Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Danilo Araña Arao, teacher of journalism in UP College of Mass Communications, is set to launch three books of essays, written in Filipino, on August 16 (Thursday), 2 p.m. at the auditorium of the College of Mass Communication (CMC),...
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Pinoy Media Center released its newest documentary on the lives and struggles of urban poor communities in the Philippines. “In this video, you would see how the divide-and-rule tactic is being used against the...
Monsoon blues (Photos by Ace R. Moradante and Medel V. Hernani / davaotoday.com)
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Bulatlat.com Intoy, ipinagkaloob ng tatay sa mga nasa evacuation center ang iyong mga pinagliitan: ang sapatos na unang sumapo sa iyong bigat noong pinag-aaralang mamaybay at lumakad ang mga bolang nagpatahan sa iyong iyak at nagpatalbog sa puso...
MANILA – Progressive groups and netizens expressed disgust over what they branded as “early politicking” of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his allies amid the massive devastation caused by floods. Official Malacanang photographs show Aquino on board a...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Not all religious leaders are against the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill. A leader of the Protestant Church in Davao City has said that the RH Bill is not evil because it aims to do good for the Filipino...
The Mindanao Lumad Alliance, Kalumaran, urges Aquino to “put an end to the killings, abuses, and military recruitment of Lumad paramilitaries in our communities that failed to bring peace and development” as it called to “stop this deception that mines, dams, and agribusiness will bring in development.”
Dagok blocked the backhoe operator’s view as she finds this the only way she could stop the machine from gnashing its teeth on the land -- the land where they have lived and tilled for years; the land they call home in Bariquit Compound, Purok 13, Bugac in Maa village.
By MARYA SALAMAT
“The labor department itself has maneuvered to deceive workers with a supposed wage hike whose determination the capitalists hold now even more firmly in their hands.” – PAMANTIK–KMU
2nd part: In Calabarzon, workers get first taste of wage cuts via two-tier wage system
Sidebar: Latest poverty measure: excluding the poor from the poverty count
2nd of two, series on two-tier wage 1st of two, series on two-tier wage: From wage freeze to wage cuts: Aquino government pilots two-tier wage system Sidebar: Latest poverty measure: excluding the poor from the poverty count By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com Calamba,...
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