“The problem is not only what if the investment loses? The problem is the gall and shamelessness in proposing to legislate the use and risk of scarce people’s money specifically meant for private and public sector workers welfare, farmers land reform and agricultural development, national industry development and emergency social welfare needs.”
By SANNY D. AFABLE Ibon Foundation After the launching of a community pantry resulted in crowd chaos and the death of a 67-year-old man, government officials and the media were quick to point fingers: at the well-meaning celebrity philanthropist, who remorsefully owned up to her failure to coordinate with barangay officials; at other community pantry…
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com P38 million ((US$883,720) is nothing to scoff at. The Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage) is extremely disappointed over the July 23 decision of the Court of Appeals to grant a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the suspension of Caloocan City Mayor Enrico “Recom” Echiverri.…
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The GSIS and the rest of the government’s agencies concerned with providing socialized housing should look at this issue not in terms of profitability and return on investments, but as a service to the Filipino people.” – Gaite
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“The greed of the Cojuangco-Aquinos extends to Pangasinan. Now they are claiming that they own the lands that farmers have developed since the Spanish times,” said AMGL chairman Joseph Canlas.
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — In a forum November 4, here on the theme “Reinvigorate our ranks, advance our cause”, government employees discussed present issues and concerns in their different lines of work. Government employees from the city local government units (LGU) as well as regional offices of different…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The meager salary of teachers remains as one of the most pressing concerns confronting Philippine education.
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — Public school teachers led by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) were disappointed because President Benigno S. Aquino III did not show-up at a dialogue they requested to air their issues and complaints regarding the Government Security Insurance System (GSIS). ACT Secretary-General France Castro said that…
By MARYA SALAMAT
Critics of the new ID system say “this multimillion project will be another campaign kitty for the Arroyo administration and also an avenue to skirt the unconstitutionality of the National ID System which was already rejected by the Supreme Court during the Ramos regime.”
PRESS RELEASE March 3, 2010 Barely a few months before the current administration’s term ends, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is embarking on another multi-million project this time on another identification card which merely duplicates the function of the pension fund’s e-card and e-card plus. That the P270 million Unified Multi Identification card or…
Ni ROLAND B. TOLENTINO KULTURANG POPULAR KULTURA Bulatlat Sa US, ang mga kababaihang whistleblower na sina Cynthia Cooper ng Worldcom, Sherron Watkins ng Enron, at Coleen Rowley ng FBI ay binansagan ng Time Magazine bilang “Persons of the Year” ng 2002. Inilantad nina Cooper at Watkins ang kabalastugang nagaganap sa paglilimas ng yaman ng kompanya…