"We can only wish for the Karen and Sherlyn's freedom, yet it is the most important gift they can receive right now." Thus said Biyaya Quizon, chairperson of the Student Christian Movement of the Philippines as they gathered with University of the Philippines students in Diliman to "celebrate" Karen's 25th birthday today.

Christian youth and students from various schools and church youth organizations declared July 21-26 as a "Week of Prayer and Action" in preparation for mass mobilizations on the day of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's State of the Nation Address.

With the P3 a liter price hike implemented by the oil firms last night, the 20th round for the year, the pump price of diesel is now four times more expensive than its price in July 2001 when Gloria Arroyo delivered her first State of the Nation Address (SONA), according to multi-sectoral alliance Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan).

Every time the New People's Army carries out a tactical offensive against the military and police in the Philippines, the military and police authorities file with the prosecutor's office charges of rebellion and common crimes like murder and robbery against Prof. Jose Maria Sison, chairperson of the International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS) and chief political consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in peace negotiations with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP).

Activists call summit a futile attempt to cover up culpability of rich countries in escalating global fuel and food prices, slam arrest of anti-G8 protesters in Japan

The multi-sectoral alliance Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) slammed the gathering of the world’s richest countries and called the Group of Eight (G8) Summit a futile attempt to cover up the culpability of the US and company in the escalating fuel and food prices and worsening poverty around the world.