PRESS RELEASE Dec 8, 2010 Amidst the rise of the Philippines in global ranking as top provider for business support functions, and its projected $25 billion annual revenue by 2015, government must not only foster good business climate; good working conditions and protection of workers’ rights must also be guaranteed. In the October 2010 Annual…
Day: December 8, 2010
OFWs, Groups Fight Human Trafficking
PRESS RELEASE Dec 8, 2010 Exactly ten days before the commemoration of International Migrants’ Day, overseas Filipino workers together with various support organizations gathered at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City today to commence the fight against human trafficking. The activity is spearheaded by “Bring Them Home”, an anti-human trafficking alliance calling on…
Aquino Should Show Real Resolve in Going After Arroyo
PRESS RELEASE Dec 8, 2010 It’s still Aquino’s call. The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today called on the Aquino administration to show real resolve in going after former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the face of a Supreme Court decision voiding the Truth Commission tasked to investigate the former president. “At the end of…
Monday Demonstration in Stuttgart in Solidarity with Balao Family and Morong 43
By EBERHARD SCHMID STUTTGART— On the Monday Demonstration in Stuttgart, Germany, 6th of December 2010, we counted again as it was decided last October 2008 in the partnership agreement between the Monday-Demonstration Movement Stuttgart and the Balao family and Cordillera People Alliance (CPA) the days of disappearance of James Balao. It is the 811th day…
Remembering Church Worker Jose ‘Pepe’ Manegdeg
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com PAGUDPUD, Ilocos Norte — With the sound of Tibetan gongs and the chatter of family and friends, the reunion of Dom-an Macagne-Manegdeg and her in-laws served not only to commemorate the death of her husband Pepe, but more importantly, his life of service and love. It has been five years since…
Administration, Faculty, Employees, Students of State University in Ilocos United against Budget Cut
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur — As a third year Tourism student at the University of Northern Philippines (UNP), Tracy Lee Galang has a lot of school-related expenses. Aside from the on-the-job trainings, she and her classmates have to travel to different places as part of their academic requirements. Tracy said despite…