As Migrante summed it up, the widespread consequences of Duterte’s labor export policies and contractualization laws have generated more Mary Janes: women obliged to work abroad only to be baselessly accused of crimes punishable by death; or maybe, more Nanay Celia’s who have lost faith in a government tolerating such injustices.
By Erika Caleja Bulatlat.com It is surely a rare occasion where I get to know a person who can let me have a deeper understanding about forced migration here in our country. That’s why it’s so nice to meet Mr. Ramil Batas, the case officer of a progressive organization Migrante International. Mr. Batas gave us…
Year of Living Dangerously
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
In jail, maltreated, away from home and without any assistance from the government, these OFWs are no longer concerned about pursuing their dreams of escaping poverty. Their main concern now is to survive their ordeal and be able to go home to their families as free individuals.
Sidebar: Lawmaker Calls Attention to Increasing Number of OFW ‘Drug Mules’
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Posted by Bulatlat.com MANILA — A progressive lawmaker takes up the cudgels for Filipinos stranded in Saudi Arabia, saying that they did not go abroad to live under bridges like storm-drain rats. Last February 7, Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy A. Casino delivered a privilege speech on the problems confronting distressed…
Gagastos ang Singapore ng SD$3 milyon para magkaroon ng isang brand image. Isa rito ang “Uniquely Singapore” na nagpapahiwatig na espesyal ang magiging karanasan sa bansa. Subali’t sa likod ng magarbong imahen na nais ipalaganap ng bansa ay ang mga kwento ng mga katulong sa Singapore. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Gagastos ang Singapore ng SD$3…
The future of some 12 million “unauthorized immigrants” in the U.S., including nearly 1 million Filipinos, is at stake in two U.S. immigration bills. If the law is enacted, multitudes of Filipinos will be deported and the remittance-dependent Philippine economy will face rough waters. By REYNA MAE L. TABBADA Bulatlat.com The plight of overseas Filipino…
Ni Roland Tolentino Bulatlat.com Lima sa isang daang katulong lamang sa Lebanon ang nagsabi na mabait ang kanilang amo. Ito ang napag-alaman niya habang nakikipagkwentuhan sa evacuation center sa St. Francis Church sa Hamra. Siya man ay hindi masuwerte sa kanyang amo—kararating pa lamang ay ipinadala na siya sa agency para sa medical exam, kung…