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Press Release 10 April 2010   She was the first to hold the official ballot of the automated election scheme, the first to use the designated pen and the first to feed the valid ballot in the PCOS. Her vote went to the progressives.   It was a flurry of firsts for Rowena dela Cruz,…

Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Hong Kong held a picket protest in front of the Philippine Consulate General office to denounce renewed moves to amend the 1987 Philippine Constitution. BY BULATLAT MIGRANT WATCH Overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in Hong Kong held a picket protest in front of the Philippine Consulate General office to denounce renewed…

BY JOHNNY FIALEN Northern Dispatch (Bulatlat.com) Abigail Cabbigat, 32, is a native of Lagawe, Ifugao. She spent two years in Hong Kong and 10 months in Lebanon as a domestic helper. She escaped on February 17 this year from her employer because of grave threats on her person and violation of her employment contract. She…

BY GO BON JUAN Posted by Bulatlat.com Little do Filipinos know that our own heroes and martyrs were among those who inspired the Chinese revolutionists and encouraged them to continue their struggle. The Chinese revolutionists, in turn, stoked in their Filipino comrades the same ideals to achieve freedom even at the cost of their lives.…