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Bulatlat Contributors | Jan 31, 2020
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Court finds Mary Jane Veloso’s recruiters guilty of illegal recruitment
Court finds Mary Jane Veloso’s recruiters guilty of illegal recruitment
"We look forward to the full achievement of justice when the other case of Mary Jane is resolved and she is herself ultimately and finally sent home free in time."
TIMELINE | Alamara’s atrocities in Mindanao
TIMELINE | Alamara’s atrocities in Mindanao
The situation has not changed up to now. Armed and supported by the military, these paramilitary groups continue to sow fear among the Lumad.
From fishing villages to Lumad sanctuaries, a war against nature continues to be waged
From fishing villages to Lumad sanctuaries, a war against nature continues to be waged
As with the Haran standoff and the tensions in Taliptip, state security forces were linked to at least 57 percent of the victims we recorded. It must be thus questioned why the military and other state security forces are zeroing in on these areas, with crosshairs trained at defenders. Are these really peace and order operations, or deadly investment guarantees?
The case of the missing slice of calamity fund
The case of the missing slice of calamity fund
To compare, the lost portion of the proposed 2020 calamity fund is just P500 million short of the so-called black budget (P4.5 billion), or the combined intelligence and confidential funds, of the Office of the President (OP). The OP was allocated with a P8.2-billion budget.
Thousands join Global Day of Action vs US war on Iran
Thousands join Global Day of Action vs US war on Iran
Progressives based in Manila, Italy, Seattle, Chicago, San Fransisco, Portland, Sydney, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Guatemala, Canada, and Hong Kong took to the streets to denounce the wide-scale death, destruction, and bloodshed created by the US-instigated wars.
Activism and life-work balance
Activism and life-work balance
Activism can provide useful insight and practical guidance on how to better grasp the link between the personal and the broader set of social relationships. It can sharpen our understanding of the dynamics of changing the self in relation to social transformation.
IP leader defends UCCP Haran, calls it ‘a second home’
IP leader defends UCCP Haran, calls it ‘a second home’
The Regional Peace and Order Council of Region 12 released an order for the closure of UCCP Haran.
Police bars Davao media from lumad presscon
Police bars Davao media from lumad presscon
Davao City police blocked the media trying to enter the gates of United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Haran, Davao City. This was after some 50 men wielding bolos, members of the paramilitary group Alamara, began tearing down the fence of the UCCP's Haran Center on Saturday morning.
‘No subtantial salary increase for teachers, gov’t workers’
‘No subtantial salary increase for teachers, gov’t workers’
"Even after the full implementation of the Salary Standardization Law V in 2023, the front-liners in education will still be no better off than the police and soldiers in uniform whose salaries were swiftly increased by 50% to 100% by the Duterte administration.”
Duterte’s real legacy
Duterte’s real legacy
Why is there a legacy “report” halfway into Duterte’s term of office?
#DuterteLegacy | Think-tank debunks claims of economic growth
#DuterteLegacy | Think-tank debunks claims of economic growth
For Ibon, the widening gap between the rich and the poor illustrates best the state of the Philippine economy. The P4-trillion net worth of 40 richest Filipinos is equivalent to the income of 54 million Filipinos.
Death, hunger are Duterte’s legacy — farmers
Death, hunger are Duterte’s legacy — farmers
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said that administrations may have changed but not the conditions of majority of the Filipino. They belied claims of the so-called “Duterte legacy,” saying that farmers are being killed and many Filipinos are still in dire poverty.
Celebrities back ABS-CBN franchise renewal
Celebrities back ABS-CBN franchise renewal
"We will not lose our family." -- Vice Ganda
DENR hit for extending Tampakan mine operations
DENR hit for extending Tampakan mine operations
"More importantly, Tampakan's continuing lack of social acceptability from LGUs and especially from indigenous Lumad communities should have been basis enough to finally discontinue the mine."
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