May 24, 2013     Manila, Philippines
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

The costs of the Aquino government’s K to 12 program

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Being touted as the main education reform program of the Aquino government, the K to 12 program is already in its second phase of implementation. How did it impact on the country’s deteriorating public school system? Last June 2012, the Department of Education implemented the first phase

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

Now you see them, now you don’t, but G.I. Joes are here to stay, no thanks to the Aquino government

By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Tensions at the West Philippine Sea have been hitting the headlines since last year. President Benigno Aquino III has been blowing hot and cold over the issue: at times saber-rattling, begging...

Saturday, January 5th, 2013

Health for sale

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL and BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com MANILA –When the Aquino administration took over the reins of government, the public health system was festering and the poor’s access to essential health services has been getting...

Monday, December 31st, 2012

Elite governance, elite economics: When vaunted growth clashes with reality

By ARNOLD PADILLA Bulatlat.com MANILA — In 2012, the dominant theme peddled by the Aquino administration was “good governance is good economics”. Malacañang’s hoax is that the “daang matuwid” (righteous path) has created a favorable environment for...

Monday, December 31st, 2012

In 2012, urban poor jailed, killed for fighting for homes

By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Eight months have passed since Arnel Leonor, 19, of Silverio Compound in Parañaque City, was killed during the demolition of their homes. As of this writing, no justice has...

Monday, December 31st, 2012

Bleeding the supposed ‘bosses,’ the working masses, dry

By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – In 2012, the incomes of the Filipino working population shrunk further compared to the rising cost of living, their recorded productivity and, based on news reports, growing revenues of companies. Considering...

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

Three decades of struggle for the only progressive teachers’ alliance in the country

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL The progressive teachers’ movement under the banner of...

Thursday, October 11th, 2012

From paradise to wasteland: Environmental destruction, rights violations abound in Bicol’s mining industry

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO "There is no truth to the claims of...

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Untold story of Philex’s mine waste spill

By MARYA SALAMAT Information being provided by Philex mines and the government on...

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

Makati City gov’t demolishes homes, attacks Guatemala St. residents

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO "What use do I have for school...

Friday, August 10th, 2012

From wage freeze to wage cuts: Aquino government pilots two-tier wage system

By MARYA SALAMAT “The labor department itself has maneuvered to deceive workers with...

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