MANILA — With relatives of victims and survivors of Yolanda, workers led by national labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno marched from Avenida Avenue cor. Recto Avenue in Manila to Mendiola this morning to protest what they call Pres. Noynoy Aquino’s “criminal negligence” in handling the supertyphoon. Despite warnings about Yolanda’s strength, Aquino did not undertake…
By JOI BARRIOS-LEBLANC Bulatlat.com Resilience is the curse of the bamboo. Suffer the storm, swim through the floods. Bear the stench of corpses and the hunger that does not go away with praise. Forget the greed that levels mountains and changes wind and seas. Forget the president who walks out, Forget the aid…
The Truth Cinema Festival is now on its 2nd year in showcasing human rights films in different communities, schools and workplaces. Aside from areas in National Capital Region, included in this year’s leg are schools and peasant communities in Visayas and Mindanao Region. The film programme gave space to show films on political and civil…
On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) hit the Philippines and left thousands dead and millions more homeless in its wake.
“It is the children we are worried about. They cannot bear hunger. Adults can manage but not children.”
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA