By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective One major issue that the incoming Duterte administration has to address is youth unemployment. The government’s National Economic Development Authority is alarmed at the high unemployment rate of the youth. According to the Labor Force Survey, 50.1 percent of the 2.594 million unemployed people, in April 2016, are from the…
The following is the 14-point unity statement presented by the newly-formed Eco-Challenge Coalition at a press conference in Quezon City on June 22. It was signed by 32 environmentalist groups from all over the country. With over 16 million votes garnered in the 2016 elections, president-elect Rodrigo Duterte will have a strong public support for…
A newly-formed coalition of 32 environmentalist groups “collectively challenges” incoming President Rodrigo Duterte to address major environmental problems.
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These nightmares in the country’s train system have been present even in the past, but under President Aquino, things took a turn for the worse.
“This case was filed in 2008 and it is only now that it is progressing. But I am not completely happy, with the absence of all accused Cafgu members, and the fact that Palparan is not yet back at the Bulacan provincial jail.” — — torture victim Raymond Manalo
“Let us unite and ask President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and incoming Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial to modernize our hospital by allotting more government budget and award the lot to the hospital.”
The significance of peace talks resumption between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the revolutionary umbrella organization that includes the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), is not as easy to appreciate and be enthused about as one would think. The subject matter is complex and its prolonged…
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“When mothers are detained, they are not the only ones being punished…It is even more punishment for the children and their families.”
“What has happened to our loved ones? Are they being treated well? Are they being fed? Are they still alive? Have they been killed?”
“There is budget for food, but other operating expenses are also taken from it.”
By RON DE VERA Exactly twenty-six years ago I spent the day within the four walls of our home, waiting for you to take me out on a father’s day date. But you never came home. I don’t like speaking on your behalf. I don’t like claiming that you willingly sacrificed your life for the…