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Comelec vows PWD-friendly precincts for 2013
Text by XIANNE ARCANGEL Photos by MARIO IGNACIO IV
THE Commission on Elections has promised to make voting precincts more accessible to persons with disabilities, even if Congress fails to pass the proposed the Polling Center Accessibility Act in time for the May 2013 midterm elections. »Read More -
Activists say ‘No’ to GMO eggplant
Text, photos and video by VINCENT GO
GENETICALLY modified organism walked the streets of Malate yesterday to dramatize the dangers of GMOs in food and the ecology, as environmentalists asked the Supreme Court to stop field trials of genetically modified eggplant. »Read More -
Philippine festivals in showdown at Aliwan
Text, photos and video by VINCENT GO THE best dancers from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao came to celebrate cultural diversity in the heart of Manila at Aliwan 2012, a showdown of Philippine festivals, last weekend. Now on its 10th year, the Aliwan Festival features a cultural street dance competition, a parade of floats, and the »Read More
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Firefighter’s death ‘taints meaning of volunteerism’
By VINCENT GO AND REYNARD MAGTOTO
THE family of a volunteer fireman who was mistakenly shot and killed by the Makati police said his killers, and even the media, have tainted the meaning of volunteerism. »Read More -
A watering hole for urban warriors
Text, photos and videos by VINCENT GO
BEING at Fred's Revolucion is like going back to a time when the cold war was raging and revolutions were the in thing. It calls to mind a scene from the 1960s movie “M.A.S.H.” whose battle-weary soldiers guzzled up after a hectic day on the war front. »Read More -
Devotees draw blood and sweat in Kapitangan
Text, photos, and video by VINCENT GO
This year, five men and a woman were crucified, among them 51-year-old Sonny Bautista who has been mute since childhood. Bautista hails from Hagonoy town and has been coming to Kapitangan to be crucified for 14 years now. »Read More -
‘Calvary of the Poor’: Slums brace for demolitions
Text, photos and video by VINCENT GO
The Lenten season has inspired urban poor groups to hold various protests with the theme “Kalbaryo ng Maralita (Calvary of the Poor),” as urban poor communities braced themselves for more violent demolitions after Holy Week. »Read More -
Protesters vow more rallies vs. oil price hikes
Text, photos and video by VINCENT GO
VARIOUS groups from different sectors vowed to continue staging rallies in the coming weeks, following the nationwide protest they held on March 15, World Consumer's Rights Day, to demand action from government on the continuing oil price increases. »Read More -
Ever Gotesco mall burns; Task Force Delta declared
Text, photos and video by VINCENT GO
A FIRE that hit the Ever Gotesco Grand Central Mall in Caloocan City late Friday evening continued to rage as of noon Saturday as thick smoke prevented firemen from entering the mall. »Read More -
Women first to bear brunt of crisis
Text, photos and video by VINCENT GO
THOUSANDS of Filipino women marched in the streets of Manila on International Women's Day to protest the Aquino administration's failure to address social problems besieging the country, with such issues as the increase in prices of basic commodities, labor, health and housing. »Read More
