By BENJIE OLIVEROS
In a speech during a Peace and Security forum held at the Mandarin Hotel last April 22, 2010, then presidential candidate Benigno Aquino III outlined his National Security Policy, which he said focuses on four key elements
Move Over
By BULATLAT MANILA — A Filipino migrants’ rights body based in Saudi Arabia is urging the Philippine Embassy and the Philippine Consulate General to take the opportunity of the granting of a blanket royal pardon to all illegal and undocumented migrants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to help undocumented Filipinos. Migrante Middle East regional…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – For the first time since he became president, Benigno S. Aquino III’s effigy was burned to the ground by thousands of students who gathered at Plaza Miranda in Manila. For the first time since Aquino became president, his effigy was burned to the ground. (Photo by Janess…
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
When the hype about relief and relocation efforts for victims of Ondoy, especially the poor in vulnerable communities, had died down, the urban poor were left to rebuild their houses and their lives, without any outside assistance. A year after, they are in a worse state than before Ondoy hit the country.
Sidebar: Memories of Ondoy, Government Neglect Push Residents to Prepare Themselves
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Imelda Bondocoy lost her house and her sister-in-law when typhoon Ondoy struck the country last year. Fire and flood hit the urban poor community in Agno, Tatalon, Quezon City where Bondocoy lives. The Manila Electric Company did not immediately cut off the electricity despite calls from residents, thereby causing…