Mulling at the mall
Dee Ayroso | Oct 9, 2014
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Poor kidney patients ‘slowly dying’ due to hospital policy
Poor kidney patients ‘slowly dying’ due to hospital policy
Since Oct. 3, seven peritoneal dialysis patients have died, as the NKTI had denied services to some 1,000 patients.
Teachers slam 2015 gov’t budget: ‘Not a centavo for salary hike’
Teachers slam 2015 gov’t budget: ‘Not a centavo for salary hike’
MANILA – Public school teachers from the Manila Public School Teachers Association and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers held a protest action with a Halloween theme on Thursday, Oct. 30 at the Chino Roces Bridge (former Mendiola Bridge). President Benigno S....
Sugar workers in Negros Oriental deprived of cash bonus, social program
Sugar workers in Negros Oriental deprived of cash bonus, social program
“It is disappointing that no government agency, like DOLE, educated us on SAP [Social Amelioration Program) and its cash bonus because obviously, the millers and planters would not likely place our interest ahead of theirs.”
Two contrasting treatments
Two contrasting treatments
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Two names have become inextricably linked – Jennifer Laude and US Marine Pvt. 1st Class Joseph Scott Pemberton – on that fateful day of Oct. 11. Jennifer was found dead in a hotel in Olongapo City, Zambales, her head...
‘Bakwet’ | Militarization triggers evacuation of 2,000 Lumads in Surigao del Sur
‘Bakwet’ | Militarization triggers evacuation of 2,000 Lumads in Surigao del Sur
Armed men have killed two Lumads, ransacked a store, started fires, and knocked on houses, in the middle of military operations.
‘Military attacks those who protect the environment’
‘Military attacks those who protect the environment’
“It is not true that soldiers on the ground are after rebels. They are really after civilians who are protecting their ancestral domains.” – Dulphing Ogan, secretary general of Kalumaran
7 years since Jonas’ disappearance | ‘My son is still missing’ – Edita Burgos
7 years since Jonas’ disappearance | ‘My son is still missing’ – Edita Burgos
Edita Burgos took the witness stand at the first trial hearing of Maj. Harry Baliaga Jr. who is charged with the disappearance of her son Jonas.
‘17-year-old tool of plunder’ : Indigenous peoples want law scrapped, agency abolished
‘17-year-old tool of plunder’ : Indigenous peoples want law scrapped, agency abolished
Indigenous peoples say the call to scrap Ipra is more resonant than ever.
‘Jennifer’s story is our story’ – Monique Wilson
‘Jennifer’s story is our story’ – Monique Wilson
"How many Jennifers, how many Nicoles are we going to wait for?"
Health workers storm DOH
Health workers storm DOH
MANILA – Health workers under the banner of the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) stormed the main office of the Department of Health on Monday, Oct. 27, denouncing its continuing neglect of the public health service system. The health workers lament that the DOH...
Cordillera folk call for NCIP abolition
Cordillera folk call for NCIP abolition
“Instead of protecting the indigenous peoples, the NCIP served as a bridge for the entry of destructive projects.”
His friends wished they had met his ‘astig’ father
His friends wished they had met his ‘astig’ father
Arnold “AJ” Jaramillo was the iconic “astig” father: he was a New People’s Army leader.
‘Lacub martyrs’: a source of light, love and pride to their families
‘Lacub martyrs’: a source of light, love and pride to their families
The amazing lives of the “Lacub martyrs” give their loved ones the courage, hope and inspiration to seek justice.
2 Lumad killed, 2 missing in Caraga region
2 Lumad killed, 2 missing in Caraga region
Two people were killed, while two went missing in three separate incidents during heavy military operations in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur.
‘Government’s campaign for peace is crumbling’
‘Government’s campaign for peace is crumbling’
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star The quotation is from Fr. Pete Montallana, a Catholic priest who has spent 20 years as missionary among the Agta-Dumagat tribe in the Quezon portion of the Sierra Madre mountains. By continuing to violate the...
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