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The locks were intact; other appliances such as the TV, DVD player, printers, photocopying machine were left untouched; only the computers were taken.
Children of political prisoners demand freedom for their fathers (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat.com)
By MARYA SALAMAT
The Parañaque court’s TRO resulted in the deployment of more than 70 policemen and Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) and a fire truck in the strike area.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“While the government relies on the remittances of our OFWs to keep the economy afloat, there are still many cases of abused OFWs because the government continues to neglect them.” – Garry Martinez, Migrante
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Article: Conditions of OFWs worsened under Aquino – migrant group MANILA – The appointment of Carlos Cao, Jr. as chief administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), January last year, could have...
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Four years ago last June 6, the Cheaper Medicines Law (Republic Act 9502, the Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008) passed after contentious debates in the 14th Congress, was...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld With the usual irony was June 12 marked this year in a country hardly aware of its history. Benigno Aquino III spoke at Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan, where the First Philippine Republic was inaugurated on...
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld It seems ironical that the much-heralded meeting between Philippine President Aquino and US President Obama would take place just a few days before the Philippines marks Independence Day. Here is the president of...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com Malacañang is saying that Pres. Benigno Aquino III’s visit to the UK and the US netted $2.5 billion in investments from Europe and the US. It also said that it has gained the commitment of the US to help improve the country’s...
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“Thank you for opening your home to us. Thank you for laughing with us. Thank you for sharing your stories. Thank you for showing us what it means when we say that a ‘true revolutionary is guided by feelings of love.” – LFS San Francisco
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"Essentially this bill is a disguised privatization scheme to further let go of the government’s responsibility for health care. It is meant to facilitate private-public partnerships and is thus one step closer to the full privatization of our hospitals." – Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- A week into the 2012-2013 school year, problems are still erupting left and right in the country's public school system because of the implementation of the K+12 program. Mercedita Rillo, 31, has recently enrolled...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo urged a local court in Quezon City to dismiss the civil suit filed against her and several of her military officials for human rights violations committed against church workers. In...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Our members are either facing or losing agrarian cases but we continue to struggle for our rights to the land we till.” – Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luson
What independence? (Photos by Ace R. Morandante / Bulatlat.com)
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – An 18-year old youth activist was nabbed allegedly by soldiers in Lopez, Quezon and tortured into admitting he is a member of the New People’s Army (NPA), according to human rights group Karapatan-Southern Tagalog. Franklin...
By MARYA SALAMAT
What Aquino calls as “new juncture” in Philippine relations with the US revolves chiefly on the Philippine role in maintaining the Pacific as an 'American Lake.'
A sunglasses shopper looks confused with the many choices before him, all reflecting his image. (Wangfujing, Beijing, China)
Curious citizens look through slots between Korean characters that spell revolutionary slogans. (Such slogans abound Pyongyang Streets.) Not unlike archers peering through battlements in medieval Europe. DPRK is still in a state of war against South Korea and the...
A guard smartly executes a routine walk around the embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on a lazy Sunday afternoon, when no business is transacted inside and very people are about. (Beijing, China)
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