Day: August 10, 2012

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 residents. But you will also see how they manage and how they are…

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 military truck with Akbayan spokeswoman Risa Hontiveros, Aurora Rep. Sonny Angara, Technical Education and Skills Development…

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 people. Bishop Modesto Villasanta of the United Church…

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, LAGUNA – The two-tier wage system is being piloted since May this year…