When there are no other children around and the adults are too busy to play, shadows could be a kid’s best friends. (SM North Edsa PUV Terminal, Quezon City)
Month: March 2012
Workers, women hit contractualization in labor
Workers, women hit contractualization in labor (Photo by Jhun Dantes)
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
Groups from Northern Luzon hold protest against mining corporations
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Some 300 members of groups opposed to irresponsible mining, and residents from various provinces in Northern Luzon, held a rally in front of the offices of well-known mining corporations in Manila earlier this week in protest against what they said are countless rights violations these companies have…
Military intensifying campaign of harassment against campus journalists- CEGP
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“These recent attacks on campus journalists show that the Aquino administration is insincere in ending the culture of impunity.” – College Editors Guild of the Philippines
Mother of missing activist decries continuing cover-up
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“I’m about to cry. It’s been five years and we are not even closer to finding Jonas.” – Mrs. Edita Burgos
Who can afford the increasingly prohibitive tuition in the future?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com A few days ago, my second daughter was telling me how, every semester, they have to find ways and means to help raise the tuition of some members of their organization’s chapter at the University of Sto. Tomas, a university run by the Dominican order. Otherwise, the students would have to…
How can we stop oil companies from profiteering?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Oil companies increased pump prices again. This is the eighth oil price hike since the beginning of the year alone, amounting to a net increase of P6.75 ($0.16) per liter for gasoline and P6.50 ($0.15) for diesel. This would bring the prices of oil products in the country near its peak…