Workers celebrate Ka Bel’s 79th birthday(Photo by Sheilette Untalan)
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)
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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