By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) expressed full support for the workers of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) who held a work stoppage, Sept. 27 in protest of the impending massive layoff. More than 300 members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) staged a walkout around 7 a.m. yesterday…
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Rep. Winnie Castelo willing to plank for wage hike bill
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — Rep. Winnie Castelo told the legislators’ forum on wage hike this Monday that he is willing to withdraw his anti-planking bill in Congress if it would impede freedom of expression. In fact, said Castelo, “If the House of Representatives do not calendar for a committee hearing as soon as…
Tie AFP budget to human rights record, says ACT solon
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com A progressive lawmaker in the House of Representatives continue to fight for a pro-poor 2012 national budget by submitting amendments. Earlier this week, Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Representative Antonio L. Tinio submitted proposed amendments to House Bill 5023 or the General Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2012 to…
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Giovanni Tapang, PhD Prometheus Bound / Manila Times From the middle of this week until Friday, various mobilizations and community programs will be held in most of the country’s state colleges and universities (SUC/SCU) to protest the dwindling budget allocation to our public tertiary system. It is alarming since in a span of only 12…
Ailing political prisoner dies in prison
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A political prisoner who had been in and out of the hospital for almost a year due to heart enlargement died last Sept. 20. Crisanto Fat, 48, a peasant leader, passed away at the Western Visayas Hospital in Bacolod City at around 4:30 p.m. that day. He left…
Youth, artists ‘plank’ to commemorate martial law
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — As the Philippines commemorate the 39th year since former President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law, youth and progressive artists ‘planked’ to denounce the continuing human rights violations despite the supposed restoration of so-called democracy in the country. “As human rights violations continue to escalate, the Filipino people…
Migrant groups in Europe call for protection for Filipino au pairs
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Migrant organizations and advocacy groups supporting migrant rights are appealing to Vice-President Jejomar Binay to address the needs of Filipino au pairs in Europe. They also said the vice president was seriously mistaken if he believes that au pairs are overseas Filipino workers employed as household helpers. Last week,…
Hacienda Looc farmers decry harassment, tag Henry Sy as a ‘landgrabber’
By RONALYN V. OLEA Main Story: DAR accused of ‘conniving’ with Henry Sy’s firm to evict Hacienda Looc farmers MANILA – For decades, farmers of Hacienda Looc have been silently working on their farms to feed their families. Since Henry Sy’s Manila Southcoast Development Corp. (MSDC) started “developing” the 8,650-hectare hacienda, their lives have never…
Dutch writer assails Dutch government servility to the US in Sison case
By D.L. Mondelo Bulatlat.com AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – Writing in his blog “Geen Commentaar” entitled “The Netherlands in the service of the US”, Jos van Dijk, a Dutch writer/blogger assailed his government’s servility to the US government in its effort to persecute Prof. Jose Ma Sison. “How servilely can you put yourself to one’s disposal?”,…
Threat of eviction during transport strike forced urban poor protesters out of support rallies
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – For Rosalinda Sauro, 50, you do not have to be a driver to feel the effects of ceaseless oil price hikes. This president of a local chapter at Kapalaran Village, Quezon City, of the Gabriela Women’s Partylist (GWPa), said most people in their community are also complaining of increasing…
Remembering Jean Macliing, activist in development work
By BERT SIANGEN Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com MANILA – An activist in community development work passed away at 57 years old. Jean Chagyowen Macliing, or Manang Jean, as she was popularly known with her professional and warm personality , was into development work with non-government organizations and people’s organizations in the Cordillera as well…