MANILA – As campaign season for the upcoming elections near, workers and labor advocates celebrated the 83rd birthday of Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, labor leader and former representative of Anakpawis and Bayan Muna, with calls to candidates to emulate his shining...
“Ka Bel left a legacy for the activists of today especially the new ones to serve as a shining example to emulate as they continue the struggle.”
'Lawmakers, people like me should follow Ka Bel’s example' – Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim (Photo by Marya Salamat / Bulatlat.com)
Workers celebrate Ka Bel’s 79th birthday(Photo by Sheilette Untalan)
By MARYA SALAMAT
Given the growing number of lawmakers supporting the legislation of a substantial wage hike, workers remembering Ka Bel today are hoping that finally, the bill which he first authored and filed may be enacted at last.
For Ka Bel, for all that he was and for all that we can be because of him By SARAH RAYMUNDO Bulatlat.com The latest P22 increase in workers’ Cost of Living Allowance in the National Capital Region (NCR) is yet another attack on labor. After a two-year pause on wage...
Scores of presidentiables and senatoriables attended recently the convention of the new sectoral party for the basic masses, Anakpawis, vowing to support their legislative cause. Their appearance only confirmed that Anakpawis, which boasts of 250,000 organized...
BY LISA C. ITO Bulatlat.com While the Department of Justice (DOJ) seems to be hell-bent on keeping 73-year old Crispin Beltran detained at a Camp Crame hospital, doctors and psychiatrists are recommending his transfer to a hospital with adequate facilities. This,...
MANILA- In marking the second death anniversary of working-class hero Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno called on the incoming Aquino administration to address Ka Bel’s demand for wage hike and protecting labor rights. “Ka Bel died without...
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Jane was born with a positive point of view. “Jane is the type of person who would always smile even if she has problems," her mother said. "Whenever I have a problem, she would always say, ‘You can handle it, Ma.’ That is why despite what they are going through she is always smiling and her morale is high. It’s as if we the relatives are the ones in jail.”
The existence of lawyer Francis Ver was practically unknown until last Oct. 9, when Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran delivered a privilege speech at the House of Representatives accusing him of having offered a P2-million bribe three days before in exchange for...
The senators who voted for the anti-terrorism bill have nothing to say against the constitutional anomaly that while the measure gives the chief executive and the military vast authoritarian powers it is silent on Congress’ lack of power as a “check and balance...
Ka Bel's Life and Legacy Honored
Audio: Ka Bel as 'Man of the Century'
BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat May 20, 2008 - 2:11 p.m. Anakpawis Representative and veteran labor leader Crispin Beltran, 75, passed away 11:48 a.m. today due to brain injuries after falling from the roof of his house. Beltran, former chairperson of Kilusang Mayo Uno...
Family, friends and neighbors, colleagues, the media, and kasamas (comrades) are heaping praises on Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran; and rightfully so, for who can question the integrity and commitment to serve of a man who was true to being from the working class till...
In session, Beltran stood tall and dignified among many, untainted by the corruption that soiled many multimillionaire-congressmen's seats. BY THE CENTER FOR PEOPLE EMPOWERMENT IN GOVERNANCE ANALYSIS Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 16, May 25-31, 2008 As the...
The accolades coming the way of Anakpawis Representative Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, in his untimely death, salute his honesty and self-sacrifice, his courageous resistance against all forms of political repression, his unwavering commitment and service to the cause...
BY PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON CHAIRPERSON, INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLES' STRUGGLE May 21, 2008 DEMOCRATIC SPACE Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 16, May 25-31, 2008 On behalf of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) and...
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