The Philippines has an oversupply of nursing graduates especially with the visa retrogression in the US. But ironically, many government hospitals lack nurses and other health professionals. With low pay and poor working conditions in government hospitals, nursing graduates opt to work abroad or work here even as volunteers with no pay and allowance. BY…
Day: August 17, 2008
Critics Tell GMA: Don’t Use BJE Issue to Push for Cha-Cha
Critics say that it is saddening that a landmark agreement, like the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), is now being used as a tool to revive Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s charter change drive. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA…
Rise in Mysterious Deaths of OFWs in UAE Alarms Migrants Group
A group of Filipino migrants is alarmed over the sudden increase in the number of Filipino workers in the United Arab Emirates who reportedly committed suicide. BY ANGIE DE LARA MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 28, August 17 – 23, 2008 The Migrante International chapter in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) expressed alarm over…
P100-B fund Campaign Behind Atienza’s Manila Bay Noise, Says Fishers’ Group
The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said aggressive fund-sourcing is the ultimate motive for Environment Secretary Joselito Atienza’s current talk on rehabilitation of the Manila Bay, which the group said has never been a priority of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) since Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed…
OFWs Hit RP Embassy Officials for Inaction, Arrogance, Neglect
Inaction, arrogance, and neglect were the responses of Philippine embassy officials to the pleas for assistance of OFWs in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. BY ANGIE DE LARA MIGRANT WATCH Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 28, August 17-23, 2008 Philippine Embassy offices in other countries are expected to protect and give assistance to Filipino migrant workers especially…
More than 60 Years After World War II: Filipina Comfort Women Demand Justice, Reject Arroyo’s Cha-cha
Sixty-three years after the Second World War ended, the Japanese Imperial Army’s “comfort women” are still fighting for justice despite their age. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 28, August 17-23, 2008 Sixty-three years after the Second World War ended, the Japanese Imperial Army’s “comfort women” are still fighting for justice despite their…
Saudi-bound OFWs, Tourists Required to Show Money, other Valuables
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued an advisory August 10 requiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other travelers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to declare upon arrival and departure to and from the Kingdom their cash, precious metals or jewelry worth over SR 60,000 (Saudi Riyals) or US$16,000. BY ANGIE DE LARA…
The MoA, the Cha Cha, and the U.S. Ambassador
So much controversy has surrounded the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on ancestral domain between the Arroyo government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In stead of engendering peace, it has led to the escalation of the conflict; in stead of bringing about unity and the community of peoples, it has led to…
A Call to Senators: Review and Investigate Mining Projects Approved by Mike Defensor
BY ORLANDO A. MALIWANAG Alyansa Laban sa Mina DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 28, August 17-23, 2008 Our worst fear has been confirmed: that Mike Defensor all along had been the defender not of the environment but of mining interests when he was still Environment Secretary. His current involvement with Geograce Resources…
Women Workers Unite, Form Alliance for Justice, Union Rights
Women workers, widows and relatives of labor leaders killed under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo government stood together to demand justice and an end to trade union repression. BY RONALYN V. OLEA LABOR WATCH Bulatlat.com Volume VIII, Number 28, August 17-23, 2008 Women workers, widows and relatives of labor leaders killed under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo government stood…
The Cha-Cha Shield
The Cha-Cha Shield. Continuously beleaguered by a flurry of issues against her government. (By Flon Faurillo/bulatlat.com)