By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
A fact finding mission confirmed suspicions that four-year-old Rodelyn was killed by an explosion caused by an M203 grenade, belying claims of the military that an improvised explosive device from the NPA was the cause.
By INA ALLECO SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Batangas – The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is crying foul against what it said was an act of serious environmental destruction on the part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The group said that units of the 730th Combat Group of the Philippine Air…
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL MANILA – As the Senate sitting as an impeachment court takes a break for the Lenten season, groups under Gloria Panagutin! Movement renewed its appeal to the public to remain vigilant. March 22 Thursday will be the last day of the impeachment hearings. The Senate will resume sessions on May…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – The House of Representatives and the Senate is set to take a recess this week for the Holy Week break. Sessions will resume on May 7. There are speculations that if the impeachment process has been completed by then, the Congress will finally vote on the controversial…
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Manila – A lawmaker and a labor center are protesting against the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) call to licensed nurses, nursing graduates, and other jobseekers with healthcare backgrounds to consider the array of non-clinical, yet, medical-related job opportunities as alternate careers in the healthcare industry. DOLE secretary…
By bulatlat.com MANILA – Contrary to what President Benigno “Noynoy” came up with in his computation presented to the media yesterday, the Philippine economy actually has more than enough profit to support a P125 ($2.91) nationwide across-the-board wage hike. Analyzing the data released by the government itself based on the declared financial reports of corporations…
By DEE AYROSO
“Before the mining started, the environment was pristine. We lived on farming, and the harvest was plentiful. Now, when it rains, red water rises.”