Each paper that was raffled not only contained the name of the farmworker beneficiary but also the corresponding lot allocation that has already been pre-determined. Farmworker-beneficiaries were never asked to pick random lot allocations from the tambiolo.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Perspective The US has reached a budget impasse forcing the Federal government to partially shut down some of its operations, beginning October 1. The shutdown has affected agencies that provide social services, and around 800,000 civil servants who were forced to go on unpaid leave and 1.3 million more who are…
MANILA – A broad alliance of teachers called for the rejection of US military presence in the Philippines. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and education workers held a protest action on Oct. 10, Thursday at Philcoa, Quezon City. The protest action was held in relation to the visit of US Secretary of State John…
“One hundred ten years of operations of Benguet Corporation, 77 years of Lepanto Mining Corporation and 57 years of Philex Mining Corporation did not bring development to the people of Cordillera.” – Beverly Longid, Katribu Partylist
The KMU cited the Commission on Audit’s 2012 report which states that “Slow processing and payment of death, disability and retirement claims did not meet the commitment of SSS of providing prompt, convenient and meaningful social protection service to the members and their beneficiaries.”