BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Members of the groups Kilusan ng Manggagawang Kababaihan (KMK or Movement of Women Workers and GABRIELA staged a protest action against retrenchments this afternoon at the Boy Scouts’ Circle along Tomas Morato Avenue in Quezon City. Some 15,000 workers in the Philippines have lost their jobs from November 2008 to…
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Women’s Groups Stage Picket at HoR vs Cha-Cha
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Members of the women’s groups GABRIELA and Gabriela Women’s Party (GWP) this morning staged a picket at the House of Representatives to protest moves to amend the Constitution. The House Committee on Coonstitutional Amendments is holding a hearing today to tackle moves to amend the Constitution through a constituent assembly.…
The Plunderer’s Escape and the Activists’ Arrest
BY HELEN ASDOLO Secretary General, Gabriela Southern Tagalog 5th Nominee, Gabriela Women’s Party Posted by Bulatlat The junking of the impeachment complaint is a glaring demonstration of injustice in this country. It is proof that big time plunderer and murderers in this country can go scot-free while human rights defenders, advocates and activists like me…
27 Southern Tagalog Activists Charged with Burning of Globe Cell Site
Twenty-seven leaders and members of people’s organizations in Southern Tagalog, including a labor lawyer, were charged with arson, destruction of property and conspiracy to commit rebellion. The activists said this is but part of the ‘legal offensive’ of Malacañang, which is meant to derail the people’s movement in the region. BY RONALYN V. OLEA HUMAN…
Women’s Group Condemns Arrest of Colleague
BY BULATLAT The chapter of GABRIELA in Negros condemned the ‘unlawful arrest’ of Mary Grace Delicano. Delicano, 34, was arrested Sept. 25, around 3 p.m. by elements of Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) and the intelligence unit of the 303rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army. She was at a waiting shed of the…
Women’s Group Lauds Victorious Shoe Factory Workers
BY BULATLAT A women’s organization has congratulated the workers of Bleustar Management and Marketing Corporation (BMMC), which makes and distributes Advan shoes and rainboots, for their victorious strike. The victory resulted in the recognition of their union, the reinstatement of illegally dismissed workers and the formation of Committee of Decorum and Investigation in their workplace…
Malacañang‘s Proposed Budget, Anti-Poor – GABRIELA
BY Bulatlat.com August 29, 2008 – 2:00 p.m. Women’s group GABRIELA branded Malacañang’s proposed P1.415 trillion budget for 2009 budget as anti-poor. The group said that to claim that it will provide ‘welfare armor’ for poor families is a complete lie. In a statement, Emmi de Jesus, GABRIELA secretary general, explained that the P10.5 billion…
Arroyo Gov’t Destroying Peace, Causing Poverty in Mindanao – Solon
BY BULATLAT Posted 4:53 p.m., July 29, 2008 Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted in her State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday her government’s failure to alleviate poverty in Mindanao due to the ‘endless conflict in the island.’ But a congresswoman from Davao attributed poverty to the Arroyo government itself. In a statement, Gabriela Women’s Party…
A Daughter’s Pain, a Mother’s Suffering, and their Quest for Justice
It was an unusual reunion of mother and daughter. Nanay Mely visited Hazel in Okinawa, Japan last week. After knowing the details of the sufferings Hazel endured in the hands of an American soldier, Nanay Mely would have wanted to bring Hazel home. But her daughter is determined to fight, and so is she. BY…
Women’s Group Protests Price Hikes
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Posted 2:40 p.m., April 25, 2008 Braving the heavy rain, members of the women’s group GABRIELA staged a rally along Nicanor Reyes Steet in Manila at around 10:30 this morning to protest the continuing increase in prices of goods and utilities. The protesters shouted, “Gutom na ang masa, Patalsikin…
A Curse to Democracy
Extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances, political persecution, baseless accusations, and arbitrary arrest and detention have no place in a democracy. These are contradictory to it. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Norberto Gonzales, Raul Gonzalez, and the AFP cannot claim to be defending democracy, for they are a curse to it. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat The May 2007 elections are…