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Rauf Sissay

@rlsissay.bsky.social
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Human rights activist working with trade unions and urban poor groups in Davao, Philippines

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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Presyo, ibaba! No to oil price hikes! Nagprotesta ang mga sektoral nga grupo ilalom sa BAYAN-Southern Mindanao batok sa oil price hike karong adlawa, Setyembre 30, 2026, sa Davao City.
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Rauf Sissay @rlsissay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Isip sumpay sa nasudnong anti-corruption protest movement, nidugok sa Davao Freedom Park ang mga progresibong grupo ug advocates ilalom sa BAYAN-Southern Mindanao ug STOP Corruption Alliance aron hinumdumon ang ika-54 nga kasumaran sa Martial Law sa diktador nga si Ferdinand Marcos Sr. —
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sa ika-54 nga kasumaran sa pagpahamtang sa Martial Law, kolektibo natong papanubagon ang dulot-sa-bukog nga kurakot ug papet nga rehimeng US-Marcos Jr. Katawhan sa Davao ug Habagatang Mindanao, salmot sa multisektoral nga paglihok ug uban pang mga aktibidad sa Setyembre 21!
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Rauf Sissay @rlsissay.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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IBON Foundation @ibonfoundation.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The 8.2% inflation suffered by the poorest 30% of households exposes the deeper crisis of low wages, insecure jobs, and inadequate social protection that leaves families extremely vulnerable to every new price shock. #PresyoIbaba #SahodItaas #PeopleEconomics
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High prices expose crisis of low incomes
Price increases translate immediately into hunger, deprivation and debt when wages are too low, jobs are insecure and families have little protection against economic shocks.
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Bayan Muna Southern Mindanao @bayanmunasmr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Former #BayanMuna Rep. Teddy Casiño on Wednesday raised concerns over the potential environmental and social impact of the proposed 1,620-hectare Pax Silica hub in New Clark City in Tarlac province... bnc.bilyonaryo.com/casino-sound...
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Casiño sounds alarm over Pax Silica’s 90M-liter daily water demand
Nagbabala si Teddy Casiño sa posibleng epekto sa kalikasan at tubig ng itatayong Pax Silica hub sa New Clark City.
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
From the League of Filipino Students (LFS) Davao: Yuta ug bahandi, depensahan! Pax Silica, batukan! Youth and activist groups gathered at the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) on August 29 to sound the alarm against Pax Silica... See full post: www.facebook.com/share/p/18Fz... #RejectPaxSilica
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Heated exchange marks 21st day of impeachment trial Watch : youtu.be/NTZr3vu8LEw
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Heated exchange marks 21st day of impeachment trial
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Free Press Unlimited (FPU) @freepressunlimited.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
From her cell in the #Philippines, detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio marks National Press Freedom Day with a message: “I urge young journalists to never stop writing - our pens have once toppled down a dictatorship.” Full statement at: ow.ly/h9E550ZHh75 #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio
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Frenchie Mae Cumpio's message on National Press Freedom Day
While watching the orchestrated shooting at the Senate back in June, I only thought of one thing: the freedom of the press is compromised. Those in power
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
IN THE NEWS: Groups slam "visit" to Misamis Oriental steel company for US military exercise www.bulatlat.com/2026/08/26/g...
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Groups slam ‘visit’ to Misamis Oriental steel company for US military exercise
This activity raises questions about national sovereignty and the increasing US military forces in the country.
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KMU Southern Mindanao @kmu-smr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
KMU-Southern Mindanao lambasts NBI "rescue operation" on Davao steel workers, urges immediate release of wages and economic assistance
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KMU Southern Mindanao @kmu-smr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. Ginakundena sa KMU-Southern Mindanao ang pagpagula sa korte og warrant of arrest kang KMU National Chairperson Jerome Adonis ug Kilusan ng Manggagawang Kababaihan (KMK) spokesperson Jacq Ruiz base sa tinumo-tumo nga kasong... 🧵
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Bayan Muna Southern Mindanao @bayanmunasmr.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Iginiit ni dating #BayanMuna Representative Neri Colmenares na walang batas na tahasang nagpapataw ng value-added tax o VAT sa systems loss charge sa singil sa kuryente. radyopilipinas.ph/2026/08/06/v...
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VAT sa systems loss, maaaring alisin nang hindi na kailangan ng bagong batas
Iginiit ni dating Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares na walang batas na tahasang nagpapataw ng value-added tax o VAT sa systems loss charge sa singil sa kuryente. Sa pagdinig ng House Committee...
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Bayan Muna Southern Mindanao @bayanmunasmr.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
#BayanMuna chair and former lawmaker on Wednesday pointed out that no law was needed to stop power firms from putting the value-added tax (VAT) in the system loss charge in consumers’ bills www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/e...
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Ex-lawmaker Colmenares to House panel: No law needed to stop VAT on system loss
A former lawmaker on Wednesday pointed out that no law was needed to stop power firms from putting the value-added tax (VAT) in the system loss charge in consumers’ bills,
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Bayan Muna Southern Mindanao @bayanmunasmr.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
#BayanMuna Chairman Neri Colmenares argued there is no need to pass a new law to implement the President’s call for the removal of the system loss charge from electricity bills, as well as the VAT on it. He said the ERC can already do this. www.abs-cbn.com/news/busines...
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Bayan Muna Southern Mindanao @bayanmunasmr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Meanwhile, former #BayanMuna representative Carlos Zarate criticized the ERC’s twin decisions, describing them as a “bigay-bawi” (give-and-take-back) scheme reflecting regulatory capture and an anti-consumer bias. www.philstar.com/headlines/20...
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Electric bills to go up as ERC OKs surcharge hike
Consumers are set to pay higher renewable energy charges this month following the Energy Regulatory Commission  approval of an increase in the feed-in tariff allowance.
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Bayan Muna Southern Mindanao @bayanmunasmr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Ayon kay dating #BayanMuna party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate, mayroon itong nakikitang tatlong opsyon upang hindi na ang publiko ang pumasan sa [system loss charge]. tnt.abante.com.ph/2026/07/31/z...
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Zarate: Kung hindi ang ordinaryong konsyumer, sino ang papasan ng system loss?
May tatlong opsyon para hindi ipasa sa konsyumer ang system loss charge, ayon kay Carlos Isagani Zarate kasabay ng panawagang ipawalang-bisa ang EPIRA.
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Bayan Muna Southern Mindanao @bayanmunasmr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Former #BayanMuna Rep. Neri Colmenares said Vice President Sara Duterte’s remark that it would take only P5,000 to hire a killer in the Philippines was virtually an admission that crime and gun violence escalated under the presidency of her father... bnc.bilyonaryo.com/colmenares-v...
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Colmenares: VP Sara's 'P5K to kill' remark admits gun violence worsened under Duterte
Neri Colmenares says Vice President Sara Duterte's remark admits that gun violence worsened during her father's presidency.
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Bayan Muna Southern Mindanao @bayanmunasmr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Former #BayanMuna party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to stop passing system loss charges on to consumers can be realized, but the question is who should shoulder those costs. politiko.com.ph/2026/07/31/c...
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Consumers should not pay: Let utilities or gov't absorb system loss charges - Zarate
Former Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s call to stop passing system loss charges on to consumers can be realized, but the question is who should s...
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Bayan Muna Southern Mindanao @bayanmunasmr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Instead of creating genuine competition, EPIRA transformed electricity into a profit-driven commodity. Consumers became captive customers, while utilities retained mechanisms that allow many operating costs... to be passed on to the public. davaotoday.com/todays-views...
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Beyond system loss: Filipinos need system change  | Davao Today
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call in his fifth State of the Nation Address to stop passing system loss charges and their corresponding Value-Added Tax (VAT) on to electricity consumers is one of t...
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
MGA LARAWAN: Nagpahigayon og #PeoplesSONA2026 rally ang BAYAN-Southern Mindanao, kauban ang progresibong kabatan-onan, human rights advocates, mga tawong simbahan ug uban pang Davao civil society groups, atol sa ikalima nga State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni... 🧵
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Atong sugaton ang ikalima nga State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr. og hiniusa ug kusganong paglihok aron iduso ang mga lehitimo ug demokratikong demanda sa yanong katawhang Pilipino alang sa makabuhing suholan, disenteng trabaho, dekalidad nga...
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Kulotissima @kulotissima.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Inquirer.net frontpage for July 12, 2026 “PH ARBITRAL WIN’S LEGACY: WORLD’S EYES ON CHINA” #WestPhilippineSea
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Justice for Fr. Rudy Romano and all victims of enforced disappearance! BAYAN-Southern Mindanao, together with progressive youth and students in Davao, stand in solidarity with the Redemptorist missionaries and the broader community of human rights advocates in... 🧵
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Panawagan sa Davao civil society groups — Sara Duterte, taralon! Tanang kurakot, dapat manubag! Nakighiusa ang mga myembro sa BAYAN-Southern Mindanao sa gipahigayong "Pamumulitika Lang Ba? A Forum on the Impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte" niadtong Hulyo 9, 2026 sa Davao City. 🧵
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Rauf Sissay @rlsissay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Concerned Dabawenyos mobilized for justice and accountability on the first day of VP Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, July 6. As the days pass, more and more people want to get the ball, i.e. the impeachment process, rolling. Lahat ng sangkot sa korapsyon, dapat managot.
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KMU Southern Mindanao @kmu-smr.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
CALL FOR DONATIONS: Dear fellow workers and labor rights advocates, we need your help. 🧵
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
IN PHOTOS: Progressive multisectoral group BAYAN-Southern Mindanao, together with youth formations and rights advocates, held an Independence Day demonstration at Roxas Avenue, Davao City on June 12, 2026. 🧵
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Rauf Sissay @rlsissay.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Ateneo de Manila University and its sports program should be investigated thoroughly. Dapat may managot.
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Rauf Sissay @rlsissay.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Mindanao earlier today exposed the substandard construction of many public schools and gov't infrastructure. Dahil sa korapsyon—nakompromiso ang kalidad, nakompromiso din ang kaligtasan ng mga mamamayan na gumagamit ng mga pampublikong gusali.
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Full story in the comments.
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) said on Monday that around 864,000 households experienced power interruptions after a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off southern Mindanao. Full story in the comments.
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Civil Defense has confirmed that death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Mindanao rose to 19. Read more: tmt.news/2360466
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
(UPDATE) GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least three people, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. Read more: tmt.news/2360331
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
DepEd suspends classes in Mindanao after a 7.8 quake damages school in General Santos. Engineers assess structures to ensure safety before resuming classes. Full story in the comments.
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday recommended the immediate evacuation on residents living near coastal areas following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Sarangani. Read more: tmt.news/2360341
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
KIDAPAWAN CITY - A strong earthquake struck Southern Mindanao at around 7:37 a.m. on Monday, with residents in parts of Regions 10 and 12 including this city reporting the peak of the 7.8 magnitude tremor. Read more: tmt.news/2360338
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has canceled classes in all levels in areas affected by the powerful earthquake that hit General Santos City in Mindanao. Read more: mrf.lu/PKkY
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the immediate mobilization of government agencies following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Sarangani on Monday morning. Read more: tmt.news/2360322
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The Manila Times @themanilatimes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
MANILA, Philippines — A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of the Philippines on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, with a regional warning center issuing a tsunami alert. Read more: tmt.news/2360319
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
BAYAN-Southern Mindanao and Karapatan-Southern Mindanao, together with GABRIELA-Southern Mindanao and Sabokahan, successfully held "Occupation and Resistance", a multisectoral educational forum on US wars of aggression, last June 6, 2026 in Davao City. 🧵
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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🚨 Workers’ rights are under growing attack worldwide! 🚨 The 2026 ITUC Global Rights Index rates 151 countries on workers’ rights and democracy. 🌍 Find your country’s rating and take action. Learn more 👉 www.ituc-csi.org/global-right... #RightsIndex26 #FightForDemocracy
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
BAYAN, Karapatan-Southern Mindanao slams PNP Cateel's tagging of activists as "Active Wanted Persons" #ActivismIsNotACrime #StopTheAttacks
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Rauf Sissay @rlsissay.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Ika nga ni Ka Bel, “If helping the poor is a crime, and fighting for freedom is rebellion, then I plead guilty as charged.” Hindi krimen ang aktibismo. Hindi krimen ang pagtindig at pakikibaka para sa hustisyang panlipunan at pambansang demokrasya.
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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The ITUC welcomes the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, confirming that the #RightToStrike is protected under International Labour Organization Convention No. 87 on Freedom of Association & Protection of the Right to Organise. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/NoE6RIo #FightForDemocracy
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
IN THE NEWS: “The impeachment trial must not be reduced to a political spectacle or elite infighting. This is fundamentally about public accountability and the Filipino people’s demand that no public official [should] be above the law.” mindanews.com/top-stories/...
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Progressive groups to Senate: don’t make impeachment trial of VP Sara a circus
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 May 2026) – Progressive groups staged a protest on Monday to urge senators to conduct an impartial and fair impeachment trial of
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BAYAN Southern Mindanao @bayanph-smr.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Sara Duterte, Marcos ug tanang korap panubagon! Atol sa pag-convene sa Senado isip impeachment court, Mayo 18, nagkasa og piket-protesta ang Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN)-Southern Mindanao, Makabayang Koalisyon Southern Mindanao, ug mga kaalyadong grupo'g indibidwal aron iduso ang... 🧵
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Rauf Sissay @rlsissay.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Sara taralon, Marcos ug tanang kurakot panubagon! Salmot sa protesta ugma! — Mayo 18, 1030 AM sa Freedom Park, Roxas Avenue, Davao City
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Rauf Sissay @rlsissay.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The Philippine Senate has become a political cesspool.
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