Ka Wilson: Great Educator and Leader

Family, friends, and comrades paid tribute to Wilson Baldonaza, a passionate leader and diligent educator of the country’s progressive labor movement. Ka Wilson, Kilusang Mayo Uno Secretary-General, succumbed to his sickness last July 1, 2009 at the age of 55. Read more about Ka Wilson at Bulatlat.com.

Ka Bel: Working Class Hero

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Above is a slideshow of Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran’s photos taken by photographer Boy Bagwis and Pinoy Weekly. I am reposting Jeffrey Ocampo’s Pinoy Weekly article about Ka Bel as a tribute to a dedicated representative in congress and the Filipino people’s working class hero.

22,000 Bicolanos streamed the streets on May 1

"What is a typhoon when we have already braved far worse deluges of poverty and state violence?" Pinaglabanan Monument, Legaspi City (Photo courtesy of Vince Casilihan)