Volunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging
“I was forced to state my name and admit that I am a supporter to clear my name."
Volunteer teacher? recounts rebel-tagging
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30 years after CARP| Peasants strengthen fight vs. landlessness, state fascism
30 years after CARP| Peasants strengthen fight vs. landlessness, state fascism
“Two years of the Duterte regime is two years of non-agrarian reform agenda, as it has yet to pass a new law to replace the expired and failed CARP.”
Year in, year out | Public school teachers put up with school woes
Year in, year out | Public school teachers put up with school woes
“We wore our protest gears during the flag ceremony and while teaching to deliver to the Duterte administration our demands to prioritize the allocation of sufficient budget to fill up the deficiencies in education, raise the salaries to P30,000 ($571) for Teacher 1 and create enough items for education support personnel.”
After CA rejection, Mary Jane Veloso to bring her plea to Supreme Court
After CA rejection, Mary Jane Veloso to bring her plea to Supreme Court
“We shall also revisit and exhaust other options and channels to ensure that Mary Jane is rightfully saved from the gallows on legal, political and humanitarian grounds.”
Peasants slam proposal to amend 30-year-old ‘bogus land reform law’
Peasants slam proposal to amend 30-year-old ‘bogus land reform law’
“This sinister move clearly aims to 'zombify' the CARP law which expired on June 30, 2014.”
‘Endo’ kings not in DOLE list are Duterte’s friends
‘Endo’ kings not in DOLE list are Duterte’s friends
What could possibly explain the exclusion of these giant conglomerates – two of the biggest not only in the Philippines but also in the Asian region? By ARNOLD PADILLA Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has recently released a list...
Amid ‘dubious poverty estimates,’ govt employees press for P16k monthly minimum wage
Amid ‘dubious poverty estimates,’ govt employees press for P16k monthly minimum wage
There is a huge difference between the salaries of top government officials, including Cabinet secretaries and Undersecretaries like Diokno and Edillon on one hand, and the salaries of ordinary rank-and-file employees on the other hand.
Progressive groups conduct picket protest vs. Hanjin labor standards
Progressive groups conduct picket protest vs. Hanjin labor standards
From 2006 to May 2018, at least 60 workers have died working in the shipyard due to the unsafe working environment. On May 12 this year, eight workers fell from a scaffolding, leaving two dead and two others in comatose. Workers also have tasks that require them to work under the glare of the sun the whole day, and some work with asbestos, a chemical that has already been banned. Despite all these violations of occupational safety and health standards, no has been held liable.
Sereno supporters call on SC to reverse ruling
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
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...
Duterte explains why he relies on the military
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...
Angara on Duterte; Duterte on peace talks
Angara on Duterte; Duterte on peace talks
Two weeks before he died unexpectedly last Sunday, Edgardo J. Angara, former president of the Senate and the University of the Philippines, who will be interred in his hometown Baler tomorrow, shared some food for thought about the qualities of a national leader...
A ‘dirty and brutal war’ vs farmers in Mindanao
A ‘dirty and brutal war’ vs farmers in Mindanao
Under martial law extended till the end of 2018 in the whole of Mindanao, the Duterte government has unleashed “a dirty and brutal war” against communities of farmers and indigenous peoples/national minorities aimed at “instilling fear and terror and silencing...
Lumad schools face harassments as new school year opens
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
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.
No travel permits yet for 6 NDFP consultants
No travel permits yet for 6 NDFP consultants
Set to be the final informal round of negotiations to prepare for the resumption of formal talks at the end of the month, the meeting’s schedule may be affected after both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) have yet to file their comments on the petition for six senior NDFP consultants to travel.
CASER may be approved by July or August—Joma
CASER may be approved by July or August—Joma
The parties are reportedly set to sign an interim peace accord via a coordinated unilateral ceasefire agreement as well as a general amnesty proclamation for NDFP-listed political prisoners and the signing of the agrarian reform and rural development and national industrialization and economic development components of the CASER in late June.
Cha-cha, martial law in the works as Filipinos suffer price hikes, plunging income
Cha-cha, martial law in the works as Filipinos suffer price hikes, plunging income
“It’s not about federalism … it’s about tyranny.”
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