7 out of 10 Filipinos are poor – Ibon survey
Seven out of ten Filipinos rate themselves as poor, according to the latest survey of independent think tank Ibon Foundation.
Seven out of ten Filipinos rate themselves as poor, according to the latest survey of independent think tank Ibon Foundation.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Vice President Jejomar Binay was right when he called the Aquino administration as callous and incompetent. How would one call an administration that refuses to raise the salaries and wages of rank and file workers and...
“We should open our eyes to the two-pronged approach to the peace negotiation."
“Is there an undeclared martial law against us by the Aquino government?”
“It is clear that soldiers have been using DSWD’s 4Ps program to threaten parents and children not to enroll in Misfi and Salugpungan schools.”
A man who introduced himself as a soldier approached Renato Asa, public information officer of labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno, to recruit him as an informant of the military, and issued a veiled threat telling him his life is in danger if he refused.
“Respect our sovereignty and right to national self-determination.”
“It was as if they were after Osama Bin Laden. Sa ganda kong ito? Pambihira naman.”
For the military, torture and other heinous human rights violations are acceptable when committed against those who refuse to bow to them.
“When she was in Gabriela, Sharon Cabusao led campaigns to free women political prisoners. Now, the campaign is for her release.”
The decision of the National Labor Relations Commission is a vindication of the workers’ right to strike and an initial step at undermining the talent system being implemented by RMN management.
“All our efforts have not been in vain, and we attribute this victory mainly to their fighting spirit and the collective efforts of friends, supporters and advocates.”
“The naval exercises themselves do very little to develop our own capability for external defense.”
By BETTINA CATLI Bulatlat.com When I first heard that we were to attend an urban poor situationer, my first thought was, what is there to talk about? In my head, it was pretty clear what the situation was. I was remembering the crooked and dilapidated shanties,...
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By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star A month hence President Aquino will deliver his sixth and last state-of-the-nation address. However much he may embellish his administration’s achievements on the economy, anti-corruption drive and...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has denied receiving any “offer” from Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to run as the latter’s vice-presidential candidate in 2016. But Marcos did tell the media that any team that has a...
For a youth activist who is used to subsisting on meagre means, a bigger concern has taken a smaller form, specifically, that of a toddler.
The rage of Vencer Crisostomo, chairperson of Anakbayan, is rooted on his aspirations for his son, Andoy, as well as for the next generation’s future.
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