Charter change, agrarian reform extension to intensify land grabs – farmers group
“Where shall Aquino’s Cha-cha get the lands to be put up for sale to foreigners?”
Charter change, agrarian reform extension to intensify land grabs – farmers group
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‘Lumban 3’ freed after 5 years
‘Lumban 3’ freed after 5 years
“We are thankful that truth and justice prevailed.”
Green groups blast Palawan council nod to DMCI coal plant
Green groups blast Palawan council nod to DMCI coal plant
“No company with an atrocious environmental and social track record such as DMCI should be allowed to build environmentally-critical projects.”
Aquino’s tack on Kentex fire deaths ‘selective political gimmickry’ – labor, women’s groups
Aquino’s tack on Kentex fire deaths ‘selective political gimmickry’ – labor, women’s groups
“It appears that Aquino broke his silence on the issue more than two weeks after the factory fire to take a swipe at political adversaries at the local level and whitewash the accountability of Labor Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz and Local Government Sec. Mar Roxas for the factory fire.”
Labor 101| From the eyes of one who is about to enter the labor force
Labor 101| From the eyes of one who is about to enter the labor force
By BETTINA CATLI Bulatlat.com The main concern of students, especially college students, is to pass subjects and finally be handed a diploma – the fruit of four or five years’ work, borne out of tears and sleepless nights. Once this is done, scores of fresh...
Protests vs K to 12 mark school opening
Protests vs K to 12 mark school opening
“How can the Aquino administration claim that it’s ready for K to 12 when it can’t even provide basic access to schools to millions of children?”
Related story: BulatlatAsks #How was your first day of school?
BulatlatAsks #How was your first day of school?
BulatlatAsks #How was your first day of school?
June 1 marks the start of school calendar in public schools in the Philippines. It is also a day of protest for critics of the government’s K to 12 program.
Bayan Muna urges Congress to pass SSS pension hike before break
Bayan Muna urges Congress to pass SSS pension hike before break
“This means that those receiving the basic P1,200 ($27) pension per month would receive P3,200 ($72) if this version of the bill is finally enacted. All the succeeding pension brackets would also have an increase of P2,000 ($45).
Veloso family urges DOJ to study evidence well
Veloso family urges DOJ to study evidence well
The case against Mary Jane Veloso’s recruiters Ma. Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao has been submitted for resolution to determine if there is probable cause on the charges of human trafficking, illegal recruitment, and estafa.
Kentex workers: Where is justice?
Kentex workers: Where is justice?
“How can we survive when we have nothing?”
Mother-in-law among last to see missing UP student
Mother-in-law among last to see missing UP student
Adoracion Paulino wanted to see where Sherlyn Cadapan was going but was blocked by one of her companions, who said, “Don’t follow. You do not want to be involved here.”
#SaveMaryJane Alliance launched
#SaveMaryJane Alliance launched
"They don't know my daughter, they don't know us, but still, they're helping us.”
Blatant Censorship: House of Representatives blacklists media officers, campus journalists and activists
Blatant Censorship: House of Representatives blacklists media officers, campus journalists and activists
Altermidya expresses grave concern over the House of Representatives’ (HOR) blacklisting of at least 50 individuals including sectoral leaders and activists, a journalism professor, campus journalists, and media liaison officers of national student organizations, among others.
4th petition vs K to 12 program filed before Supreme Court
4th petition vs K to 12 program filed before Supreme Court
The petitioners asked the Supreme Court to “strike down” the K to 12 law for its violation of the constitutional provisions on the right to education, labor, and economy.
Moves to close IP schools insurgency-ops motivated, says group
Moves to close IP schools insurgency-ops motivated, says group
“The communities, the parents, the students and the school are civilians but they now became the target of the insurgency operations of the government."
A rightful land reform
A rightful land reform
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star A “moral imperative and a political necessity” is how a militant peasant organization and advocates of genuine agrarian reform described the launching yesterday of a Philippine Land Reform Movement at the UP...
In the Philippines: Education or indoctrination?
In the Philippines: Education or indoctrination?
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld As in several years past, the start of classes in June was preceded by two announcements unwelcome to those who have to pay for their own or their children’s education. Although bad enough in themselves, these...
Charter change to worsen land grabbing
Charter change to worsen land grabbing
In its public launching, May 28, the newly formed Philippine Land Reform Movement (PLRM) said Aquino’s Charter change will worsen the widespread land grabbing, land-use conversion, and forced eviction of peasants and rural poor in the countryside.
Farmers, other sectors link arms to fight for genuine land reform
Farmers, other sectors link arms to fight for genuine land reform
Genuine land reform would result in genuinely broad-based overall economic growth, rapid poverty reduction and genuine food security.
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