Congress security ‘blacklists’ activists
A number of mass leaders and activists are now banned from Congress for “shouting and displaying of banners” inside its august halls.
Congress security ‘blacklists’ activists
Anne Marxze D. Umil was Bulatlat’s first intern turned into its investigative reporter. She takes most things seriously, except praises about her. Sometimes, she cracks jokes that make everyone in the newsroom giggly.
Anne Marxze D. Umil was Bulatlat’s first intern turned into its investigative reporter. She takes most things seriously, except praises about her. Sometimes, she cracks jokes that make everyone in the newsroom giggly.
Teachers, parents welcome Brigada Eskwela with protest, signature campaign vs K to 12
Teachers, parents welcome Brigada Eskwela with protest, signature campaign vs K to 12
MANILA – Public school teachers under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and parents greeted the Department of Education’s (DepEd) annual Brigada Eskwela with a protest against the K to 12 program at the Ramon Magsaysay High School in Manila on Monday, May...
K to 12 | Teachers fear mass lay-offs by 2016
K to 12 | Teachers fear mass lay-offs by 2016
As private colleges are expected to cut down its faculty, teachers will be pitted against each other, fighting for jobs in public high schools.
Health workers call for wage hike, decry contractualization, privatization of health services
Health workers call for wage hike, decry contractualization, privatization of health services
“The Aquino administration has never increased our salaries, and worse, the number of contractual health workers increased.”
Parents urged to join call to stop K to 12 program
Parents urged to join call to stop K to 12 program
“President Aquino’s government abandons its responsibility to provide free education to the youth while pushing students to enroll in private schools, thus ensuring profits for private school administrators.”
Labor Day 2015 | Workers, employees call for union organizing
Labor Day 2015 | Workers, employees call for union organizing
“Amid conditions of low wages, lack of job security, exploitative setup victimizing women, health issues, we can assert our calls and demand that the government responds to our problems if we have a union."
Youth groups storm Ched, denounce tuition increase
Youth groups storm Ched, denounce tuition increase
“Regardless of the repression students opposing tuition hikes suffer, Ched continues to adhere to the whims of school administrators."
‘Commission on Higher Education not strict on schools raising tuition– NUSP
‘Commission on Higher Education not strict on schools raising tuition– NUSP
“The illegal imposition of increases in tuition and other school fees continues even without the Ched approval.”
Women’s group demands surrender of soldier accused of rape
Women’s group demands surrender of soldier accused of rape
MANILA – The progressive women’s group Gabriela held a protest action in front of the Eastern Mindanao Command in Davao City on April 27 demanding that the Armed Forces of the Philippines surrender a soldier charged with rape. The group said on April 8, the...
Women’s Partylist lambasts Aquino’s Asean summit expenses, appeal to #SaveMaryJane
Women’s Partylist lambasts Aquino’s Asean summit expenses, appeal to #SaveMaryJane
“How much of this amount was allocated to exert efforts to save the life of Mary Jane Veloso?”
More planned projects to wipe-out farmers in San Jose Del Monte City
More planned projects to wipe-out farmers in San Jose Del Monte City
“We should all unite, because without the land, we will have no food to eat.”
Women call on Aquino to provide local jobs, stop labor export policy
Women call on Aquino to provide local jobs, stop labor export policy
“We will never attain comfort under this government which has no compassion for the sufferings of the Filipino people”.
Health workers dance vs privatization, contractualization
Health workers dance vs privatization, contractualization
Health workers from various regions joined the protest against the privatization of the Philippine Orthopedic Center, and for wage hikes.
Parents group to file petition vs K to 12 program
Parents group to file petition vs K to 12 program
“Instead of adding more years, the government should have fixed the subjects to have a better quality of education. Since this will result in additional financial burden to parents, drop-out students will eventually increase.”
More gaps to fill to attain ‘Education for All’ targets – Unesco
More gaps to fill to attain ‘Education for All’ targets – Unesco
“There remains fiscal shortfalls as the overall education budget allocation is still way below the recommended six percent of GDP, as government spending in the education sector is only 2.6 percent of GDP in 2011.”
How US easily drags Phl into its ‘war on terror’
How US easily drags Phl into its ‘war on terror’
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Take what I have to say in the spirit of academic discussion, she counseled in her lawyerly manner. But academic views are more than what she said thereafter: they provide explanations for many questionable...
Nurses launch campaign for salary hike, regular jobs
Nurses launch campaign for salary hike, regular jobs
“We have the same calls since 1980s but the situation of nurses is still the same.”
Community health nurses | Taking care of the poor and underserved
Community health nurses | Taking care of the poor and underserved
“For me, when a child says that she has not seen a nurse nor a doctor, that means that is where my services are needed.”
The worsening ‘toxic’ work condition of Filipino nurses
The worsening ‘toxic’ work condition of Filipino nurses
There are 200,000 unemployed nurses in the country. Yet those who work in government and private hospitals are overworked and underpaid.
High school salutatorian lauded amid school censorship
High school salutatorian lauded amid school censorship
“The commencement exercise and her welcome speech then became not merely traditional school-officiated exercises but alternative avenues to speak for justice.”
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