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By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
We should not allow our people to mourn over and over again for the loss of lives of our fellow Filipinos here and overseas. For the best way to render justice to Ordinario, Credo and Batain is not to allow such injustices anymore." – Hustisya
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“This is an issue of life and death for us, we will not be discouraged or ever dissuaded into giving up.”
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- As slain urban poor leader Antonio "Nono" Homo was laid to rest on Tuesday, his kin and comrades vowed to continue fighting and asserting their right to decent housing and social services to make sure that he did not...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
When violence erupted when residents of Sito San Roque, near Trinoma mall, resisted attempts by the National Housing Authority to demolish their homes, President Benigno Aquino III ordered a stay in the demolition. But for the residents, the fight is not yet over as tensions flare up once in while.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis March 30 is a sad day for Filipinos. Three overseas Filipino workers Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain were executed after being caught by Chinese immigration authorities and subsequently sentenced to death for...
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Bulatlat.com I. Ang Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) ay kumukolekta ng $25 sa bawat nakarehistrong OFW. Itinatakda ng Migrant Workers Act na P100 million dapat ang ilaan para sa legal assistance ng mga OFW. Bago maupong pangulo,...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Jeepney drivers say oil price increases and fare hikes worsen the conditions of drivers even more because they are also affected by spikes in prices of basic commodities resulting from these increases.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
The Philippines is within the Pacific “ring of fire,” precisely called so because besides volcanoes, there are many major faults in the country.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The spoilers are the greatest stumbling blocks. They are not enemies of government, some are in government.” – Michael Mastura, vice chairman of the MILF negotiating panel
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
As March 30 nears, Filipinos, especially relatives of the three Filipino migrant workers who are set to be executed in China, are still hoping for a miracle: to be able to bring them back home alive.
By MAI MALAYA
"This is not a war between the military and the NPA but the struggle of the masses for genuine change and democracy." – Leoncio Pitao alias Commander Parago
By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (March 23, 2011) -- Vital and prime government properties in Baguio City are turning into private hands, a trend that “alarms” the city government. This as the City Legal Office is set to file adverse claims over portions of...
By RONALYN OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – For an anti-imperialist group, the move of President Benigno S. Aquino III endorsing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for ratification by the Senate is a welcome development but is not enough. Aquino...
By Ina Alleco R. Silverio Bulatlat.com While the public is continually bombarded with reminders to save water, Malacañang is pushing for the privatization of the water industry which, critics say, will lead to higher water rates. Rodrigo Aranjuez, Water System...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA –Eighty five countries across the globe issued a joint statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council urging states to end violence, criminal sanctions and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Soldiers belonging to the 73rd Infantry Battalion forced 10-year old Jimboy Saya to hold a chain of sub-machine gun bullets and carry an M-16 rifle. The soldiers then photographed the child and distributed it to local media with the caption “NPA child warrior going to school in Dlumay.”
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A woman radio anchor was shot dead along Solonian street in Maysilo, Malabon at around 9:45 a.m, March 24. Marlina “Len” Flores-Sumera, 45, of radio station dzME’s “Arangkada 1530,” was about to board a jeepney on her way to...
“Something strange is happening in the labor department of Region 7,” a group of priests noted recently. In a petition, a nationwide group of priests presented to President Benigno Aquino III and Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz last week a “demand” for...
By INA R. ALLECO SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Fifteen years after the Boac river mining disaster in Marinduque, environmental advocates in the island continue to press for justice for the damaged environment and the devastating effects on the livelihood and welfare of the...
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