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.
MANILA – Public school teachers stormed the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) head office in Manila on Oct. 19, Friday to protest the granting of P10.448 million ($242,416) in bonuses to its board of directors. The teachers slammed the Governance...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers said at least 25,000 teachers would boycott the barangay elections because of the meager allowance.
Sylvia Benedicto is a teacher who goes out of her way to support her students, a friend who teachers go to for help, an activist who fights for what is right.
“It is difficult to teach especially when there are distractions…The burden to make learning more exciting and interesting is on us, but how can we do it if the government does not even provide for our basic needs?” – Alliance of Concerned Teachers
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“We are disgusted that the government is quick to take away our hard-earned income and is just as quick in funnelling our income to support the lavish lifestyles of politicians.”
MANILA – “We want peace.” This is the call of children as the war in Zamboanga continues and casualties are increasing. Children and child’s rights organizations gathered in a peace and solidarity action on Friday, Sept. 27 at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani grounds....
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com I will not forget that day of Nov. 23, 2009 when the news broke out that 58 individuals were reportedly killed on their way to accompany the Genalyn Tiamzon-Mangudadatu, wife of then Buluan Vice Mayor Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu,...
“Women and their families have long been burdened by high prices resulting from regressive taxes such as the E-VAT while the President and legislators have been misusing and abusing the people's money.” – Gabriela
It is their first time to attend a protest rally to add their voice to the clamor against the pork barrel, and it became a learning experience as well.
MANILA – Students, professors, and administrators of the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, and Miriam College held a joint protest action Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Katipunan, Quezon City to show their solidarity with nationwide protests...
MANILA – At exactly 5:00 pm, teachers from different city divisions carrying placards and banners held a noise barrage to call for the abolition of the pork barrel system at Paramount Edsa corner West Avenue, Quezon City on Sept. 3, Tuesday. The teachers demanded...
“If President Aquino has forgotten what he himself has previously acknowledged – that our human rights were violated- we have not.” – Dr. Alexis Montes
“Public funds are being used to kill the people and perpetrate thousands of rights violations.” – Karapatan
The opening ceremony of this year’s film festival was held in time for the 117th anniversary of the Battle of Manila when Philippine hero Andres Bonifacio led Filipino revolutionaries in a battle to take the city from Spanish forces, August 29-30, 1896. The...
The principal of a public school in a province in northern Luzon allegedly asked newly-hired teachers to pay P50,000 each.
MANILA – Overseas Filipino Workers abroad held their own protest actions calling for the abolition of the pork barrel system, in solidarity with the Million People’s March protest today, Aug. 26. OFWs in Hong Kong already jumpstarted the protest with a picket at...
“When we say pork barrel system, we're not just calling for the abolition of the PDAF, but the whole system of discretionary spending. This includes funds under the un-programmed funds, the special purposes fund, the presidential social fund, and other lump sum accounts that are under the Executive's direct discretion.” – Kabataan Party Rep. Terry Ridon
While it is true that education has gotten the biggest allocation so far in the proposed 2014 national budget, it still does not comply with the constitutional mandate that education should get the biggest allotment nor does it meet the UN standard of six percent of the GDP. – Alliance of Concerned Teachers
The rate of prevalence of underweight children, with ages zero to five years old, remained unchanged at 20.2 percent in 2005 and 2011. The rate of prevalence of stunted growth increased from 33.1 percent in 2005 to 33.6 percent in 2011. The number of wasting children, also with ages zero to five, increased from 5.8 percent in 2005 to 7.3 percent in 2011.
Gabriela slammed the inclusion of huge amounts allotted to pork barrel funds and the Presidential Support Fund, as well as un-programmed funds, which, it said, could be used to perpetuate political patronage and corruption.
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