The farmers of Hacienda Reyes – owned by the family of a town mayor in Quezon province – already bear the burden of an oppressive crop-sharing scheme. To make matters worse, when they ask for their rightful share their rights are violated, with not a little help...
For the failed abduction of one of its lawyers on Oct. 5, labor lawyers of the Pro-Labor Legal Assistance Center will file a case against an Army intelligence officer at the Commission on Human Rights on Monday, Oct. 30. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com Labor...
Second Appeal of the Filipino People Dr. Salvatore Senese President and Dr. Gianni Tognoni Secretary General Dear Sirs: In 1980, at the suit of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) the Filipino and...
Exactly one year after they were elected, officers of a miners' union in Mankayan, Benguet have not yet been recognized by the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corp. (LCMCo), Asia’s top gold producer. As a result, the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between...
NI E. SAN JUAN, JR. Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com “Walang pag-aalsang nasasayang. Bawat isa’y hakbang sa wastong direksyon.” —Salud Algabre (Para kina Sarah Raymundo, Sherlyn Cadapan at Karen Empeño) Kamusmusa’y pinaglahuan, Mahal ko, Nahubdang kariktan ng lawa bundok...
NI RAUL FUNILAS Inilathala ng Bulatlat.com Isang dapithapong nasa tiyan Ako ng Tagilid na Lupa sa Sierra Madre: Ang tikatik na ulan Ang nagpalitaw sa mitsa ng alitaptap Upang bahagyang umanino Ang matandang punong sinasandalan Ng aking armalayt. Dinukot ko at...
Restoring feminism’s emancipatory project would require a solid comprehension of the basic operations of the global economic order, first of all, and how it is relations of production that underpin nation, race, and gender. Without this, the international division...
The Council for Health and Development (CHD) has been promoting acupuncture treatment based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Celestino Dizon, acupuncturist of CHD, said that by undergoing acupuncture sessions, one’s immune system could be strengthened to...
As it gears for next year’s congressional polls, Bayan Muna (BM) continues to campaign against charter change, a divisive issue in Congress. Fresh from celebrating its 7th anniversary, BM hopes to top the elections for the third time. BY REYNA MAE TABBADA...
How can a student loan program end up being profitable for a private school? Answer: When it is called PGMA-HELP. BY JHONG DELA CRUZ Bulatlat.com The name itself is a dead giveaway of what it seeks to do. What it actually does, however, is something else. PGMA-HELP...
What is wrong with a P185-million ($3.69-million) financial assistance program for college students? For one, this will be handled by legislators who were chosen on the basis of their political affiliation. For another, the funds are being released a few months...
San Pablo’s reputation as a quite city has been broken by the recent killing of one of its residents amid the deployment of government soldiers in seven barangays (villages) along the railroad tracks. Now many residents call their city, a “terror zone.” BY DENNIS...
Palawan, the largest protected area in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is facing once again the ill-effects of mining operations. Catholic bishops and environmentalist groups are calling for a responsible mining policy to the outright revocation...
“Tiyaga lang talaga” (patience is all it takes), a cane worker says as he joins other farmers till idle lands waiting to be cultivated in Hacienda Luisita. They would not let the rich soil be left unattended. BY REYNA MAE TABBADA Bulatlat.com The residents of...
October 16 2006 Davao City, Philippines The 3rd Congress of the International Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL) was successfully held in Davao City from 12-14 October 2006. 7 people’s lawyers from Belgium, Brazil, India, Netherlands and Turkey and 1 activist...
Even as young lawyers, they have witnessed injustices being committed as they chose to defend the oppressed. And because they persist in handling “controversial” cases, Jobert Pahilga and Noel Neri have earned the ire of some of the country’s most powerful...
This is the latest in the wave of illegal, criminal assaults by a politically isolated regime against those who have the will and the capacity to bring about the broad united front of political forces necessary in order to rid the country of Mrs. Arroyo's dastardly...
Peace in the Korean Peninsula is just a fog if seen from the periscope of the U.S. Making it transparent would be asking the U.S. forces for an exit from the peninsula. By Bobby Tuazon Bulatlat.com Peace in the Korean Peninsula is just a fog if seen from the...
October is harvest time in the Philippines but farmers have nothing to be happy about. The farm gate price of locally produced palay (rice grains) remains dirt cheap and that their earnings are only enough to pay their debts. They would even have to borrow milled...
The “pakyao” system or piece-rate labor arrangement has replaced the work arrangement in many sugar farms in Negros. Workers on “pakyao” system set their own work time and methods, divide among themselves the contracted price which is usually lower than minimum...
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