By DEE AYROSO
Month: October 2017
Drug session
By RENAN ORTIZ
Namedropping
By DEE AYROSO
A conspiracy specter, retreat from peace talks
Sensing that his ground base of support has been softening, President Duterte is conjuring a specter of conspiracy to oust him from power. Growing more bilious and truculent towards those whom he accuses of scheming to besmirch him with allegations of corruption, or who staunchly stand up to his blusterings and accusations, he is getting…
A global disgrace
President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his displeasure over the continuing attention being paid by various groups and organizations such as Amnesty International and other human rights groups and the United Nations, to the extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in the country, particularly those identified with the regime’s murderous “war” on drugs. Thirty-nine countries have also signed a…
From the city to the mountains, teachers dedicate lives for Lumad right to education
Two teachers interviewed by Bulatlat shared joys, inspiration, and overcoming anxieties as they help the Lumad children with their education, which they were deprived of for so long.
Finding contentment in teaching the Lumad
“They are determined and eager to learn.”
Nursing student becomes Lumad educator
“They asked, ‘Are you our new teacher?’ and the elders began to thank me. It was a touching moment.”
On World Teachers Day, public school educators amplify call for wage hike
Teachers lament that state security forces get doubled salaries in 2018, but not teachers.
Police arrest 4 community leaders in Batangas
The police arrested Noel Delos Reyes, the Barangay captain of Talibayog in Calatagan, Eduardo Penafloreda, Barangay councilor, and community leaders Senando Marco and Joseph Marasigan.
Dangerous days
By RONALYN V. OLEA