The 28 complainants are seeking Aquino’s removal from office on the grounds that he has culpably violated the Constitution and betrayed public trust in having implemented the DAP.
First impeachment complaint filed against Aquino
Day: July 21, 2014
What activists want: A world without rallies
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino Bulatlat.com Have you ever wondered why there are rallies calling for land reform but none that advocate for women’s right to suffrage? The answer is obvious: The first is a demand by landless farmers which is being virulently opposed by the powerful landed class while the latter is already a political…
State workers slam tax on benefits
“All of us, rank and file employees of the bureaucracy are victims of an apparent policy of pressing down wage levels.” – Courage
Save Manila Bay alliance warns of worse flooding due to reclamation
Its impact is long-term – once tons upon tons of soil are dumped into the sea, the loss of marine life and ecological balance cannot be immediately replaced – and the resultant flooding through water level rise cannot be immediately addressed.
Teachers wear black ribbon
MANILA – “Yellow ribbon has become a symbol for lies.” Public school teachers under the banner of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and its affiliate organization Manila Public School Teachers Association (MPSTA) slammed the call by President Benigno S. Aquino III for the Filipino people to wear yellow ribbon to show their support for…
The air up there
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA