I thought, at first, that it was a mere coincidence that I get to hear similar wishes over and over again from families of OFWs in distress. But in the three years that I have been writing issues concerning migrants and OFs, it never fails.
Day: February 4, 2011
Pangasinan State University Students Seek Ouster of Dean
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Students of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) Lingayen campus have called for the ouster of their dean due to alleged “repressive policies.” More than 3,000 students signed a petition addressed to the PSU Board of Regents calling for the replacement of the current dean Dr. Merlita Q,…
Labor Dispute Continues at Wyeth-Pfizer, Workers Slam Company Harassment
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
For all its claims of trying to make society better and healthier by providing it with quality medicines, milk and other products, Wyeth-Pfizer Philippines is making its own workers ill because of its countless anti-labor acts.
Pamalakaya Willing to Engage in ‘Fish Talks’ with Government over Laguna Lake Rehabilitation
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“We cannot rehabilitate the lake without the participation of the people sourcing their livelihood and living along lake shore.” – Save the Laguna Lake Movement.
Why Egypt 2011 is Not Iran 1979
By PROF. JUAN COLE Informed Content | Reader Supported News Posted by Bulatlat.com Alarms have been raised by those observing the popular uprising in Egypt that, while it is not itself a Muslim fundamentalist movement, the Muslim fundamentalists could take it over as it unfolds. The best-positioned group to do so is the Muslim Brotherhood.…
Violence flares in Cairo square
Reader Supported News Posted by Bulatlat.com Toll mounts as pro-democracy supporters apparently come under attack from Mubarak loyalists in the Egyptian capital. Heavy gunfire is being heard in Cairo’s Tahrir (Liberation) Square as pro-democracy demonstrators continue to defy curfew in the Egyptian capital. Ambulances were seen heading to the area on Thursday morning and at…
Comelec Employees Call on Brillantes to Release Incentive Pay
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Employees of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) led by the Alliance of COMELEC Employees in Service (ACES) called on newly-appointed Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes to heed their appeal that they immediately be given their financial incentives in the light of the massive savings the Comelec accumulated in…
Groups Slam Multiple Increases in Prices
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
The fare for public utility jeepneys, toll fees of the South and North Luzon Expressways, and water rates have increased, and soon to be followed by an increase in the fare of the MRT and LRT train lines. These are accompanied by weekly increases in the pump prices of oil.