Sanlakas and BMP Presscon, re: Obama visit

Abril 29, 2014 - Naglunsad ng press conference ang grupong Sanlakas at Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) kanina sa Chicken Bacolod restaurant sa Quezon Memorial Circle upang ipahayag ang kanilang paninindigan hinggil sa pagbisita ni Pangulong Barack Obama ng Estados Unidos.

Ang mga naging tagapagsalita ay sina Atty. Aaron Pedrosa, secretary general ng Sanlakas; Rasti Delizo, political affairs officer ng Sanlakas; Ka Leody de Guzman, pangulo ng BMP; at Tita Flor Santos ng Sanlakas at Metro Manila Vendors Alliance (MMVA). 

Kalakip nito ang Press Statement at Press Release ng Sanlakas:

Ulat at mga litrato ni Greg Bituin Jr.

Sanlakas anti-Obama rally in front of US Embassy in Manila

Sanlakas held a protest rally in front of the US Embassy in Manila on Friday, April 5, 2014. Members of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP), Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng mga Maralita ng Lungsod (KPML), Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM), Zone One Tondo Organization (ZOTO), and Piglas-Kabataan (PK) also joined the protest. Thanks to Ms Oyette for all the photos uploaded here.

SANLAKAS rally at Mendiola for Yolanda-affected communities

SANLAKAS rally at Mendiola for Yolanda-affected communities

April 11, 2014 - SANLAKAS joins FDC, PMCJ, Bulig Visayas, FCAID, KPML, PM, and other groups in a rally at Mendiola this morning. In a statement, the groups said "No to government's rejection and abandonment of Yolanda (RAY)-Affected Communities", which refers to the government's Rehabilitation Assistance on Yolanda (RAY). They said on the PNoy government's RAY: "Much of the investment will be ushered in by the corporate sector with the Government sidestepping in favor of big businesses". The groups also call to "Pursue a people-centered and a rights-based rehabilitation plan now!" (Newsbit and pictures by Greg Bituin Jr.)

 

Polyeto hinggil sa mataas na presyo ng kuryente

Sanlakas, nagrali sa tanggapan ng Philex Mining Corp., nanawagang ibasura ang Mining Act of 1995

Marso 12, 2014 - Nagrali ang grupong Sanlakas sa harapan ng tanggapan ng Philex Mining Corporation sa #27 Brixton St., Brgy, Capitolio, Pasig City upang kondenahin ang 19 na taon ng disgrasya sa mamamayan dulot ng walang habas na pagmimina.  Ipinahayag pa ng Sanlakas, kasama ang Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), na dapat magkaroon ng katarungan ang mga biktima ng malawakang pagmimina at dapat nang palitan ang RA 7942 o Mining Act of 1995, at palitan ito ng AMMB (Alternative Mineral Resources Bill) na nakasalang ngayon sa Kongreso. (Ulat at litrato ni Greg Bituin Jr.)

Ta Run Tado, QRF at LTFRB and Florida Bus, with Fr. Robert Reyes

QRF at LTFRB and Florida Bus, with Fr. Robert Reyes

re: Ta Run Tado, Feb. 28, 2014, from 10 am-11am

Nagsagawa ng maikling kilos-protesta ang grupong SANLAKAS, kasama si Fr. Robert Reyes, hinggil sa isyu ng Florida bus tragedy, sa harapan ng gate ng tanggapan ng LTFRB (Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board). Tinawag nila itong TA RUN TADO, na ibig sabihin ay Tara na, Run for TADO. Mula sa LTFRB ay dinaanan din nila at nagsalita si Fr. Robert sa Victory Liner sa EDSA, at sa JAC Liner. Ipinahayag ni Fr. Robert na sana'y pangalagaan ng mga naturang bus ang mga pasahero nito, at huwag sanang matulad sa nangyari sa Florida bus. Nagtapos ang kanilang programa sa harapan ng sarado nang terminal ng Florida Bus sa EDSA. (Ulat at mga litratong kuha ni Greg Bituin Jr.)

SANLAKAS Tribute in Honor of Comrade Tado: We Shall Carry On!

We Shall Carry On! Tado
(SANLAKAS Tribute in Honor of Comrade Tado)

Life begins at the mountains. This was Comrade Tado’s figurative pitch declaring his latest adventure to celebrate 40 years of existence; a project that sought to unravel the real situation of forty of the country’s mountains amidst the onslaught of development aggression.

Such was Tado – always the creative soul. Even to the very last.

In his youth, Tado was actively involved in the progressive movement impressing progressive politics on his cultural work – one whose central task was to speak liberation and provoke reflection through the arts. His looks betrayed the depth of his own view of the world and the reading of objective conditions at play. But this was what defined him – his ability to articulate social realisms in the most mundane of manner, in non-sequitors and in playful jest.

He was a comic relief that reminded us of the miseries of the world and that despite the seeming insurmountable plague of poverty, alienation and oppression, hope abounds. He was a walking critique of those who professed comedy, as his own brand taught us to throw a hard look at the difficult realities of life.

Even as he ventured into show business, he held on to his political convictions mouthing ideas that taunted the prevailing system. He communed with the masses using his own star as a platform to influence, to engage and to instill inspiration. This was what set him apart from the wannabes – his recognition of the need to BE with the masses in their pursuits.

Tado was not a stranger to the social movement. He made it a point to be right in the center of the action, in the orbit of the burning issues of the day. Closest to his heart was the working class struggle for a dignified life, freed of the shackles of capitalist domination.

For this, Tado will be known as the working people’s star. He was a revolutionary.

His death is a big loss for a grieving movement, a revolution that has lost scores of its best and brightest daughters and sons.

It is painful to lose a comrade. It pains us even more to see how even after his death the world is deprived of the real picture of a man, of a revolutionary that was Tado.

We honor Tado by ensuring his memory will not wither and be shamed by oblivion. We honor Tado by carrying on. Whether it be in the concrete jungles of Marikina where he sought his people's favor or in the hinterlands of Mt. Province where death snatched him.

Let us revel in the thought that once there was a Tado who tried to teach us how to live.

That his example will not fade into the dying light.

That we shall carry on.

02-11-14