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“I could say that we don’t have the dignity of labor. People who work at GMA often jested that talents are second-class citizens.”
“To continue the judicial proceedings inside a police fortress under very hostile conditions and atmosphere, and beyond open scrutiny is inconsistent with the minimum requirements of due process.”
The strongest typhoon to make landfall in the Philippines, November 8, 2013, damaged over a million houses and left over four million people homeless. Bayanihan, the Filipino spirit of helping each other, literally builds homes and communities in this Yolanda-stricken area.
“Employers must not only pay administrative fines and sanctions, they must also face criminal liabilities for any death or injury caused by their violation of occupational health and safety standards.”
Marchers on the 116th year of the Philippine-American War called on President Aquino to take responsibility for the Mamasapano deaths, and to resign.
One of the areas most damaged by the last two super typhoons, which made landfall in the country, is the Eastern Visayas region. With one super typhoon making landfall where communities have barely recovered from another, recovery and rehabilitation efforts have become more and more challenging.
“The doctrine of operative fact cannot apply to the authors, proponents and implementors of the DAP, unless there are concrete findings of good faith in their favor by the proper tribunals determining their criminal, civil, administrative and other liabilities.”
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“We express our unity and condolence as part of our struggle for truth, accountability and justice.”
One of the petitioners, Bishop Broderick Pabillo, says voiding the Comelec resolution could help in the country’s efforts to hold clean elections.
Three evacuees have died as Lumad communities blame the evacuation to relentless military operations “meant to pave the way for mining” in San Luis town, Agusan del Sur.
“The OFWs contribute so much to the country’s economy. They call us the modern-day heroes, but they treat us this way. Is this how you treat heroes? POLO-OWWA has the funds, yet they are taking a long time to bring us home?”
Until EILER’s back-to-school project for child workers came to their village, Pitang was a stay-in among the sakada, where 26 from their village alone are child workers aged 10 to 12.
A public health workers’ union has been pushing for a collective negotiation agreement and union recognition since 2004.
Even as more questions are being raised on who called the shots in the deadly Mamasapano operation by elite cops, reports of civilian casualties are coming in.
Progressive groups lambasted President Aquino, who, in a nationally-televised message, passed the blame to the head of the elite police commando unit for the deadly Mamasapano clash.
“The DENR should respect the political will of the frontline communities who have borne the brunt of OceanaGold and FCF Minerals’ pollutive and destructive operations.”
The hunt for terror suspects, which resulted in the deadly clashes in Maguindanao, was suspiciously timed with the congressional deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law.
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