There are currently 25 activists of the country’s labor movement – unionists, labor leaders, labor organizers – who are in prison. Almost all of them share the same story: certain alleged witnesses file trumped-up charges against them. On that basis, courts release warrants for their arrest or for a search of their residences. Upon serving […]
On June 2, 2021, Torres and Dioquino, both organizers of KMU, together with Hilamon and Ramos, local labor organizers, survived the turbulent seas as Typhoon Dante ravaged South Luzon. They found calm waters in a cove near the island of Sibale, Romblon. In observance of pandemic health protocols, they maintained a 200-meter distance from the […]
On 18 September 2019, Rolly Hernando, Joel Guillero, Leon Charito, Buenvinido Ducay, Kenneth Serondo, Carlo Apurado, Reynaldo Saura and Aiza Gamao (members and leaders of NFSW-Teatro Obrero and of the urban organization Kadamay) were arrested in Barangay Jonob-Jonob, Escalante City, Negros Occidental. They were part of the public information team going around various cities in […]
Jose Dahildahil Puansing, is a 63 year-old well-known community leader and chairperson of the Paghili-usa sang mga Obrero sa Brgy. Jonobjonob (POBJ, United Workers of Jonobjonob Village). He was arrested while outside his home on October 7, 2024 at 3:50 in the afternoon in Hacienda. Bonco, Brgy. Jonob-Jonob, Escalante City. He was presented with a […]
On October 15, 2018, long-standing labor activists Silva, Atadero and Lusania, together with two (2) companions, Calderon and Legaspi, were arrested in Pagsawitan, Sta, Cruz, Laguna. Silva was arrested by virtue of an arrest warrant in connection with the Inopacan massacre in Leyte Province, the legitimacy of the evidence for which has been questioned by […]
On June 9, 2020, Gaspar Davao, district coordinator and organizer of the National Federation of Sugar Workers – Food and General Trades (NFSW–FGT) in Northern Negros, was arrested by a joint operation of the Cadiz City Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines at a checkpoint at Barangay Caduhaan, Cadiz City. The authorities stopped […]
At around 3:45 in the morning, Mendoza and his daughter woke up and discovered elements of the CIDG trying to open their locked gate. Mendoza went out to talk to the CIDG personnel who informed him that they have a search warrant issued by a Manila judge. They forcibly opened the gate and restrained Mendoza […]
Lagunias is the general secretary of the Alyansa ng Manggagawa sa Engklabo (AMEN, Alliance of Enclave Workers) and a former union secretary of the Lakas ng Manggagawang Nagkakaisa sa Honda Cars (LMNH, Strength of the United Workers of Honda), a union of the Organized Labor Association in Line Industries and Agriculture (OLALIA), a federation of […]
Seven (7) activists, six (6) of whom are labor organizers, were rounded up in simultaneous raids in four different locations in Metro Manila on December 10, 2020. The raids were conducted based on search warrants issued by the notorious Executive Judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert. All of them were charged with illegal possession of firearms and explosives. […]
On April 19, 2019, Arlegui and Remias were putting up election posters of progressive candidates when they were abducted by police. They were then subjected to interrogation about their supposed links to armed rebels. Their abductors surfaced them after two days, after protests were held calling for their surfacing and release. Arlegui and Remias are […]
