“There has to be a way of increasing the meager pension being received by retirees who worked hard their entire life but are now receiving peanuts from the SSS.”
SSS execs told: Pension hike ‘feasible’ if they are open, true to SSS mandate
Month: August 2015
Democracy in the 21st century
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The phone calls of citizens are recorded and turned over to intelligence agencies. Emails and Internet searches are likewise monitored. If one makes the mistake of mentioning Allah or Islam in his or her email, the said email is flagged and the sender and receiver of the message immediately targeted…
Bicol human rights leader shot dead
Sorsogon human rights leader Teodoro “Tudoy” Escanilla was shot dead on Aug. 19 midnight, at his home.
A is for Anakbayan and other activist terms in the Philippines
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino A – Anakbayan is a youth group established in 1998 which became prominent in Edsa Dos and during the campaign for the abolition of ROTC. Anakpawis is a partylist group which is at the forefront of the campaign to pass the Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill. Ang Bayan is the official paper…
Death of Ph eagle shows gov’t failure to protect biodiversity, says green group
“The dwindling population of Philippine Eagles means we are still failing at protecting our forests.”
Mary Jane recruiters plead ‘not guilty’ to large-scale illegal recruitment charge
“We had expected that they would defend themselves and plead that they are not guilty. Pero, hindi ba sila nakokonsensya?”
Public school teachers press gov’t for wage hike
“The Aquino administration should no longer drag its heels in effecting a new round of salary increases for around 1.4 million employees in government.”
Solon says military behind charges against him
“These trumped-up charges against us are acts of desperation.”
‘Do not let foreign powers lord over Ph’ – bishops
“The Filipino people’s vigilance when it comes to their sovereign powers is needed now more than ever.”
Mothers of missing UP students decry ‘delaying tactics’ in Palparan trial
“Are they really trying to delay the case until ‘berdugong’ Palparan and his co-accused are free from accountability?”
70 years after World War II, comfort women still call for justice
“All we want is justice. Some of us have died already, yet there is still no justice. Until when are we going to wait?”