Workers celebrate Ka Bel’s 79th birthday(Photo by Sheilette Untalan)
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News in Pictures: Workers remember Ka Bel and his struggle for legislated substantial wage hike
The labor center KMU which Ka Bel led for years said their group’s vow to advance the people’s struggle for their basic rights and for a significant wage hike is, in their belief, the highest tribute they can give Ka Bel. (Text by MARYA SALAMAT ; Photos by RANDY EVANGELISTA / Bulatlat.com)
Working people remember Ka Bel and his struggle for a P125 legislated wage hike
By MARYA SALAMAT
Given the growing number of lawmakers supporting the legislation of a substantial wage hike, workers remembering Ka Bel today are hoping that finally, the bill which he first authored and filed may be enacted at last.
Ka Bel, Not Just An Ordinary Person
A Film Review By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The documentary opened with children playing, while at the foreground a child is seen fishing for the day’s meal. Later, that same child helped his mother with household chores. It turned out that the child who had no time to play because he had…
Book Review: “Ka Bel”: The Man Who Embraced the Trade Union Movement Till His Death
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — The book “Ka Bel: The Life and Struggle of Crispin Beltran” is a must-read for everyone. Every page engages the reader and makes one examine the purpose of his/her own life. Ina Alleco Silverio ’s description of Ka Bel during the book launch is very fitting for a…
Si Ka Bel ng Manggagawa at Naghaharing Uri
Si Ka Bel ang anti-thesis ng pagtaliwas sa linya ng historikal na panlipunang pagbabago. Nanatiling naninindigan si Ka Bel sa kilusang masa hanggang sa huling sandali na ang wanna-be gitnang uring mamamayan ay higit na nahahalina sa Nokia N-90, Trinoma at Mall of Asia, Krispy Kreme, budget airlines, Asus computer, at paper-thin na Mac na…
‘Ka Bel’ Fights Back, Charges Captors
He may have been detained for almost seven months now, but Ka Bel is not letting his captors off the hook. Clad in a red barong and escorted by fully-armed Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel, detained Anakpawis (AP) Congressman Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran personally filed a case against his captors at the Office of the…