A jobless counts himself part of the vast army of dispossessed worldwide. He belongs to one in three workers globally either unemployed or living in poverty. In this country, his testimony appears to show unrealized promises made by President Benigno Aquino III to address unemployment. By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Reposted by Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY, [...]
Wednesday, February 8, 2012By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today Reposted by Bulatlat.com DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Philippines was recently reported to be the third country in the world that has the lowest salary increases. And that news is not farfetched when Davao workers say they are working harder but are being paid lesser. Luis Luchavez, a tireman for [...]
Monday, February 6, 2012by Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — Progressive youth organizations in the Cordillera expressed outrage against Department of Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad’s statements implying that state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the region are not spending their funds wisely and by pushing SUCs to prioritize partnerships with private corporations to generate funds. An article [...]
Monday, January 30, 2012By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN Davao Today KIDAPAWAN CITY — About 600 farmers belonging to the Arakan Progressive Peasant Organization (APPO) and church people trooped to the municipal gym, January 20, to meet head on the commanding officer and spokesman of the 57th Infantry Battalion (IB) and the 10th Special Forces (SF) of the Philippine Army. The [...]
Thursday, January 26, 2012By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Environmental groups in Batangas are crying foul against dramatic actor and Batangas Provincial Board member Christopher de Leon ’s alleged support for mining operations in the region. Saying that the recent tragedy of Typhoon ‘Sendong’ remains fresh in the minds of many, the Bukluran Para sa Inang Kalikasan (BUKAL) [...]
Thursday, January 26, 2012By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO and MICHAEL CRUZ Bulatlat.com BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan — Along the busy stretch of restaurants, bars and shops of Boracay Island’s world famous white beach, Norberto Marcelo and his family sat together, huddled as if they were planning a game strategy. Norberto and his family are Atis, an indigenous peoples group [...]
Thursday, January 26, 2012By ROD TAJON
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN
A month after Typhoon Sendong swept away homes, killed thousands and dislocated tens of thousands in Northern Mindanao, survivors plea for decent relocation.
By ALDWIN QUITASOL and ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – Residents of this highland city lambasted the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for issuing a permit to mall giant SM to cut down 182 trees at the Luneta Hill to give way to a pay parking lot. A clearance signed by [...]
Saturday, December 10, 2011By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Environmentalists and fisherfolk rejoice. The Bohol chapter of the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) Bokkana-Bohol and the alliance Defend Panglao Movement scored a victory recently after the Provincial Board of Bohol officially handed down its decision scrapping the controversial Panglao Reclamation Project. [...]
Monday, November 28, 2011By ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – Relatives of journalists killed in the Ilocos and Cordillera regions supported the call for President Benigno S. Aquino III’s administration to work faster towards the achievement of justice especially for the victims of the Ampatuan massacre. The massacre on November 23, 2009 claimed the lives of [...]
UP, artists reiterate call for release of Ericson Acosta (Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea and Fred E. Dabu)
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