Unabated rise in oil prices, including the next round that will take effect this week, has worsened the adverse economic effects of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to Filipino families. Asst. Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep. Arlene Brosas warned on...
A women's group is offering free Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression (SOGIE) webinars to delivery app riders following backlash over homophobic remarks. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Last week, Grab Philippines suspended delivery partners who were involved in a series of...
After conducting several maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last month, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) embarked on another voyage for a new mission on Friday, June 18. In a statement, the PCG said the offshore patrol vessel is set to participate...
Women's alliance GABRIELA condemned the killing of three Lumads, including a 12-year old student, in Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Representative photo of bullet cartridge (Photo from Unsplash) According to Karapatan-Caraga, on June 15, soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Battalion of the Philippine...
Members of the House of Representatives' progressive Makabayan bloc on Thursday, June 3, raised alarm over the prospects of President Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio running for vice president and president in the 2022 national elections. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and...
After conducting maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) safely arrived in Pier 15, South Harbor, Manila on Monday, May 3. (Photo courtesy of the PCG) Last April 23, the PCG and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
Leaders of opposition and administration blocs in the House of Representatives are not buying the gag order imposed on spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) as a way of sparing the agency from getting defunded. Deputy Speaker and Manila Rep....
A vlogger has allegedly tagged Kapamilya star Liza Soberano a member of an outlawed group after she delivered a speech at an event organized by the youth arm of the women’s rights group Gabriela. "Kapamilya actress Liza Soberano joins Gabriela Youth, a front of the Communists!" read the caption...
Do you see yourself in some of Philippine history’s best? Illustrations by Ariana Maralit Throughout history, there have been remarkable Filipinos who had gone through great lengths to make our country a better place. These people fought for the future of the Philippines, so we owe it to them to...
