Anne Marxze D. Umil was Bulatlat’s first intern turned into its investigative reporter. She takes most things seriously, except praises about her. Sometimes, she cracks jokes that make everyone in the newsroom giggly.
Anne Marxze D. Umil was Bulatlat’s first intern turned into its investigative reporter. She takes most things seriously, except praises about her. Sometimes, she cracks jokes that make everyone in the newsroom giggly.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – They are called “doctors of the people,” they took the road less travelled and chose to help those severely neglected and largely ignored by the government. Dr. Remberto “Bobby” Dela Paz and Dr. Juan “Johnny” Escandor...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Children are not deaf and blind to ignore what was happening.
Youth group protest against unemployment (Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil)
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
According to Anakbayan, one youth or student leader is being victimized every week.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – An overseas Filipino worker who is in the death row will be released from prison. Rodelio Dondon Lanuza, 39, was granted freedom by the Saudi Reconciliation Committee (SRC) after his family and supporters raised the...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Around 6,340 living-in patients, 56,000 out-patients, 1,713 health workers, and 20,000 residents will be affected by the planned sale of Welfareville, aside from the promotion of preventive mental health care, in the name of Public-Private Partnership projects.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The progressive teachers party-list group is calling for a ban on contractualization of teachers in the public sector. ACT Teachers Party Rep. Antonio Tinio filed House Bill (HB) 6006, which prohibits the hiring of...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL MANILA – As the Senate sitting as an impeachment court takes a break for the Lenten season, groups under Gloria Panagutin! Movement renewed its appeal to the public to remain vigilant. March 22 Thursday will be the last day of the impeachment...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA - Members of global alliance of Migrant Filipinos Migrante International marked the 17th year death anniversary of Flor Contemplacion with a protest action held on March 17 at the Chino Roces Bridge (former Mendiola...
By ANNE MARXZE UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Story: Aquino gov’t withdraws legally mandated benefits of health workers MANILA -- John Paul Gubaton, 30, is the newly elected president of the employees union in the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, a public hospital in...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
She went abroad to job contracts that turned out to be undocumented by Philippine government agencies, but does this mean that her death would be left uninvestigated?
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Story: 101 years later, women workers face the same exploitation, oppression Related story: Beauty queens grace Gabriela’s alternative fashion exhibit MANILA – Akrima Maguit, 40, is an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who is...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
In war-torn Syria, the Philippine embassy is sending distressed OFWs to jail when they escaped the maltreatment of employers and danger of war.
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The high cost of tuition does not only prevent students to continue with their studies, it also takes away democracy. Ynik Ante, a BS Development Communication student, won as the new University Student Council (USC)...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“It is heartbreaking when so many young people are denied the right to education simply because it has become out of reach due to the high fees.” – National Union of Students in the Philippines
Sidebar: ‘Commission on Higher Education toothless in regulating tuition, other fees’
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Story: Students slam new round of hikes in tuition, other fees MANILA – Amid the skyrocketing tuition and other fees, youth groups criticized the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) for “being inutile and useless.”...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
"While Corona’s removal from the SC will, to some extent, help in the prosecution of Arroyo, the people should be reminded that it is still the Executive branch which has the ultimate responsibility in ensuring that GMA is held accountable." – Bayan
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Eighty nine overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), along with other Asian workers staged a work stoppage to protest the unfair labor practices of their employer, Al Swayeh Company in Saudi Arabia. The OFWs sought the help of...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Closing Philippine embassies and consulates abroad is like abandoning Filipinos abroad,.” – Garry Martinez, Migrante International
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA –Schools are supposed to be a safe place for students. But recently a graduating student of political science at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City was attacked right inside the University Student Council...
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