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MANILA – Give voice to the voiceless. This is the call of a partylist group for children – Akap Bata Partylist. In a colorful Flores De Mayo, the children together with their nominees paraded displaying their agenda on May 5, Sunday at Plaza Remedios, Malate,...
“The LCMC's mining operations will mean the grabbing and destruction of hundreds of hectares of agricultural lands, forests and other parts of the ancestral domain of the indigenous peoples of Mankayan and Tadian." -- NPA-Benguet
"Disappointingly, the investigative efforts of the Special Investigation Task Force Group-Balao falls way below acceptable standards given today's available technological and sophisticated measures." -- RTC Branch 63
The Tinoc folk called for the pull-out of the Alpha Company of the 86th Infantry (Highland) Battalion of the 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Tinoc. They also called for the prosecution and punishment of erring soldiers and particularly mentioned Capt. Danilo Lalin who allegedly raped a minor in their headquarters in Tinoc.
ni Mark Angeles Bulatlat.com Jejemons, kortodo varsity jacket at mesh cap. Namataan ko silang gumigiri sa gitna ng mala-disyertong kalsadang nagliliyab sa alab ng Mayo Uno; sa hanay ng mga bultong may adornong duguang banner at placard. Nagmamartsa, nagdya-jog, at...
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Because it wasn’t ready or was unwilling to negotiate a comprehensive agreement on social and economic reforms that would have segued to negotiating an accord on political and constitutional reforms, then to...
“No nation can prosper while its population wallow in unemployment and the government’s remedy for the problem is to herd its people and leave them to their fates abroad.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Journalists and politicians have always had an uneasy, troubled, and troubling relationship, whether in those countries that are, or which claim to be democracies, and even in dictatorships. But in this country where...
“How can the Aquino administration have the gall to assert that the Philippines is a ‘tiger economy’ when we continue to drive workers out of the country because of joblessness, low wages, lack of basic social services and unending price hikes?” – Migrante
There are many forms of contractualization in different industries.
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise This columnist took to the streets yesterday, May Day or Labor Day. It had been quite a while since I had joined a major rally of workers having been sidelined by immune deficiency and other ailments. The heat, humidity,...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines seem to be on the verge of collapse with the recent announcement of Alexander Padilla head of the GPH panel. He was...
“Working peoples are organizing themselves everywhere in the world because the workers’ task remains: how to change the system in which only a few enjoy the fruits of workers’ blood and sweat.” – Teddy Casiño
“We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to His Eminence, Archbishop Tagle, for showing sympathy to the plight of the country’s workers and support to our calls. His sympathy and support give workers more strength in pushing for a substantial wage hike, regular jobs and respect for labor rights.” – KMU
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MANILA -- Bayan Muna, Anakpawis and Gabriela Partylist groups filed a Motion for Leave to file Motion for Reconsideration-in-Intervention before the Supreme Court yesterday to seek reconsideration of its latest decision on the Party-list System. Today, Bayan Muna...
“Refusing to release the NDFP consultants should not be made by the government as the crux of the matter such that a collapse of the talks becomes imminent.” – Bishop Felixberto Calang
“There really is something wrong in a system where workers are being deprived of the salary they deserve while companies are allowed to milk as much profits from their businesses. In the first place, there will be no progress and growth in any economy if not for workers.”
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