Youth groups storm Ched, denounce tuition increase
“Regardless of the repression students opposing tuition hikes suffer, Ched continues to adhere to the whims of school administrators."
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“Regardless of the repression students opposing tuition hikes suffer, Ched continues to adhere to the whims of school administrators."
Suspected military agents send snail mail threatening leaders of a government workers’ union to “change your ways.”
Luis Carbajosa, 44, peasant leader of Mabini was in the Order of Battle of the military.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The Aquino government, according to its Twitter posts, intends to declare as ‘milestones’: the purported decrease in unemployment and the 13th month pay tax exemptions. Filipinos have a term for this: “consuelo de bobo.”...
MANILA — The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) community under the banner of All Workers’ Unity - UPD expressed full support for the call to peg the national minimum wage of all workers at P16,000 (US$358) a month. Faculty members, researchers, employees,...
The national federation of agricultural workers fears that sugar workers would be paid even less this crop year as the tariff for imported sugar would go down to just five percent because of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement.
A mural depicting President Aquino and Uncle Sam in full battle gear aboard an airborne drone, besieged by protests, and a 12-foot effigy of Aquino as Commandeath-in-chief would be the main symbols of protest this May 1st.
People who held vigil at the Indonesian embassy for Mary Jane Veloso are just like her, hopeful to find better lives, and justice.
“As we work for Mary Jane’s freedom, we also continue to hold the Aquino regime accountable for its neglect of OFWs and the continuing economic policies that have made the poor ever vulnerable to human trafficking.”
“The mountains are still here, because of the people’s struggles.”
Bulatlat.com asked participants when was their most memorable Cordillera Day celebration, and what made it memorable.
“The illegal imposition of increases in tuition and other school fees continues even without the Ched approval.”
“The whole Filipino nation and the world now cry tears of joy, but collectively."
“We stand with the Filipino people and the rest of the world to save Mary Jane Veloso from death row.”
“Profoundest apologies for failing Mary Jane, her family and all migrant workers, I could not bring Darren’s mom home alive.”
MANILA – The progressive women’s group Gabriela held a protest action in front of the Eastern Mindanao Command in Davao City on April 27 demanding that the Armed Forces of the Philippines surrender a soldier charged with rape. The group said on April 8, the...
“How much of this amount was allocated to exert efforts to save the life of Mary Jane Veloso?”
Not only the lives and livelihood of journalists and media workers are at stake here but also press freedom. What kind of journalism can we expect from media organizations that treat news as a commodity, their workers as disposable currency and their audience as unthinking consumers?
“He promised us, that he would have this case resolved before his administration ends. But where is Jonas now?”
“We should all unite, because without the land, we will have no food to eat.”
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