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By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) is outraged over the Supreme Court's recent ruling declaring tycoon Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco, uncle of President Benigno Aquino III, as the rightful owner of the...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"Since July 2010, skyrocketing commodity prices coupled with stagnant wages have eroded workers’ wages in lightning speed, which is unmatched by the previous administration,” said EILER executive director Anna Leah Escresa.
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI I. Paano tumukoy ng taong labas? Una,... kung may dala siyang notebook o laptop habang nasa bundok. Pangalawa, hindi siya bihasa magsalita sa dila ng mga taga-roon. Pangatlo, lansihin ang madla at sabihing mag-isa siyang nahuli at may hawak na...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“As we pause from daily routine in this period of spiritual contemplation and renewal, we ask once again that you draw strength from our advocacy to end the impunity that has punished the Filipino people for so long,” media groups told President Benigno S. Aquino III in an open letter.
By FR. RAYMOND AMBRAY Bulatlat.com The fourth graduation ceremony of Alternative Learning Center for Agricultural and Livelihood Development (ALCADEV) held on March 15, 2011 had a special character as it was attended by Jozef Naudts, the first secretary of the...
PRESS RELEASE April 14, 2011 NEW YORK, NY-- Filipino-Americans in New York City, under the banner of BAYAN USA, joined Korean-Americans and other Asian Pacific Islanders in marching as an Asian contingent during last Saturday's 10,000-strong rally and march for...
PRESS STATEMENT 14 April 2011 ONTARIO -- The Filipino Migrant Workers’ Movement (FMWM) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada extends its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Celito Baccay, 31, a union leader murdered by unidentified gunmen in Dasmarinas, Cavite,...
14 April 2011 Media Release MANILA -- “The government’s promise of granting meager wage hikes will only ignite bigger protests in the coming days.” This was the statement of multisectoral alliance Koalisyon ng Progresibong Manggagawa at Mamamayan today as it...
Press Release: 14 April, 2011 Pursuing their campaign to defend Cordillera health workers as part of their continuing assertion of the people’s right to health, CHESTCORE in partnership with the UP Student Council and UP Kasarian Gender Studies Program held a forum...
PRESS RELEASE April 14, 2011 MANILA -- Graduating students of the University of the Philippines Manila will hold a lightning rally at their Graduation Ceremonies tomorrow to condemn the Dept. of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) much-touted 60,000 jobs as an 'insult'...
PRESS RELEASE April 14, 2011 MANILA -- In commemoration of Earth Day, environmental groups tackled the state of the Philippine environment and their assessment of almost a year of the Aquino administration on natural resource management and environmental...
PRESS RELEASE April 14, 2011 MANILA -- The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today assailed Benigno Aquino III for "feeding the corruption of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP)" when Aquino ordered the release...
DAVAO CITY-- Three years after their datu leader was killed, the Kahugpongan sa mga Lumad (KSL) together with PASAKA Regional Confederation of Lumad Organizations in Southern Mindanao in a press conference today condemned the latest threats and harassment by forces...
PRESS RELEASE April 13, 2011 MANILA -- Alex Padilla, head of the Aquino government's peace panel, does not know what he's talking about when he claimed that the Filipino youth are pre-occupied with so-called "cyber-pursuits" and are no longer interested in engaging...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
In the age of ukay-ukay, it doesn't matter how expensive or how inexpensive your clothes and accessories are. What's important is how you wear them.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com There’s more to ukay-ukay than the democratization of fashion. The industry that sprouted out of second hand clothes generates millions in income for sellers, and saves millions more for the people who buy from them In a...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO and JONELLE MARIN
Environmental groups are set to commemorate International Earth Day on April 19 through various activities including rallies and fora. They say that Aquino government should stop sacrificing the environment and the people's welfare on the altar of profit.
PRESS RELEASE April 15, 2011 “It is the living standard of the people, of the working class and low-income families that concerns us, not the profits of the investors.” This was the statement of Terry Ridon, chairperson of the League of Filipino Students, as the...
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