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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...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
"He is really known in Lemery as a leader who advocates for the interests of the people,”
By SHARMAINE VILLANUEVA Bulatlat.com MANILA -- “Of course we would fight for the financial assistance due to us no matter what happens. I have sacrificed so much for this. Financial assistance is financial assistance. For me, and for everyone here, we will continue...
By JONELLE MARIN Bulatlat.com What appears to be President Benigno Aquino III’s efforts, or lack thereof, in ending poverty in the Philippines have been looming as the people’s primary burden making them poorer. “Look at the results of the recent Social Weather...
Red Pepper (U.K.) Reposted by Bulatlat.com Tom Fox argues that the arms trade means our foreign policy will never be humanitarian With a no-fly zone established and British aircraft among those bombing Libya, we once again have a government smearing themselves with...
Truthdig / By Chris Hedges Reposted by Bulatlat.com Our Public Schools Are Churning Out Drones for the Corporate State Unconscious civilizations become totalitarian wastelands. A nation that destroys its systems of education, degrades its public information, guts...
By Bulatlat.com If small and large employers in the Philippines accept a cut in their already-substantial profits, they can afford to grant a sufficient wage increase, according to research group IBON. The benefits for workers and their families is unambiguous and...
PRESS RELEASE A militant group, which includes young workers and professionals among its ranks, today rejected proposals to pass a minimum wage increase through regional wage boards as 'doomed to failure'. Members of Anakbayan joined workers today in a series of...
PRESS RELEASE MANILA -- At least 300 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Madagascar who underwent emergency repatriation due to a malaria epidemic in the country today trooped to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) office to demand financial...
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com Main Story: More Labor Violations Discovered at Eton MANILA -- Freddie Enriquez, 30, has been working in the construction sector for 13 years now. Until January 3 this year, he was “lead man” in their latest project where they had been...
By MARYA SALAMAT
It had taken ten dead construction workers and a public outcry before the labor department dispatched an inspection team to Lucio Tan’s construction sites. What they discovered were multiple violations of labor standards.
Sidebar: Covered-up Accidents, Underpayment of Wages in Big Construction Sites
By JONELLE MARIN
It has been said that children are always caught in the crossfire in a war preventing them from having normal lives. It would have even been better if this was the case, because the following stories are accounts of children who became the target of attacks by the military.
By ERIKA CALEJA and JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“It is the government’s policy to provide legal counsel only at the tail end of the case. It is like waiting for an illness to turn into cancer before being treated.” – Migrante International
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