By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Calling President Benigno Aquino III as "anti- migrant" for slashing the legal assistance fund for OFWs and failing to work for the protection of OFWs, migrant workers' groups identified with Migrante vowed to conduct more protests if he would not change track from pursuing an anti-migrant labor export policy.
By IBON Commentary | IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat.com The first 100 days of any administration are unique – this is the moment of transition from the old government, and the new administration is at the height of its optimism, trust and popularity. These are...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com Most Filipinos who’ve gone to high school or who’re in college know who the "Damaso" in Carlos Celdran’s streamer was, because of Republic Act 1425, the Rizal Law, which requires the teaching...
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com Last week’s violent demolition of shanties in a sprawling urban poor community in Quezon City highlighted once more the intractable problems of homelessness and urban blight and...
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com Question: What do you call people who use the rhythm method? Answer: Parents. It’s an old joke that in the context of the country’s many problems wasn’t funny even when first heard decades ago....
More than a hundred peasants who attempted to hold their two-day vigil at the foot Don Chino Roces Bridge (formerly Mendiola Bridge), marking President Benigno Aquino III's 100th day in power, were dispersed by police around 7:30 p.m. on October 6.
By MARK ANGELES Bulatlat.com “Kokak!” said the frog when it high jumped from the well. “Kokak!”said the frog when a roguish hand seized it by the neck. “Kokak!” said the frog when it was laid on the table. “Kokak!” said the frog when a lateral cut was made from its...
Press Statement October 4, 2010 International human rights lawyers pledged support to progressive local group National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL), and especially its defense of 43 health workers considered political prisoners in the Philippines. Disclaimer |...
By ALEX KANE AlterNet Posted by Bulatlat.com When Barack Obama defeated John McCain to become president and Democrats retained solid control of Congress in the 2008 elections, progressives rejoiced at the prospect of having their agenda implemented. Two years...
By TIM JOHNSON | McClatchy Newspapers Truthout Posted by Bulatlat.com MEXICO CITY — Exposing a dark page in its history, the U.S. government acknowledged Friday that government scientists had infected some 1,500 Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea in...
By CHERYLL D. FIEL Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY – Support grows for beleaguered media workers of Radio Mindanao Network- DXDC Davao (RMN-DXDC Davao). On Sept. 21, during the commemoration of Martial Law, members of the Davao media and members of...
As wealth continues to leave the United States and as the U.S. gets even deeper into debt, more Americans are going to become poor. By MICHAEL SNYDER The Economic Collapse / Alternet International Posted by Bulatlat.com The "America" that so many of us have taken...
By JONATHAN COOK Counterpunch International Posted by Bulatlat.com A vague security offence of “contact with a foreign agent” is being used by Israel’s secret police, the Shin Bet, to lock up Arab political activists in Israel without evidence that a crime has been...
At the UN Wednesday, President Obama unveiled a plan to revitalize US foreign aid programs, which have been marginalized since the end of the cold war. By HOWARD LAFRANCHI The Christian Science Monitor / Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com United Nations,...
While President Benigno Aquino III and his group are enjoying hotdogs in New York, migrant workers under Migrante-UAE are protesting the recent budget cut for OFWs. The group said that the rights and welfare of migrant workers do not seem to be a priority for the Aquino administration. The indoor protest was held in Karama, Dubai on September 23.
Urban Poor Resist Demolition
Ni RICHARD GAPPI Bulatlat.com Kaninang umaga, dinemolish ng pinagsama-samang pwersa ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at QCPD anti-riot team ang mga naninirahan sa Sitio San Roque, Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City. Ayon sa mga ginoo’t...
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