By CONG B. CORRALES
Streak of light
Month: June 2018
Sereno supporters call on SC to reverse ruling
“Kung ang korte ay muling papanig sa mali, the Supreme Court is set to commit an error and that is be a violator of the Constitution.”
Divide into two
His attacks on the press are “repulsive,” and “he should be the figure of suspicion, not the press,” when it comes to “fake news.” A president who “constantly deflects and distorts and distracts — who must find someone else to blame — is charting a very dangerous path.” Although he mentioned Rodrigo Duterte later in…
Duterte explains why he relies on the military
President Duterte’s speech last Wednesday at the change-of-command ceremony of the Presidential Security Command at Malacanang Park carried a sense of lightness, even of goodwill throughout. He let out his usual curse only once, in passing reference to illegal drug users (durugistas). But what I particularly noticed in the speech was that, as he greeted…
Lumad schools face harassments as new school year opens
Soldiers then arrived and ordered the students to harvest vegetables and bring the produce directly to the nearby military camp, STTILCI said.
Higaonons evacuate from military occupation of community
A hundred and fifty-eight Higaonons have again been driven away from their homes by the military in Sitio Camansi, Barangay Banglay, Lagonglong, Misamis Oriental.
Cha-cha, martial law in the works as Filipinos suffer price hikes, plunging income
“It’s not about federalism … it’s about tyranny.”
NutriAsia workers go on strike against ‘illegal termination,’ contractualization
He (company representative) said it is prohibited to form a union, what nonsense! Even the clapping of hands is against the law? He is making up these laws. There is nothing in the law that prohibits the clapping of hands.
The cost of rationalization plan to government services
At the Philippine General Hospital, patients have been increasing but employees have been decreasing, thereby affecting service delivery.
Contractual workers in government may lose jobs in 2019
“Even now that we are contractuals we suffer hardships because our salaries are meager. What more if we lose our jobs.”
P750 minimum wage possible, non-inflationary, good for the economy — IBON
The country’s largest corporations and the wealthiest families owning these can easily absorb the substantial wage hike. Smaller producers in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) can also afford the wage hike with government support.