]]> 2118 15 pronouncements Duterte got right http://altermidya.net/15-welcome-pronouncements-duterte-far/ Thu, 16 Jun 2016 07:27:02 +0000 http://www.altermidya.net/?p=913 Much has been written about the wrong or unwelcome pronouncements of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte: his statement on journalist killings, catcalling, revival of the death penalty, and plans to bury late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng Mga Bayani. An unconventional political figure, he has generated criticism and fear, on one hand, but also, hope […]
]]> 2118 Lider ng La Tondeña strike, pumanaw na ‘bayani ng manggagawa’ http://altermidya.net/lider-ng-la-tondena-strike-pumanaw-na-bayani-ng-manggagawa/ Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:45:18 +0000 http://altermidya.net/?p=2108 “Ang talas pa ng memory niya dito, oh,” banggit ng kanyang anak habang pinapanood ang isang panayam kay Eliseo “Ka Elsie” Estares noong ika-40 anibersaryo ng La Tondeña strike noong 2015. At totoo, kahit sa edad na 82, malinaw pa ring nailahad ni Ka Elsie kung paano nila nilunsad ang unang welga ng mga manggagawa […]