For the people in Balayan, Batangas, paggagapak (cutting sugar cane) is the only job available that does not require qualifications such as educational attainment and work-related experiences. This is the only job available for young people who had to work at a young age due to poverty. The work is hard, the pay is low,…
Day: May 12, 2009
Gonzalez’s Dismissal of Alston Report Shows Government Complicity in Killings – Solon
BY BULATLAT Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano assailed Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez’s dismissal of the recent report of United Nation’s special rapporteur Philip Alston. Gonzalez told reporters in Malacañang to “just ignore” the recent report of Alston on the Arroyo administration’s failure to institute reforms to address the extrajudicial killings in the country. “To ignore Alston…
Court Junks Arson Case vs Labor Lawyer, 26 Others
BY BULATLAT The Batangas City Provincial Prosecutor junked the charges of arson and destruction of property filed against labor lawyer Remigio Saladero Jr. and 26 other activists from Southern Tagalog for lack of probable cause, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said. The charges are in connection with the burning down of…