For Unyon ng Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA), Visaya deserves to be prosecuted, not promoted.
Luisita farmers, rights groups tell Duterte: No to ‘Palparan protégé’ as new military chief
Month: May 2016
Duterte, progressives to benefit from dialogue
“Duterte seems in large part progressive, and in part (hopefully just minor and small) compromising with classes different from the masses.” – Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Ampatuan massacre victims’ kin, NUJP frown at Duterte’s choice for spokesperson
“If he is really appointed, I will no longer hope for progress in this case.”
On Duterte cabinet offer: ‘Filipino workers need an ally in Labor Dept.’ – KMU
“We hope that the appointee would back workers’ demands for a National Minimum Wage in the amount of P750 per day, for an end to contractualization, for respect for workers’ right to unionize and strike, and for the upholding of workplace safety and health.”
An Eco-Challenge for President Duterte
By CLEMENTE BAUTISTA Kalibutan With over 16 million votes garnered in the 2016 elections, presumptive president-elect and outgoing Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte captured the pulse of protest of the Filipino people. Riding on firebrand criticism against the elitist and anti-poor Aquino administration, Duterte has garnered the largest number of votes in the history of Philippine…
Duterte, a sociopolitical outcome
By SARAH RAYMUNDO Blood Rush As early as the night of May 7, the presidential race no longer seemed an unintelligible, aimless exercise. Not for Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters and those who witnessed their huge numbers. Of course the “decent” ones complained, “how stupid, how crass, how unintelligent, how strange! You must not vote for him.”…
A year after Kentex factory fire, risky workplaces, contractualization persist
“The country’s justice system and the government make it very clear that they consider workers’ lives very cheap. Justice for the victims and survivors is being denied and lessons from the tragedy remain unheeded.”
Youth groups challenge Duterte: ‘Stop tuition hikes, K to 12’
“The election period has highlighted the youth sector’s clamor for free public education up to the tertiary level, a move that can only be achieved by stopping tuition and other fee increases and at the same time, allocating greater state funding for public education institutions, including all state universities and colleges.”
The coming storm
By DEE AYROSO
Does Duterte’s win reflect a protest vote?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Prespective Former Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is, as of this writing, poised to take over the presidency with his insurmountable lead over his closest rivals. He is not the “presidential type” with his brash manners, foul language, single-mindedness, and “un-statesmanlike” conduct – such as when he asked the Australian and…
Youth groups protest against Election Day glitches
“We need to ready ourselves for an intensified fight for our democratic rights.”