Emergency power seen as another source of pork, private profit
“It is like giving the President a bazooka to kill a fly when all that is needed is a fly swatter.”
Emergency power seen as another source of pork, private profit
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New contract, same ‘exploitative’ terms
New contract, same ‘exploitative’ terms
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA -- After 125 talents of the GMA Network Inc. filed a regularization case at the National Labor Relations Commission, the GMA 7 management offered a new contract and other employment options to talents. Provisions of the...
Talent? | How can you be considered a regular employee
Talent? | How can you be considered a regular employee
Are you a talent or contractual employee despite years of service in the company? The Pro-Labor Legal Assistance Center lists down the following Supreme Court rulings that might help you. According to the Supreme Court Sept. 26, 2006 decision ABS-CBN Broadcasting...
It’s bleak Christmas for GMA 7 talents
It’s bleak Christmas for GMA 7 talents
SPECIAL REPORT: Talents, or those who are not considered “regular” employees by the GMA 7 management, despite years of service, do not receive their 13th month pay, a mandatory benefit under the Labor Code.
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Aquino’s ‘daang matuwid,’ a sham – kin of desaparecidos
Aquino’s ‘daang matuwid,’ a sham – kin of desaparecidos
In this video, Justine Villeno, son of disappeared labor activist Ben Villeno, belies President Aquino's promise of "daang matuwid" (straight path), saying that the government will not act in the interest of the kin and victims of human rights violations. Video and...
Dispatches: CIA torture report, a disturbing read
Dispatches: CIA torture report, a disturbing read
The report summary is a very disturbing read. Will the full 6,000-page committee report be declassified? Will it push the Obama administration to prosecute those responsible for torture as international law requires? Unless criminal acts carry criminal penalties, there is little to prevent a future president from using torture again.
Torture as official policy
Torture as official policy
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Reading through the 500-page Executive Summary of the report of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program, one could not help but feel revulsion and alarm at the official,...
16 year old rape victim speaks against perpetrator
16 year old rape victim speaks against perpetrator
“If these perpetrators remain scot-free, there would be more VAW victims like ‘Jessa’ and ‘Sienna’.”
Martial law victims decry ‘stringent requirements’ of Claims Board
Martial law victims decry ‘stringent requirements’ of Claims Board
“We had lobbied for a law that would compensate us; we worked and fought for it. I don’t think it (the claim) should be that painstaking for the victims.”
Manilakbayan | Mindanao activists head home with more ‘dasig’ to struggle
Manilakbayan | Mindanao activists head home with more ‘dasig’ to struggle
They were called “vandals” and were snubbed by President Aquino, yet the Manilakbayan ng Mindanao are heading home with “victories” in their campaign against militarization and plunder of resources in their land.
Aquino ‘guilty’ of gross rights violations
Aquino ‘guilty’ of gross rights violations
“Today, we declare the verdict on the US-Aquino regime’s crimes against the Filipino people, its violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. For these crimes, we say, the US-Aquino regime is guilty.” -- Cristina Palabay, secretary general of Karapatan
Indigenous peoples call for end to human rights violations
Indigenous peoples call for end to human rights violations
On Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day, the indigenous peoples protesters took an early start with a sunrise ritual at 6 a.m., performed by 15 Lumad tribal leaders at Plaza Miranda. Called a “panubadtubad” in Manobo or “panawagtawag” in Talaandig, the ritual...
‘Ruby blows off hype on US troops, Aquino ‘readiness’
‘Ruby blows off hype on US troops, Aquino ‘readiness’
“Thousands were reported to have searched for alternative evacuation sites or forced to settle in unsafe sites, as designated evacuation centers were overflowing. Some declared evacuation centers were actually disaster-prone areas, and initial reports reveal how an evacuation center was even destroyed by Ruby’s violent winds in Eastern Samar province.”
Mamanwa woman returns to Manila
Mamanwa woman returns to Manila
“The soldiers fired their guns inside the church looking for the alleged NPA. They used children as human shields. So we decided to flee from the village. We thought, if they could go berserk even without being in an actual encounter, what more if they find their...
Eufemia Cullamat, leading generations of Manobo
Eufemia Cullamat, leading generations of Manobo
“Sometimes, the fear creeps in. But I know that nothing will happen if I back out from our struggle. We have to fight so that we will have food on our table." By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – “No one would fight for our rights but us,” said Eufemia...
Matigsalug woman braves typhoons and militarization
Matigsalug woman braves typhoons and militarization
“We told them that it is stated in the law and international law that soldiers are not allowed to camp within 100 meters from school. When we asserted this, they said ‘Ah, you are an NPA.’ And we would say, no, we are just fighting for what is right.” By ANNE...
3 tribal women, one struggle
3 tribal women, one struggle
Three indigenous women who joined the Manilakbayan ng Mindanao 2014 are among the many who demand peace in their ancestral lands beleaguered by militarization and development aggression.
#Manilakbayan | ‘I’m an educator and health worker, not an NPA’
#Manilakbayan | ‘I’m an educator and health worker, not an NPA’
Vilma Yecyec has been a health worker and organizer for the past 30 years. She has also been targeted by the military for that long.
Freedom of Information bill: Still hoping for the best
Freedom of Information bill: Still hoping for the best
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld The House Committee on Public Information has approved the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill which consolidates the provisions of several other bills proposed by congressmen, Malacañang, and the Right to Know Right...
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