR SEAL – SANLAKAS
SANLAKAS- MEDIA ADVISORY PROTEST RALLY TO SMASH LIGHT-BULBS ON NAPOCOR SEAL (to symbolize the growing anger of the basic masses against high electricity rates in the country) 10:30 a.m. TOMORROW (September 30,2011) @ NAPOCOR (Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Q.C.) SANLAKAS ASSEMBLY AREA (at 9:30a.m.): Bantayog ng mga Bayani entrance (between Centris Mall and NAPOCOR … Continue reading »
[Statement] Statement of the Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch concerning the position of President Aquino on LGBT Rights
GET REAL, MR. PRESIDENT: Statement of the Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch concerning the position of President Aquino on LGBT Rights THE PHILIPPINE LGBT HATE CRIME WATCH, a diverse, inclusive, and non-partisan community of individuals and organizations dedicated to ending prejudice and hate crimes targeting LGBT Filipinos, is calling on President Benigno Simeon Aquino III … Continue reading »
[Press Release] Don’t fly PAL! Oppose contractualization! –Sanlakas Youth
In time for the mid-year break, militant student group SANLAKAS Youth today issued a call to boycott PAL as a sign of support to the struggle of PAL employees against contractualization. Carl Reyes, the group’s spokesperson, said, “We expect that a lot of students will go home to their respective provinces and we are grabbing … Continue reading »
[Event] Rock for Peace – Dakila
Sa gitna ng gulo, gusto lang naman talaga natin ng kapayapaan. Idaan natin sa masayang tugtugan bukas. Rock for Peace, bukas na bukas na nga! Eastwood Central Plaza, 6-11pm, free admission! With performances from: Urbandub, Franco, Malay, Radioactive Sago Project, Julianne, Noel Cabangon, Typecast and many more! Kitakits! Source: Dakila
[Statement] Preservation and turn-over of ML documents, a step towards combating, and eventually ending, impunity – PAHRA
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY Commemorating the 39th Anniversary of the Imposition of Martial Rule Ending Impunity and Building an Enabling Environment for Human Rights: Launching the Process towards the Preservation and Turn-over of Martial Law Documents to Civilian Institutions September 21, 2011 Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo Quezon City When I was told of this event, I … Continue reading »
[Press Release] PALEA: PNoy should push PAL to open talks to resolve issue not threaten protesting workers
The Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) dismissed President Benigno Aquino’s announcement that government is considering filing a case of economic sabotage against the union as it vowed to continue the protest against contractualization. Almost a thousand PALEA members and their supporters from church and labor groups are now picketing the PAL In-Flight Center along MIA … Continue reading »
[Statement] Pnoy Liable for PAL Labor Rights Violations – NGO-PO Network on ESC Rights
The NGO-PO Network on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights holds the Aquino administration accountable for sanctioning Philippine Airlines (PAL) outsourcing of its so-called “non-core” operations: reservation, catering and ground handling operations. PAL management calls it a “difficult but necessary transition.” We at the NGO-PO ESC Network see it as a blatant violation of the right … Continue reading »
[Press Release] PALEA says protest continues, vows fight not over
The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) declared that the protest against layoff and contractualization continues with some 400 Philippine Airlines (PAL) employees picketing the In-Flight Center along MIA Road near Terminal 2. “The fight is not over. Yesterday PAL employees showed that they are solidly in defiance of the layoff and outsourcing plan. While PAL … Continue reading »
[Press Release] PALEA starts protest action vs. lockout
The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) started at around 7:00 a.m. today a protest action against the impending lockout on October 1 of 2,600 employees of Philippine Airlines (PAL). “PALEA has decided to act now instead of waiting for the onslaught of the outsourcing typhoon on Friday. This is the mother of all protests against … Continue reading »
[Press Release] Church groups to hold solidarity forum on PALEA
Church groups led by the Manila Archdiocesan Ministry for Labor Concerns (AMLC) is sponsoring a forum on the labor dispute at Philippine Airlines (PAL) in order to garner solidarity for the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) as the effectivity date of the termination of 2,600 workers loom large. Meanwhile PALEA claimed that the defiance of … Continue reading »
[Urgent Appeal] Torture in the Philippines & the unfulfilled promise of the 1987 Constitution
Torture in the Philippines & the unfulfilled promise of the 1987 Constitution Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received details about the torture of two men in separate incidents in Basilan, Mindanao. The group of soldiers who tortured one of them had previously been accused of torturing a boy. The two victims … Continue reading »
