Metal workers join global action to stop dangerous work
“As humans, we are supposed to work in order to live. But corporate greed made us live just to work for capitalists,” Oliquino.
Metal workers join global action to stop dangerous work
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Aquino boast on better jobs in APEC untrue – Ibon
Aquino boast on better jobs in APEC untrue – Ibon
“The rise of low-paying, insecure jobs under Aquino’s term has increasingly proven that ordinary Filipinos are not the beneficiaries of his brand of governance and economics.”
Labor relations body junks GMA 7’s appeal, declares talents regular employees
Labor relations body junks GMA 7’s appeal, declares talents regular employees
“TAG is confident that the decisions of the arbiter and commissioner of the NLRC are affirmations that we have a solid case for regularization.”
Underage Filipina domestic remains in coma in Riyadh
Underage Filipina domestic remains in coma in Riyadh
“Her appearance has improved. She is no longer pale and her lips are reddish. But she remains comatose.”
World class: Filipino Maglev train cheaper way to solve traffic
World class: Filipino Maglev train cheaper way to solve traffic
The Filipino’s version of the maglev train is cheaper than that of Germany, which costs US$40.9 million per kilometer of the rail.
Latest survey bolsters clamor for hike in wages, reduction in prices
Latest survey bolsters clamor for hike in wages, reduction in prices
“There can be no genuine economic growth when workers and Filipinos suffer from low wages, high prices and widespread unemployment.”
Teachers of the Lumad and the poor
Teachers of the Lumad and the poor
“The future of the next generation relies on teachers. That is why even if it’s difficult, I am determined to continue teaching.”
Whether under Arroyo or Aquino, same counterinsurgency tactic pits Lumád against Lumád
Whether under Arroyo or Aquino, same counterinsurgency tactic pits Lumád against Lumád
Bulatlat.com compiles its articles on Lumad paramilitary groups in Mindanao, which show a worsening trend from the Arroyo regime to the current Aquino administration.
World Teachers’ Day | Renewed calls for salary increase, justice for ‘Sir Emok’
World Teachers’ Day | Renewed calls for salary increase, justice for ‘Sir Emok’
“The State shall assign the highest budgetary priority to education and ensure that teaching will attract and retain its rightful share of the best available talents through adequate remuneration.”
Cagayan Valley rights group slams Army for false charges vs 69 activists
Cagayan Valley rights group slams Army for false charges vs 69 activists
“The recent slapping of trumped-up charges of kidnapping and homicide against us 69 individuals bares the despotic and authoritarian nature of this regime.”
Baluktot na landas di matuwid ng buktot na rehimen
Baluktot na landas di matuwid ng buktot na rehimen
Kailan lamang sapilitan tayong na-detour Ng walang-hiyang Yolandang ibinunyag ang bulok Na pamamalakad ng gobyernong buktot Nalubog sa putik ng kasinungali't korapsyon Pabalik mula sa Tacloban ng mga Romualdez Naligaw tayo ng patayan sa Mamasapano, sinilip Kung...
‘Trapos’ will get no votes from women, says Gabriela
‘Trapos’ will get no votes from women, says Gabriela
“How can women expect that the exploitation of women workers will be addressed by these men who are aspiring to be elected government leaders, when they themselves are exploiters of women?”
Women’s partylist group marks ‘15 years of struggle, service, gains’
Women’s partylist group marks ‘15 years of struggle, service, gains’
“We aspire for equal changes for women, we want to be free of the patriarchal society, we want a stop to violence against women, to the whammy of soaring prices, to the rape of the Motherland.”
Military lies won’t bring peace to the lumad
Military lies won’t bring peace to the lumad
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and its most rabid apologists are trying desperately to stem the tide of public outrage here and abroad over the series of killings of unarmed lumad leaders, their...
Reliving the past through Heneral Luna
Reliving the past through Heneral Luna
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld If the point about the study of history is to learn enough about the past so as not to repeat it, it should be more than obvious that what happened in Philippine history has never been quite understood or even widely...
Citizens are losing faith in democratic systems
Citizens are losing faith in democratic systems
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star “Signs of democratic dysfunction are everywhere, from Athens to Ankara. Brussels to Brasilia. In the United States, the federal government has shut down 12 times in the last 35 years…a Gallup tracking poll...
‘Tribal schools help improve livelihood, boost confidence’
‘Tribal schools help improve livelihood, boost confidence’
“I do not understand why the military is attacking our schools. They do not know its impact on our community.”
Roxas, Liberal Party slammed for ‘an act most offensive to women’
Roxas, Liberal Party slammed for ‘an act most offensive to women’
“Tolentino and his LP cohorts committed an act most offensive to women and insulting to the public. If these are the kind of leaders who have the gall to run for office in next year's elections, we must not let them win.”
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