Between Oct. 23 and Nov. 4, May First Movement [Kilusan Mayo Uno (KMU)] Legal Counsel Remigio Saladero, Jr., and three local leaders of people's organizations were arrested in four different incidents. The three include Nestor San Jose of Anak Pawis party list and PISTON, Crispin Zapanta of Bayan Muna party list, Rogelio Galit, a peasant leader from Anak Pawis party list. On November 6, Arnaldo Seminiano of KMU was also arrested and detained.

BAYAN-Canada, a Canada-wide alliance of patriotic Filipino organizations, condemns the Philippine government's Bureau of Immigration (RPBI) for its latest threat against the Canadian and other friends of the Filipino people who are attending the International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees (IAMR).

The National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL), the International Association of People's Lawyers (IAPL), Pro-Labor Legal Assistance Center (PLACE), SENTRA and the Public Interest Legal Center (PILC) condemn the abduction and illegal arrest of Atty. Remigio "Ming" Saladero, Jr, a member of the NUPL, the chief legal counsel of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and Board Chairperson of the Pro-Labor Legal Assistant Center (PLACE).

THE MILITANT partylist Anakpawis blamed the government for its "neoliberal policy" including food importation for the recent Chinese milk scare. This was bared after the Bureau of Customs confirmed that 2 million (2,138,397) kilos of Chinese milk by at least six local companies were imported from January to August this year.