Politika 2013
Youth/Students
‘Delicadeza’ of a Cebuano politician-educator
By Bong Galarpe (Politika 2013 contributor) OF all the political figures in Southern Philippines, the most controversial right now is the erstwhile obscure Cebu City Councilor Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellanosa because of a conflict between being both a councilor and president of a private college. The three-term councilor is now running for Cebu City’s south district … Continue reading
Police Brutality: Days before Human Rights Day
This video that was shared via Twitter shows how the police — complete with shields, truncheons and helmets — behaved in dispersing unarmed protesters last December 8, 2011. The protesters, mostly students and workers, intended to hold a camp-out at Mendiola, the short road to Malacanang that was a scene of dramatic protest actions calling … Continue reading
Panay, Guimaras students gear for “Day of Action”
More than 120 student council, campus publication, and student organization leaders assembled today in the first-ever “Panay State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) Student Summit” at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol 5th Floor Conference Hall. Themed “Upholding the Right to Education, Asserting a Higher Budget for SUCs,” the Summit had discussions on what the delegates decried as “the worsening … Continue reading
