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Bulatlat.com “Major repression in response to major incompetence” This was the reaction of youth group Anakbayan to moves by the Aquino administration to suppress anti-government criticism in the popular social networking site Facebook. Following the atrocious...
The P25-fare hike for railway MRT is a telling sign of more hard life for women, according to the Center for Women’s Resources (CWR), a research and training institute. “The proposed fare hike is not only unjust, it is insensitive to the conditions of the people...
Bulatlat.com Labor center KMU (May First Movement) hailed today Labor secretary Rosalinda Baldoz’s August 13 decision giving a nod to the petition for certification elections filed by ABS-CBN’s contractual workers, calling it a “positive development in the struggle...
The National Democratic Front-Eastern Visayas today said it is one with the Catholic Church in fighting large-scale foreign mining in Region 8. "We agree with the stand of the Palo Archdiocese that large-scale mining today will not benefit the people but only...
By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY— Hundreds of affected vendors vow to block another demolition of an area at the public market here after the tearing down of 700 stalls at the public market’s Block 3, Aug. 22. Pablito Gumnad, a vendor, said the development by...
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Migrante International chairperson Garry Martinez told Bulatlat that he is not surprised if there are negative reactions coming from Hongkong nationals and its possible repercussions to OFWs. "We express our sincerest condolences to the families and friends of the victims," Martinez said, "We know how difficult it is to fetch a loved one who is dead."
“The president cannot feign neutrality in this issue, for his silence and inaction will mean an implicit endorsement of the unjust compromise deal orchestrated by Cojuangco-owned HLI,” the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said in a statement.
By LYN V. RAMO
Born to a peasant family, Eddie Cruz used to bring home rice, corn, vegetables and fruits to his siblings. His parents, Ligaya and Corsing, now make do with whatever food is given by well-meaning individuals and groups.
By MARYA SALAMAT
The decision of Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz rejecting the claim of ABS CBN that there is no employer-employee relationship between the media network and the ABS CBN Internal Job Market and approving the union's petition for a certification election came after five months of struggle and the dismissal of 90 unionists.
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission The widely publicised video of a police torture has drawn mixed reactions and opinions from the public, including lawmakers, lawyers and human rights groups, who have all joined in the chorus condemning such a...
Press Release August 24, 2010 As the hostage crisis in Manila ends, the United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-MIGRANTE-HK) condoles with the families in Hong Kong of those who died and sympathizes with the other victims who got out safely but were surely...
Press Release 23 August 2010 We, the 43 health workers (Morong 43), are on a protest fast since August 21. We denounce the continuing gross violation of our human rights and the denial of the rule of law on our case. We protest the inhumane and unjust decision of...
Press Release 23 August 2010 The Efren Martires Command of the New People's Army in Eastern Visayas today dismissed allegations by the Aquino government that the NPA committed rights violations in the August 21 Catarman tactical offensive. "We want to address the...
Press Release 23 August 2010 On the ninth month commemoration of the Maguindanao massacre, campus journalists unveiled a banner demanding the deadliest deadline for justice for all the victims of human rights violations in University of the Philippines Diliman....
Press Release 23 August 2010 More than 2 months from his arrest on 12 June 2010, the welfare officer of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh is still detained in Deira Jail, Riyadh and pleading hard for his immediate release. Disclaimer | What you are reading is either...
Press Statement August 23, 2010 On the anniversary of the historic Cry of Pugadlawin, Migrante International today trooped to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila to protest the recent increase in e-passport fees and other onerous fee impositions on...
On the eve of the 27th anniversary of the assassination of Senator Ninoy Aquino last August 20, families and relatives of human-rights violations led by Families of the Disappeared for Justice (Desaparecidos) and Victims of Arroyo United for Justice (Hustisya!), tied a long yellow cloth around the Boy Scout Monument in Quezon City to signify their continuing search and fight for justice.
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com The 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army has revived the vigilante group ‘Alsa Lumad’ in its campaign against the New People’s Army (NPA). The NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), has been...
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