BY JOSETTE EMILY Z. DE JESUS BULATLAT Migrante International with OFWs from Libya, Qatar and Taiwan along with their families marched to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) then to the Department of Labor and Employment this morning to demand for immediate government action on their grievances. The protest was held first at the Department…
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Militants Hold Rally Against Palparan
Militants Denounce Palparan in Rally
Video: Underground Urban Poor Group Holds Protest vs Cha-cha, Calls for Armed Revolution
Underground Group Calls for Revolution
Palparan’s Place is in Jailhouse, Not House of Representatives, NY Rights Group Says
BY BULATLAT NEW YORK — A local group here advocating human rights in the Philippines has expressed outrage at retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, Jr.’s impending entry into the Philippine House of Representatives this week. The New York Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (NYCHRP) stated the move “will surely result in more…
Groups to Block Palparan’s Proclamation as Solon
BY RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat Left-leaning groups vowed to block retired Major General Jovito Palparan Jr.’s proclamation as partylist representative. In light of the Supreme Court ruling on April 21 adding 32 additional partylist representatives in Congress, Bantay partylist will get one seat and thus make Palparan a member of Congress. House Deputy Minority Leader…
Teachers Laud Opposition Solons for Pushing P9,000 Pay Hike
BY BULATLAT A group of teachers praised several legislators for continuing to push for a P9,000 or (US$185.99) salary increase for public school teachers. Antonio Tinio, national chairman of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) commended lawmakers Luz Ilagan, Liza Maza, Teofisto Guingona III, and Rufus Rodriguez for their ‘determined efforts’ in pushing for a…
Journalists Register Anew Opposition to Right of Reply Bill
BY CHARMAINE P. LIRIO AND ANNA KRISTINA P. VIRTUSIO Bulatlat Media organizations are not giving up their fight against the right of reply bills, despite failing to get a clear response from House Speaker Prospero Nograles today. After a closed-door dialogue at the House of Representatives, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Secretary-general…
Youth Group Says CHED Spineless; 130 Schools to Hike Tuition
BY RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat A youth group said the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is spineless amid reports that 130 tertiary schools across the country will increase tuition by five to ten percent. According to CHED, 30 of these schools come from the National Capital Region, 26 from Calabarzon, 14 from Northern Mindanao, 12…
‘Absence of Authors Proves Con-Ass Still a Priority’
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO AND RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat Majority of the authors of Charter change resolutions and bills did not attend the session of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments at around 2 p.m. today. There are twelve pending resolutions and bills seeking to revise and amend the 1987 Constitution. Committee on Constitutional…
Protests vs Cha-cha Greet Congress Resumption
BY ANNA KRISTINA VIRTUSIO AND RONALYN OLEA Bulatlat As the House of Representatives resumed its sessions today, various groups trooped to the House of Representatives to oppose Charter change. The hearing of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments was disrupted by eight students who wore caps with anti-Charter change slogans. The students are members of…
Farmers, Fisherfolk Camp Out for Agrarian Reform, Against Cha-cha
More than 200 farmers and fisherfolk started camping out to protest against the planned Charter Change by the administration coalition in the Lower House. The protesters gathered at the south gate of the House of Representatives today. House Resolution 737, authored by House Speaker Prospero Nograles, was approved by the committee on constitutional amendments last…