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Satur C. Ocampo | Palparan’s comeuppance
Satur C. Ocampo | Palparan’s comeuppance
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Remember Jovito Palparan Jr., the notorious Philippine Army officer tagged by militant political activists as “The Butcher”? In 2007 the Melo Commission recommended Palparan’s investigation for extrajudicial...
Aquino’s ‘universal health care’ a sham — health workers
Aquino’s ‘universal health care’ a sham — health workers
By MARYA SALAMAT
“The number one threat to Filipino health and job security is the US-Aquino Regime,” whose PPPs “result in privatization, in the abandonment of health as a right of the people, and in denying health workers decent wages and jobs.” – Health Alliance for Democracy.
Noynoy’s paltry P22 allowance insults and deceives, groups say
Noynoy’s paltry P22 allowance insults and deceives, groups say
By MARYA SALAMAT
The granted P22 emergency COLA won’t give workers and their families “real immediate relief amid the rising prices of basic goods and services, especially petroleum products.”
Farmers groups file ‘fertilizer scam’ charges vs Merci
Farmers groups file ‘fertilizer scam’ charges vs Merci
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"The thieves who raided the nation's coffers cannot be allowed to escape punishment. President Aquino should take a cue from actions such as this filing of criminal charges against Gutierrez and put meat into his words that he is an enemy of the corrupt.” – lawyers' group
Labor group slams Aquino for siding with employers, rejecting legislated wage hike
Labor group slams Aquino for siding with employers, rejecting legislated wage hike
By MARYA SALAMAT
In the ECOP national conference, Aquino said his government has “no intention of asking Congress to legislate an across-the-board increase in wages.”
P22 dagdag sa ECOLA – nakakagalit, hindi sapat
P22 dagdag sa ECOLA – nakakagalit, hindi sapat
Press Statement 09 Mayo 2011 Mariin naming kinokondena ang pag-apruba ng regional wage board ng National Capital Region sa kakarampot na P22.00 dagdag sa Emergency Cost of Living Allowance (ECOLA) ng mga manggagawa. Hindi na ito nakakagulat, pero nakakangitngit pa...
Families of two NPA prisoners of war call on the AFP to pull out their troops to give way to negotiations; NPA assures POWs are treated humanely
Families of two NPA prisoners of war call on the AFP to pull out their troops to give way to negotiations; NPA assures POWs are treated humanely
News Release May 8, 2011 The NPA’s Herminio Alfonso Command-Front 53 Operations Command has received a letter from the families of the two NPA prisoners of war (POWs), Cpl. Delfin Largo Sarocam (Serial # 797683) and PFC Jayson Burgos Valenzuela (Serial # 872545),...
Faculty unions endorse bill upgrading college professors’ salaries
Faculty unions endorse bill upgrading college professors’ salaries
NEWS RELEASE May 9, 2011 Faculty associations and unions from various State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in Luzon expressed their support for a bill upgrading the salaries of teaching personnel in public higher education institutions. The Philippine National...
Lawyers group Join Farmers Groups in filing criminal charges against former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez at the DOJ today
Lawyers group Join Farmers Groups in filing criminal charges against former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez at the DOJ today
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), joined militant peasant and fisherfolk organizations in filing criminal charges against resigned Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez at the Department of Justice today. In the complaint affidavit they presented to DOJ...
Boys of summer (A picture story)Workers at Superstar Coconut Products Gear Up for a Strike
Workers at Superstar Coconut Products Gear Up for a Strike
PRESS RELEASE May 6, 2011 26 union officers and members of KTS faced demotion Davao City- Twenty six workers of Superstar Coconut Products Inc. who are all officers and members of the union, Kahugpungan ng mga Trabahante sa Superstar (KTS) were demoted by the...
Workers condemn Lepanto Mining for bargaining in bad faith
Workers condemn Lepanto Mining for bargaining in bad faith
PRESS RELEASE May 5, 2011 453 workers laid off one day after Labor Day MANILA -- Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno condemned Benguet-based Lepanto Mining Company’s illegal retrenchment of 453 workers a day after Labor Day, amidst negotiations for a Collective...
P13.35 too small a wage hike, employers should fight oil price hikes – KMU
P13.35 too small a wage hike, employers should fight oil price hikes – KMU
MANILA -- “A P13.35 wage hike won’t give workers any genuine relief amidst the rising prices of basic goods and of services, especially oil. Now that employers are admitting that skyrocketting fuel prices are hurting them, they should join us in fighting these...
‘Possible hike via wage boards spare change’ – Labor NGO
‘Possible hike via wage boards spare change’ – Labor NGO
14th round of oil price hikes add urgency to P125 wage hike bill – labor NGO MANILA -- The latest round of hikes in pump prices, which is the 14th this year, should prompt the House of Representatives to heed the labor’s clamor fo a legislated across-the-board wage...
Profits of Big Three Oil Cos. more than total income of RP’s poorest families – Ibon
Profits of Big Three Oil Cos. more than total income of RP’s poorest families – Ibon
By Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The profits of the Big Three oil firms are rising as rapidly as the increasing oil prices, with a record of at least Php141.7 billion in profits in the last decade. This is more than the combined income of the country’s poorest 2.36...
Bulatlat.com wins big in first Red Cross journalism awards
Bulatlat.com wins big in first Red Cross journalism awards
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Bulatlat.com dominated the online category in the first Red Cross Award for Humanitarian Reporting held on Saturday, winning the first and second prizes for stories that tackle the plight of children caught in conflict. It bested mainstream media outlets for the awards, which was established last year “to promote responsible reporting of conflict situations by highlighting the plight of those affected by it.”
When journalism seeks to enlighten and not to trivialize
When journalism seeks to enlighten and not to trivialize
by KRIZZIA DALE A. VILLAFLOR Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Last week, I had the great privilege of attending a lecture of columnist, journalist and college professor Luis V. Teodoro on alternative journalism. Prof. Teodoro recently retired from teaching journalism in...
The long road to justice for union leader Ka Fort continues
The long road to justice for union leader Ka Fort continues
A six-year span of time could make a child out of an infant after he or she is able to crawl, stand, walk, run, read, write and even tie shoe laces. However, the nearly six-year-old campaign for justice for the killing of Diosdado "Ka Fort" Fortuna has long been taking baby steps when a flawed report almost pushed the campaign back to square one.
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