By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- There is still hope for Filipino victims of labor trafficking in the United States. According to the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), Jacqueline Aguirre, one of the trafficked workers who came out...
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"This is not money that belongs to the government – it belongs to the coconut farmers. And let it be said that we are not incidental beneficiaries here – we are the rightful owners. We demand that the money be released to the coconut farmers." – Koprahan
"There is no truth to the claims of mining companies that they bring development and progress to the lives of the residents or to the local economy."
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At about 6 p.m. on October 5, Jimmylisa Badayos and Calixto Vistal had just finished their shift at the factory and were at the gate of the company when armed men in civilian clothes seized them.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Cabuyao Municipal Trial Court issued a warrant of arrest dated August 2, 2012 against labor leader Hermenegildo "Hermie" Marasigan. Marasigan is a member of KMU's national council and vice-chairman of the the...
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"Cali was only a boy; I don't understand why they had to shoot and kill him. He was only there to help the residents keep their houses." – Jojie Martinez, 10 years old
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October 2 was marked by various groups as "Blackout Tuesday" and "Day of Protest by Netizens and Citizens" to protest against the new law, which, they said, is a serious threat against civil liberties including the freedom of expression and the right to privacy.
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"When we understand the roots of suffering, it is then that we can truly call for a cessation of hostilities and call on the parties at war to stay at the negotiating table and talk peace. The peace we seek is one that is based on social justice, one that takes into account issues of the environment and human right.." – Most Rev. Antonio Ledesma
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) is using the legal system to harass leaders of an indigenous people's organization in Surigao del Sur. According to a report from the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP)...
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Protests are mounting against the cybercrime law because of its provisions including libel in its list of crimes, giving undue authority to the government to exercise censorship, close down websites, and collect data through the internet without passing through due process in court, and increasing the penalties for cybercrime one degree higher than what is provided for in the Revised Penal Code for crimes of similar nature.
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"What use do I have for school if we lose our home? My parents work as vendors in Makati, I attend school in the nearby high school. If we lose our house, we will be forced to live on the streets. I'm here because I want to help defend our community. We're poor, but we have dignity. They can't just drive us out like we're wild animals," said Jeffrey, 17.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Imagine if your husband, father, brother or son were ill, was forced to live in very cramped quarters and unable to return home from a distance of almost 5,000 miles as the crow flies. Imagine this and you will be...
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Genesis Ambason, 23 years old, a member of Banwaon tribe and the secretary general of Tagdumahan, the Lumad organization in San Luis, Agusan del Sur was just resting on their way to a nearby village when fired upon by soldiers. His body was later found bearing signs of torture.
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Press freedom advocates said the new law could also be used to justify the shutdown of websites that are critical to the government without the necessity of a court warrant and in keeping with the Marcosian tradition of curtailing the freedoms of expression and opinion.
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"The challenge is for us to truly see, closely analyze and scrutinize the current situation in the Philippines, the state of human rights, the corruption of those in power and the poverty of the Filipino people. We remember martial law and the sacrifices fighting it entailed… Forty-years after, we affirm it's greatest lesson: to serve the people in all ways possible." – Dr. Carol Pagaduan-Araullo, Bayan
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO MANILA -- The year is 1972. One late afternoon in early September as he was on his way to work, Satur was accosted by an armed man. His bag and all its contents were taken, but he himself was left unharmed. Even then it did not appear to...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The residents of Guatemala St., Brgy. San Isidro, Makati City are up for a showdown with the demolition team of the local government and against elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on September 19. After...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Human rights groups in Davao City and Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte have issued a strong demand for the dismantlement of all military detachments and patrol bases in civilian communities after the September 7 incident...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Children's advocacy groups Salinlahi and the Children's Rehabilitation Center (CRC) are wary that a bill pending in the Senate is out to cause more harm than good to Filipino children, specially children in armed...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Main story:Oil price review committee, deodorant of oil cartel-Aquino govt collusion? MANILA -- Two lawmakers are not convinced that the findings of the Independent Oil Price Review Committee (IOPRC) are correct. Bayan Muna...
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