Workers, women hit contractualization in labor (Photo by Jhun Dantes)
Day: March 2, 2012
Nanay Pining, still fighting at 75
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Coming from a peasant family and orphaned at a young age, Nanay Pining never thought that she would become part of Gabriela, singing in front of thousands of people, and doing her share in the struggle of women and the Filipino people.
Channel government resources to in-city housing, not dole outs
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com CORAZON DE JESUS, San Juan City — Whenever Susana Ybona, 47, wakes up every morning and sees the galvanized iron sheet in front of her home, she quivers at the thought of an impending demolition. “We have been living here for almost 25 years already. We lived here even…
Conference renews push for Peoples’ Mining Bill
By MARYA SALAMAT
The People’s Mining bill embodies the people’s aspirations on how mining could benefit the people.
Sidebar: John Arcilla, actor, environmentalist attends Peoples’ Mining Conference
John Arcilla, actor, environmentalist attends Peoples’ Mining Conference
Perhaps the envy of most actors for landing a role in Hollywood film Bourne Legacy, John Arcilla is not your usual glamour boy; he is an environmentalist who always tries to do his share in protecting the environment. By MARYA SALAMAT