By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective There have been more than one view of how rehabilitation efforts, especially in hard-hit Eastern Visayas, have progressed a year after super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) hit the country. It’s as if people are talking about different worlds. As early as his July 2014 state of the nation address, President Benigno…
An IBON research project featured cases of communities, which showed that organic farming could be used as weapon for landless and poor peasants to assert their right to land and to their own future.
People Surge enumerated “six persisting injustices” being committed by the Aquino government on Typhoon Yolanda survivors.
People Surge’s white banners were joined by the green and red banners of members of Balsa and Barug Katawhan from Mindanao.
ni RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Bulatlat.com Ito’y isang nakakabagabag na tagpo: Oras ng tanghalian sa likod ng munisipyo Nagbibidahan ang kumakain sa tabi ko Isang kontratista at isang inhinyero. Nanalo raw ng proyekto ang kontratista Mangyari’y kaibigan ang isang konsehala Bukas na bukas di’y magbubutas ng kalsada Sabay subo sa masarsa niyang kaldereta Di nagpadaig ang…
Recalling life as a migrant worker, Magdalena shares her secret on how she was able to endure long years working abroad. Apart from the salary given her, she demanded her boss three simple things: “Treat me as a human being, provide me food and a give me a little freedom.” When asked if she receives…