Progressive organizations staged an indignation rally in front of the Manila Police District (MPD) Headquarters to demand the release of six arrested activists during the Labor Day mobilizations in Manila on May 1.

In one column, Saguisag wrote how he and Joker (Arroyo) and the human rights lawyers tapped by (President) Cory Aquino to join her Cabinet after the fall of the Marcos dictatorship in February 1986 moved to immediately release ALL political prisoners, overriding military objections. "The Left must have a place under the sun," he told Vic, who was one of those released from jail.

Sa wakas, dapat nang ngayo'y mabandila/ang karapatan kong laong iniluha,/ang aking katwiran ay bigyan ng laya/at kung ayaw ninyo'y ako ang bahala/sa aking panata sa pagkadakila.../Taong walang saysay ang di Manggagawa!

Minsan na akong bumaba sa dyip nang hindi nagbabayad ng pamasahe, dahil sa halip na ilaan sa bayad ang barya mas minabuti ko noong na ibili ito ng sigarilyo. Pero nakonsensya rin ako. Umu-ukilkil sa isip ko noon ang kanta ng grupong Sinaglahi na pinamagatang “Piso.”

The country’s major public sector union federations met at the Senate building in Pasay City today, two days before International Labor Day, and formed a broad alliance to demand wage hikes “amid worsening economic plight due to high inflation rates.”